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Title: Everyday Words That Make You Go ‘Ew’ - The New York Times

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/science/everyday-words-that-make-you-go-ew.html?_r=1

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A recent Times article asked readers to name everyday words that repelled them, and “slacks” was one of the front-runners. But the word for pants couldn’t compete with a term for female underpants.Dozens of readers commented on their dislike of the word “panties.” It was the most commonly cited word in a comments section that drew more than 1,600 responses.

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