# The most metal word in the English language is... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 31, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-word-in-the-english-language-is/761350 "2016-07-31T01:49:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-word-in-the-english-language-is/761350/1 "2016-07-31T01:49:58Z")
A data scientist (that’s Latin for not really a scientist) decided to [compare the frequency](http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/07/the-most-metal-word-of-all.html) of English words used in heavy metal lyrics to their use in everyday English text. Take a guess at the winner. It’s pretty good: (Blah blah spoiler space blood demon hell something about vikings yada yada.) Burn. Runners up included cries, veins, eternity, and breathe. There’s also a rather amusing list of the least metal words. I’ll officially be amazed if any of you guess the winner there. Particularly ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-word-in-the-english-language-is/761350/2 "2016-07-31T02:20:55Z")
I thought it was “Flubber” ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-word-in-the-english-language-is/761350/3 "2016-07-31T13:16:02Z")
I didn’t guess it, but I’m glad that it is what it is! It has Metal history going for it, after all… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t4fDCwDiWJQ/hqdefault.jpg "Deep Purple - Burn 1974 Live Video HQ") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4fDCwDiWJQ) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-word-in-the-english-language-is/761350/4 "2016-07-31T14:12:01Z")
[quote=“bobot, post:3, topic:761350”] I didn’t guess it, but I’m glad that it is what it is! It has Metal history going for it, after all… [/QUOTE] Huh! Wow! I didn’t know Peep Purple were gay. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-word-in-the-english-language-is/761350/5 "2016-07-31T22:53:06Z")
Peep Purple? Next year’s entry in the Peep Show? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-word-in-the-english-language-is/761350/6 "2016-08-01T05:15:38Z")
> [@Tapiotar](#): > > Peep Purple? Next year’s entry in the Peep Show? I always wanted to be in a thrown together sometimes-band called Deep Pump-hole and the first song/album would’ve been called _Rugburn_, which sounds pretty metal, in whatever way you wanna look at that. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-word-in-the-english-language-is/761350/7 "2016-08-01T13:52:14Z")
“Particularly.” Very tinny. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-word-in-the-english-language-is/761350/8 "2016-08-01T17:03:40Z")
Oh, dear. Becky has gorn orff again.