# Words that sound dirty, but really aren't

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 2, 2001, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958 "2001-10-02T12:12:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958/61 "2001-10-04T11:52:34Z")

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Wankel engines yeah; I’m still convinced that’s the reason they never became popular (it wasn’t anything to do with rotor wear)

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958/62 "2001-10-04T13:54:13Z")

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Gelatinous - like we’re curious if a cunning linguist secretly visited our privates.

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958/63 "2001-10-04T14:48:55Z")

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In a nearby city, we have travelers daily on **Manslick Road**.

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958/64 "2001-10-04T21:51:08Z")

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**Fluegelhorn**.

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**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958/65 "2001-10-05T10:59:02Z")

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Essex, Wessex, Sussex.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958/66 "2001-10-05T14:33:50Z")

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Masticate  
Hither (as in come)  
Squatter  
Diction  
Asymptotic

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**Author:** ![craiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@craiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craiger)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958/67 "2001-10-05T15:19:36Z")

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succulent

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**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-sound-dirty-but-really-arent/84958/68 "2001-10-05T19:24:05Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by pkbites \*  
> \*\*\*The Snatch  
> \*A Clit  
> \*The Clean & Jerk \*\*

I was in a Japanese restaurant, watching last year’s summer olympics on one of their TVs, and nearly spit my _toro_ across the room when I heard one of the commentators praise a female weightlifter thusly:

“I saw her snatch earlier today, and it was impressive.”

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