Wordie: Moist: Comments

Comment by bilby, 3 days ago

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:52:36 +0000

You have company. Whine away!

Comment by ciaoginny, 3 days ago

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:48:41 +0000

Moist is my least favorite word of all time.

Comment by reesetee, 9 days ago

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:59:53 +0000

That sounds more weather-ish to me.

Comment by chained_bear, 9 days ago

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:53:27 +0000

For some reason, though my hatred of this word has not abated, I don't mind the word moisture.

Comment by reesetee, 9 days ago

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:39:43 +0000

Haha! Why am I surprised? ;-)

Comment by plethora, 9 days ago

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:41:02 +0000

There's a Facebook group.

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 month ago

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:34:25 +0000

Rolig, I think the name is lovely, and so are the sounds (and the spelling!). I wasn't using it as a swear-word-type exclamation.

"Mojca!"

Tell your friend her name is beautiful, probably as beautiful as she is. :)

Comment by pterodactyl, about 1 month ago

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:24:46 +0000

Moist doesn't make me gag. It makes me giggle. It just seems inherently ridiculous, and for that I love it.

Rolig -- I think part of the reason why moisten is sexier than dampen is that dampen doesn't just mean "make wet". It also means something like suppress or reduce.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 month ago

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:41:42 +0000

Ooh, lovely, rolig!

Frog, don't forget that chained could use that word just to throw you off.

On second thought. . . . No. No, I don't think she'd be able to see her way to doing even that.

Comment by rolig, about 1 month ago

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:07:39 +0000

I have a good friend here named Mojca, so use it with care when you're exclaiming. It's actually a lovely old Slavic name, which originally meant something like "My own darling one" (from moja "my" {fem.} + ica, a diminutive/affectionate suffix).

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 month ago

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:34:48 +0000

Rolig: I'm not sure it's the diphthong so much—the examples you cite actually sound like fun, and I've been known to ejaculate "Oy!" quite often—but as I wander through my "favorites" lists (and god knows there are enough of them), I'll keep an eye out. The nasal thing, you're probably right about.

Mojca! I like that as an exclamation. Mojca!

Comment by frogapplause, about 1 month ago

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:23:44 +0000

Note to self: If "moist" is ever listed on "Identify the Wordie", it is NOT c_b!

Comment by rolig, about 1 month ago

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:01:53 +0000

Oy, c_b, it seems like it's the oi diphthong you don't like, especially in combination with m and n (nasals). You might have problems in my adopted country, where the most common exclamation (for expressing worry, distress, alarm, shock) is Oj joj! (Oy yoy!) and one of the most common female names is Mojca (pronounced MOY-tsa).

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 month ago

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:43:21 +0000

This is one of the words that made me realize when I was very young that some words suck. I remember conjuring a sentence made of a bunch of words I didn't like, much to the amusement of an older sister (who still utters said sentence on occasion just to watch me squirm):

"Would you like a package of moist ointment with your meal at Lemoyne Sleeper? How about some drink?"

Gah!! They all still bug me.

Comment by reesetee, about 1 month ago

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:33:46 +0000

Good thinking. I know I'm going against the crowd, but I really don't dislike the word. I don't love it, but I don't dislike it.

Comment by rolig, about 1 month ago

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:28:49 +0000

This word is going on my Fibrous Words list. I like it. It is what it is. It's not as wet as wet, but is a lot moister, and sexier, than damp. (Compare something that moistens your mood vs. something that dampens your mood.) By the way, in Slovene, the word mojster (pronounced just like "moister") means master, but more than that it means maestro and master craftsman, tradesman, etc. When you're having trouble with your plumbing, you hire a mojster.

Comment by crunchysaviour, about 1 month ago

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:14:49 +0000

This does, indeed, seem to be a widely despised word. I do not have that little switch in my mind that makes me gag when I hear it, that so many others seem to.

Comment by plethora, 5 months ago

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:08:35 +0000

Ew, bilby.

Comment by bilby, 5 months ago

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:42:43 +0000

I live in moist. It grows on my bloody ceiling, sprouts hairs on the fans and gives me fungus in the *(&^%/! Enough moist!

Comment by seanahan, 11 months ago

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:27:11 +0000

Let's examine some of the lists this is on.

BAD words, by fluffymoo
words that make my skin crawl, by minervacat
Words I Hate, by Magwitch
Words I Hate, by MacBean
Words I Absolutely Can NOT Stand., by andrea
Unspeakables, by roblord
Words I dislike, by SarahCN
words i hate, by beccacat
Words that I hate with the fire of a thousand suns:, by noverb
Totally Normal Words That Can Make You Squirm, by tjesser
least favorite words, by neversent
words I cannot stand, by punky
Words I Hate, by masonm894
Words I just don't like at all . . ., by kingofbash
Hates, by HKNovielli
Grrrrr, by ElmoAli
gross., by rhoda
black listed, by actingsoadultnow
horribleawfulterrible words, by doublefourtime
Not fond of, by ashtonhaley

Hmm, it looks like a lot of people hate this word.

Comment by sionnach, 11 months ago

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:14:02 +0000

Why do people hate this word so vehemently?

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:15:45 +0000

Maybe you're on the paid subscription page?

Comment by jennarenn, about 1 year ago

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:37:36 +0000

Ok, why is Flickr/Yahoo asking for my credit-card number?

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:20:27 +0000

Wait a minute--there's a Wordie Flickr group?? Why didn't someone say something???

*flipping through photos for good ones*

Comment by John, about 1 year ago

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:18:49 +0000

Oh my.

This reminds me of the Wordie Flickr group, which has been dormant for a while. Good opportunity to let new folks know of its existence and encourage them to join, and inspire us to dig up some good word/text photos for posting.

Words fail me (!)

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:59:54 +0000

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:40:44 +0000

I had a good laugh reading the titles of the lists where this word ended up. It's like walking out of the courthouse through a jeering crowd of protesters.

Not that I'd know what that was like.

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:05:40 +0000

I still say: Eew.

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:19:00 +0000

Hmm, it was many months ago. I did a lot of extensive "research" on the nets to verify each word. So though I can't recall it specifically now, I'm pretty sure I saw it used that way a couple times. Probably because people are strange, and consider themselves ironic.

Comment by jennarenn, about 1 year ago

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:40:36 +0000

How did this word make it onto The History of Cool?

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:43:24 +0000

Edit my previous comment: I would run for the door, but I would not drop my drink.

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:28:21 +0000

It's part of my new super-duper word-rating scale. Not a favorable score.

Comment by SonofGroucho, about 1 year ago

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:14:43 +0000

What does "crufty" mean, or should one never ask that?

Comment by jennarenn, about 1 year ago

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:58:08 +0000

Save it for Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Comment by AbraxasZugzwang, about 1 year ago

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:41:38 +0000

Man, so many people hate this word. Btw, I love the name Moistened Wench!

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:35:24 +0000

I agree with ss6233, to the letter. I don't ever want to buy a product with this word on it. Even if it's supposed to be, you know, a box of Moist. Eeeeyew.

And "Moistened Wench"? I guess it's a good name for a pirate ship, but if I overheard this phrase at a party, I would drop my drink and literally run for the door.

Comment by BeardOfBees, about 1 year ago

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:25:24 +0000

It's this love/hate thing that illustrate's moist's loaded nature. It's so evocative. I also like moistened. If I were a pirate my ship would be called the Moistened Wench.

[Moist] is the most discusting word in the world.

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:17:00 +0000

I can't even deal with it. When I go to buy cake mix at the store, I am totally conflicted. Just use the word "fresh" instead of the dreaded "m word." Sick times 20, y'all.

Comment by oroboros, about 1 year ago

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:54:45 +0000

why not try: madefy

Comment by andrea, about 1 year ago

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:08:26 +0000

The word moist makes me throw up in my mouth a little.

Comment by bobfet1, about 1 year ago

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:45:57 +0000

I really like moist. It is a very moist sounding word

Why? Why? Why?

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:26:17 +0000

Why do so many people hate moist? I love it! take 5
1. I hate dry mouth
2. I love turning you on
3. cracked lips? blah!
4.Tears of Joy on my cashmere sweater
5. summer nights, the grass on my tired feat.