Learn Spanish Babbel | The Worst Words: What Makes A Word Ugly? @LearnSpanishBabbel | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Moist, phlegm, crepuscular… What are the ugliest words in the world, and what exactly makes them ugly? Is it the sound? Is it the meaning? In this video, we explore the science of linguistically unpleasant words and explain why certain words make us squirm.

Sources:
Oberlin College/Trinity University Study
Mark Liberman on Word Aversion

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