Words which sound rude, but are in fact innocent

[UnquietDad]

Spelunking

Gobble

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

gusset

sprocket

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?

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!

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

Gland, ooo,err

ganglion

peplum

brass monkeys

groyn

rub

quench

GROYNE

sorry for typo

spurtle

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

Calendula
Cyclamen
Frond
Epistolary

Crepuscular

cleat

canal

titular

Organism

Splurge