What’s a Clean word that sounds Dirty?
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Canonical Erection – The rite by which the house of a religious order is sanctified and officially recognized by the Catholic Church.
Cockmaster – One who rears game-cocks.
Dick test – A test to determine susceptibility to scarlet fever.
Fagottist – A performer on the bassoon; bassoonist.
Futtock – One of the curved timbers scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a ship.
Ulva – A seaweed of the genus Ulva, which includes sea lettuce, U. lactuca
Vagile – Having the ability to disperse or be dispersed in a given environment, as in “vagility.”
Phagomania – Rarely used term for a morbid desire to eat.
Gay Deceiver – Bust pads, usually of foam rubber, inserted into a bra to give a fuller appearance.
Abatement
Abreast
Abroad
Abscissa
Absquatulate
Accrued
Acerose
Alkoxide
Anal retentive
Analcite
Analgesic
Analyze
Angina
Annal
Annul
Aquitard
Arsenal
Ascertain
Ascot
Asinine
Aspartame
Aspen
Asphalt
Asphyxiate
Aspic
Aspiration
Assassinate
Assess
Asset
Assonance
Assuage
Asterisk
Astronaut
Astute
Asymptote
Backpacker
Bagpipe
Baiting
Ball bearing
Ball cock
Ball lube
Ball Valve
Ball-peen hammer
Banal
Become
Befuddle
Bicuspid
Bishopric
Bivouac
Blow pop
Blowback
Blowhard
Blowhole
Bobble
Booby trap
Breaststroke
Breastsummer
Britches
Bullock
But
Butt joint
Buttress
Buttstock
Cacophony
Caduceus
Caduceus
Castigate
Caucasian
Caucus
Caulk
Chigger
Chit
Chocolate Log
Chunnel
Circumcenter
Circumlocute
Circumnavigate
Circumscribe
Circumvent
Clavicle
Cleavage furrow
Climactic
Clitellum
Cliticization
Coccyx
Cochlea
Cock-a-leekie
Cockalorum
Cockamamy
Cockapoo
Cockatoo
Cockatrice
Cockchafer
Cockfight
Cockle
Cockloft
Cockney
Cockpit
Cockroach
Cockscomb
Cockshut
Cocksure
Cocktail
Cogitate
Compass
Conch
Concoct
Condiment
Condominium
Confabulate
Congenital
Conjugate
Conquest
Copious
Count
Coxswain
Crackpot
Cram
Crampon
Crank
Crankshaft
Crepuscular
Crevice
Crotchety
Crotchwood
Crutch
Cuirass
Cul-de-sac
*** Laude
Cumin
Cummerbund
Cummingtonite
Cunctation
Dangle
Debation
Defenestrate
Delicious
Destitute
Deuce
Dickcissel
Dicker
Dickie
Dickweed
Dictate
Dictator
Diction
Dinghy
Diorama
Diphthong
Diphthong
Dipstick
Discharge
Discombobulate
Dixie
Djibouti
Dockage
Doily
Dongle
Doodle
Dump
Duty
Election
Erect
Euphemism
Exacerbate
F Hole
F Horn
Facilitate
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Fallacious
Fallacy
Fard
Fartlek
Fastidious
Fecundity
Fenestration
F-hole
Fickle
Fiduciary
Flaccid
Flagellant
Flagellum
Flange
Flank
Fluctuate
Flunk
Focaccia
Fork
Formication
Frigate
Fructify
Frustrum
Frustum
Fuscous
Fusticate
Fustigate
Futtock
G String
Ganglia
Gazump
Gesticulate
Gherkin
Gorgonzoloa
Habitual
Harass
Hard drive
Heinous
Herpetology
Heterozygous
Hijack
Hoard
Hoary
Hoe
Homo Erectus
Homogeneous
Homolytic cleavage
Homozygous
Homunculus
Horehound
Hornpipe
Horticulture
Humpback
Hymenoptera
Immaculate
Innuendo
Interjection
Interplay
Invagination
Invigilate
Jackhammer
Jaculate
Joystick
Kinkajou
Klondike
Kumquat
Lacto-Ovo
Ladyfinger
Latus Rectum
Libation
Logorrhea
Lollygagging
Lucubration
Lumpfish
Luscious
Macerate
Magic Wand
Majuscule
Mandate
Manhole
Masculate
Masticate
Matriculate
Maturation
Meatball
Meatpacker
Menagerie
Mensuration
Moist
Morass
Mother liquor
Mukluk
Niche
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Niggle
Nip
Nippy
Noodle
Nosegay
Nudibranc
Nutcracker
Nuts
Obituary
Obsequious
Organism
Organum
Orifice
Orogeny
Osteospermum
Ovation
Overcome
Paddlecock
Panspermia
Paradiddle
Peacock
Penal
Penalize
Pencil
Peon
Pettifogger
Phagocytosis
Phalange
Phalanges
Phallanx
Phycology
Pianissimo
Pianist
Pinball
Piston
Plethora
Pole vault
Poppycock
Power strip
Prestidigitation
Prig
Proctor
Prognosticate
Prostate
Prostrate
Prostration
Protrude
Puckfist
Puissant
Pulsate
PuPu Platter
Pusilanimous
Pussyfooting
Pussywillow
Quaff
Quantities
Quotidian
Ramrod
Rapier
Rasterbation
Rebuttal
Rectangle
Rectify
Rectilinear
Rectitude
Rector
Rectory
Renal
Resurrect
Reticulum
Robust
Rodman
Roughage
Rump roast
Sackbut
Sackbut
Scintillating
Seaman
Sebum
Sects
Seminary
Sexagenarian
Sextant
Sextet
Sexton
Sextuplet
Shaft
Shank
Shi’ite
Shih Tzu
Shiitake
Shuttlecock
Snow job
Spasm
Sperm whale
Spermophile
Sphagnum
Spitchcock
Splurge
Squat thrust
Squeegee
Squeegee
Squirt
Stifle
Stopcock
Stratification
Streptococcus
Subpoena
Succotash
Succulent
Succumb
Supple
Swallowtail
Swanky
Syllogism
Tenderloin
Tentacles
Testee
Testy
Tete-a-tete
Therapist
Theses
Thespian
Throng
Tiddlywinks
Tight end
Tip-off
Titicaca
Titivate
Titmouse
Tittillate
Tittle
Titular
Tong
Touchhole
Trickle
Triphthong
Trombone
Tubular
Tutelage
Twaddle
Twiddle
Ululation
Umbra
Unctuous
Undulate
Upstroke
Uranus
Utilize
Uvula
Vacillate
Vagile
Vernacular
Vestigial
Volva
Vulgate
Wanderlust
Wangle
Wankle Engine
Whizz
Whole
Widdershins
Wing nut
Wingding
Woodcock
Woodpecker
Wrongdoing
Wrongheaded
Xerotic
Yank
Yerk
Zoomastigina
Zugzwang
Pretty extensive list, but I hope it answers the question.
On a side note, the cable provider for Rhode Island is Cox Communications, and their slogan used to be “Cox — Get what you’ve been missing.” C’mon now…
Pugilist- a fighter
bung- a stopper for the opening of a cask.
Ball-peen- A type of hammer used primarily in metal working.
cuneate- wedge shaped leaf
titular head- a person in an official position of leadership who possesses few, if any, actual powers.
titillate- to excite.
coxswain- a person who is in charge of a ship’s boat and its crew.
cocky- arrogant.
twaddle- to talk in a trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious manner.
seaman- U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. an enlisted person ranking below petty officer.
pissant- a person or thing of no value or consequence
Balzac- A 19th-century French novelist.
Titicaca- A freshwater lake of South America in the Andes on the Bolivia-Peru border.
Penal- Of, or relating to punishment.
Pianist- One who plays the piano.
1. “tutu” (ballerina skirt) – but could be misinterpreted for a child’s BM
2. “pecker” (someone who pecks) – could be misinterpreted for a male body part.
3. “condiment” (catsup, mustard) – could be misinterpreted as a prophylactic or condom
4. “prophylactic” (preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection) — may be confused solely as a condom, while it actually can be used to describe any health safeguard.
5. “Shih tzu” (breed of dog) — could be mistaken for a curse word.
A friend of mine mistakenly pronounced it “come-you-pants” in the middle of class, much to the general amusement of everyone in earshot.
Come to think of it….
earshot – the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
cecum (pronounced sea come) = part of the large intesting -that is fairly icky already.
That was fun.
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