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9th December 2015
09:58am GMT

Prepare to feel really uncomfortable.
You know how there are some words that can make you, even if you just hear them being uttered, feel totally grossed out? Words that, if you actually have to say them out loud, makes you cringe? Yup, been there. And it turns out, we are not alone. A recent survey done by underwear company Knix Wear polled 500 women and identified a list of 40 (FORTY!) words that actually have the power to make us squirm. Are you ready? It turns out, from that list, six words stood out to be particularly horrific to us women.
Let's see if we are in agreement on these, girls: Counting down backwards, here goes:
6. Flap
Sure, birds flap their little wings (and fairies, maybe too), but the word flap still makes us feel like you might be talking about front bottoms, in which case flap, apparently, is a totally YUCK word.
5. Curd
Who doesn't love a bit of lemon curd? We were a bit baffled at this one, but according to linguistic expert Mark Liberman from the University of Pennsylvania, who helped out with the study, the reason behind this one could be because "curd" rhymes (and reminds us of, apparently) the word "turd" – which, in fairness, is pretty gross.
4. Chunky
1. Moist