Misleading Words: Fallacious Vocabulary to Tickle Your Uvula

Shut the front door... once again Ask Reddit comes to the rescue with a hilarious conversation on misleading words. Words that sound dirty, but aren't. Here are some my top picks and their definitions. Prepare to have your shuttlecock undulated... I basically said prepare to have your Badminton flying object move in a wave like motion. I never grew up.

These are my favorite words that sound dirty, but aren't. Click on the word for a definition... I'm going to use most of these words correctly, but in the spirit of misleading words that sound dirty but aren't.

Succulent:  I have a bunch of succulents in my beds. They reproduce quickly.

Uvula:  My female dog has a uvula too.

Gesticulate:  I tend to gesticulate like crazy when I'm on the radio... and I'm not even Italian.

Dongle:   You stuck your dongle in my port... ya dongle-berry.

Mastication: I tend to masticate too quickly instead of enjoying myself. I need to work on my mastication process... no misleading words here!

Thespian:  My sister is a thespian... I've known for years.

Fallacious:  I practiced my fallacious skills back in high school by watching adult movies.

Cockles: This one I am defining. Growing up, I heard the phrase "Warms the cockles of my heart." It's a phrase that means "bringing great joy." Apparently, they are also an edible mollusk. Speaking generationally, I'd say we both learned something.

Cornhole.  Talk about a misleading words with multiple definitions. I am not sticking my nose in this cornhole. Ironically, cornhole, the game, saw a resurgence after the phrase was popularized on Beavis and Butthead.