The 10 Grossest Words in the English Language

Online language platform Preply recently conducted a poll to determine the 10 grossest words in the English language. The winner is... 'PUS.'

The rest of them, unfortunately, seem to describe some bodily fluids.

The complete list:

  1. Pus (9,799 votes)
  2. Phlegm (8,984 votes)
  3. Seepage (8,799 votes)
  4. Moist (8,234 votes)
  5. Splooge (7,893 votes)
  6. Fester (7,223 votes)
  7. Mucus (7,083 votes)
  8. Ooze (6,990 votes)
  9. Putrid (6,912 votes)
  10. Curd (6,344 votes)

Are you one of the many people who cringe when reading or hearing a specific word or phrase?

Read more at New York Post

Young woman with disgusted expression repulsing something, isolated on the pink

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