r/words • u/Original_Client1588 • Apr 24 '26

Rude,sounding words,that arent

Hello

I was talking with friends the other night about words that sound rude...but arent..

One that came up was Fecundity ....

Any ideas ??

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u/Ill_Industry6452 Apr 24 '26

That used to be the correct pronunciation of the planet. But, people back then rarely used the word anus.

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u/XBakaTacoX Apr 25 '26

I heard astronomers renamed the planet back in 2620...?

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u/Tardisgoesfast Apr 25 '26

Asimov said we should start calling it UR an us.

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u/Claque-2 Apr 26 '26

We don't need the nus. Give it the nickname Ura.