Words that sound naughty or offensive

Rob G.
A list of words that, while benign in meaning, might offend some who have a limited vocabulary.
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  1. niggard
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
  2. assagai
    the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
  3. cockchafer
    any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
  4. cooter
    large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico
  5. crapulent
    suffering from excessive eating or drinking
  6. dicker
    negotiate the terms of an exchange
  7. horehound
    any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
  8. invaginate
    sheathe
  9. masticate
    bite and grind with the teeth
  10. titular
    existing in name only
  11. cockup
    something badly botched or muddled
  12. cockpit
    compartment where the pilot sits while flying an aircraft
  13. volva
    cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi
  14. dongle
    (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software
  15. cumquat
    any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
  16. lumpsucker
    any of several very small lumpfishes
  17. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  18. schnittlaugh
    perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Created on Mon Apr 25 09:28:32 EDT 2011

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