The pen is mightier than the sword, especially when it comes to making (some) people cringe.

“Moist” has long been the consensus choice for worst word in the English language, even winning a New Yorker poll that called on readers to nominate a word to be eliminated from the dictionary entirely, with actual psychological studies concluding that it’s partially because of its connotation with bodily functions. Some of you probably just think it sounds gross — which, fair — while others aren’t bothered by it all.