All Things Writerly: 20 Words Worse than Moist

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By Jeff Hill Features 08/03/2014

Moist is one of those universal words that just makes people cringe. It is. It has been. And it will always be. But there are plenty of other disgusting words where that came from. So here they are, in no particular order. Try and get through the list without shuddering. I doubt you can. (It helps if you say them aloud while reading.)

1. Secrete

2. Orifice

3. Maggots

4. Panties

5. Hefty

6. Bulging

7. Squirt

8. Penis

9. Curdle

10. Fetus

11. Jowls

12. Phlegm

13. Lubricate

14. Develop

15. Bulbous

16. Veiny

17. Seepage

18. Ointment

19. Lozenge

20. Colon

Did you make it? Congrats. Sorry for ruining your day. On the flip side: You’re welcome for making your day.

Jeff Hill / About Author

Jeff Hill is a moderately reformed frat boy turned writer who left teaching after 10 years to split his time between Nebraska and New York and focus on his writing career. His work has appeared in dozens of publications and his mom has a binder full of copies for any doubters. He is the Chief Creative Officer of Comic Booked and is currently pitching the novels Dead Facebook Friends and Dead Week to agents in New York and Los Angeles. Jeff is a graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a regular participant of the Sarah Lawrence College Summer Seminar for Writers, and a past faculty member of the Writer’s Hotel. He can be found on both Twitter and Patreon as jeffhillwriter.

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Aaron Clutter

08/03/2014 at 2:34 pm

This looks like the basis for a greats word game. Roll a d20 3 times and use the words in a one paragraph story about either your favorite superhero or villain or in a scene about your favorite porn star.

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