# Words that should be Onomatopoeias, but aren't...

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-should-be-onomatopoeias-but-arent/464276
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 19, 2008, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-should-be-onomatopoeias-but-arent/464276 "2008-09-19T06:08:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2008, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-should-be-onomatopoeias-but-arent/464276/1 "2008-09-19T06:08:53Z")

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Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: **Gullet.**

That was just a primer, gimme some more…

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### Author: ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-should-be-onomatopoeias-but-arent/464276/2 "2008-09-19T06:25:40Z")

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Yogurt

(RIP Carlin)

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### Author: ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-should-be-onomatopoeias-but-arent/464276/3 "2008-09-19T06:27:45Z")

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Nice one.

How 'bout **Ratchet?**

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### Author: ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-should-be-onomatopoeias-but-arent/464276/4 "2008-09-19T06:38:00Z")

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Oooh! I got another one.

**Halitosis.**

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### Author: ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-should-be-onomatopoeias-but-arent/464276/5 "2008-09-19T07:23:01Z")

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**Bling**

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### Author: ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-should-be-onomatopoeias-but-arent/464276/6 "2008-09-19T16:23:58Z")

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> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#):
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> **Bling**

I kinda suspect that one _is_.