This Word Grosses Out A Fifth Of The World’s Population
Here comes another study! Does the word “moist” bother you? According to Paul H. Thibodeau, from Leiden University in the Netherlands, the word moist bothers people because of what people…
NILES, IL – NOVEMBER 10: A Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is displayed in a bookstore November 10, 2003 in Niles, Illinois. McDonald’s said it is not happy with the word “McJob”, which is defined as a dead-end job, in the new Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Also, the fast-food giant announced that global Systemwide sales for Brand McDonald’s increased 17.8 percent in October compared to October 2002. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
(Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)Here comes another study!
Does the word "moist" bother you?
According to Paul H. Thibodeau, from Leiden University in the Netherlands, the word moist bothers people because of what people associate with the word and not necessarily the word itself.
People associate the word with bodily functions and more young, educated, neurotic women are the ones who are grossed out by it.
The word has been the subject in such sitcoms as "How I Met Your Mother" and "Dead Like Me" and there’s even a Facebook group with 20,000 members dedicated to the hatred of “moist.”
