The word “moist”

[SuspiciousDuck]

Why all the hatred? Every single time I see a thread about words people dislike, this word comes up. Why?

Surely it’s a lovely old Anglo-Saxonish, slightly onomatopoeic word for something soft and damp and oozy. Like a mossy lawn after spring rains, or a delicious cake (lemon drizzle, of course, this being Mumsnet). Is that so terrible?

If pushed, I might come up with a theory about ingrained misogyny and suspicion of the female body, given how often it is listed alongside the words “gusset” and “panties”, but maybe I’m overthinking…!

Any other defenders of the moist out there?

To me it is a word used mainly to describe one of the nicer qualities of a cake.

Yes, it’s an affectation, similar to how all of a sudden it became “the thing” to say you were scared of clowns.

I don't think clown phobia is a made up thing. I was terrified of clowns as a kid after an " event" and still don't like them now as an adult.

@Cakencookieobsessed I’m not saying there aren’t people who are genuinely scared of clowns, but it seemed to be that loads of people all said it at the same time, which made it seem that it wasn’t real, but for attention.