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Words which sound rude, but are in fact innocent

226 replies

UnquietDad · 10/07/2009 13:25

Spelunking

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KingRolo · 10/07/2009 13:53

Gobble

Marthasmama · 10/07/2009 13:54

Gobble could be rude, depending on what is being gobbled.

NellieTheEllie · 10/07/2009 13:54

gusset

PestoMonster · 10/07/2009 13:54

sprocket

preggersplayspop · 10/07/2009 13:55

I had a French teacher once who almost wet himself when we were translating phrases about being at a garage...'all over lubrication'. Not really appropriate behaviour is it?

BikeRunSki · 10/07/2009 13:56

Oooh, I was going to say Dongle. Cracks me up everytime. I use a lot of specialist software at work do it comes up quite often and I have to restrain myself. I am not-far-off-40 team leader and I young impressionable graduated to impress!

Pyrocanthus · 10/07/2009 13:57

A friend of mine once complimented someone on their 'swanky' new shoes. They didn't take it well.

jumpingbeans · 10/07/2009 14:02

Gland, ooo,err

KingRolo · 10/07/2009 14:02

ganglion

PestoMonster · 10/07/2009 14:05

peplum

AMumInScotland · 10/07/2009 14:24

brass monkeys

BoysAreLikeDogs · 10/07/2009 14:36

groyn

BoysAreLikeDogs · 10/07/2009 14:38

rub

TheOldestCat · 10/07/2009 14:40

quench

BoysAreLikeDogs · 10/07/2009 14:40

GROYNE

sorry for typo

BoysAreLikeDogs · 10/07/2009 14:41

spurtle

KingRolo · 10/07/2009 14:41

BALD - I think rub comes into the same category as gobble. Depends on who or what you are rubbing!

BoysAreLikeDogs · 10/07/2009 14:43
alarkaspree · 10/07/2009 14:43

Calendula
Cyclamen
Frond
Epistolary

TaurielTest · 10/07/2009 14:45

Crepuscular

HumphreyCobbler · 10/07/2009 14:45

cleat

BoysAreLikeDogs · 10/07/2009 14:45

canal

BoysAreLikeDogs · 10/07/2009 14:45

titular

bran · 10/07/2009 14:47

Organism

ImGoingToCountToThree · 10/07/2009 14:47

Splurge