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Jaybon (240 words)
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Buggin' out, by sionnach
Oh-nosology, by whichbe
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Spirochete sounds lovely too, though it certainly isn't...
You have GOT to be kidding....*hork*
Something about syphilis always sounded nice, apart from the actual meaning. Then someone mentioned it sounds like a Harry Potter spell and ruined it for me.
"Grandgore" just sounds so proud to be syphilis. :D
Yes, but the same syllable isn't accented. Maybe that makes a difference?
Oh, well, then don't add it.
I wonder about the name Phyllis, actually. It sure does sound like syphilis, but some people find it pretty, I guess.
I dunno; I never thought this word was all that pretty, for some reason. Hmm.
I like how the English called it "the French pox," but the French called it "the English pox."
Though it's not really funny.
p.s. Reesetee, a candidate for your "Worse Than They Sound" list, perhaps?
"Old Joe".