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What words instinctively scare you?

Asked by ucme (50047points) January 30th, 2010

Certain words have this effect on us cancer,shark,fire,tsunami.What examples can you give of a single solitary word that encourages this reaction in you? You may use humour if you deem it necessary.

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Mamradpivo's avatar

Conservative Christian

faye's avatar

@Mamradpivo very good!!!

Blackberry's avatar

The ‘N’ word. But only when used in a negative way, like if someone called me it in a malicious way.

chyna's avatar

CIA <peers around computer>

cheebdragon's avatar

I don’t understand, Why would words scare me?

Self_Consuming_Cannibal's avatar

Rosanne bar is naked and curbstomp.

shadling21's avatar

Many words would scare me if they were shouted at me. Some examples:
“Bomb!”
“Gun!”
“Duck!”

laureth's avatar

Jihad. Also, Crusade.

Self_Consuming_Cannibal's avatar

@shadling21
I’m not afraid of the word “duck” being shouted unless it’s followed by the word, goose. lol

Chongalicious's avatar

SPIDER!
Yes, it’s stupid. But I’m deathly afraid of those tiny little creepers! :O

faye's avatar

@Chongalicious me, too, bordering on phobia!

nicobanks's avatar

“Rape,” “Cannibalism,” and “Animal Cruelty.”

Self_Consuming_Cannibal's avatar

@nicobanks
You’re afraid of the word “Cannabalism” you’re making me sad. :’-( lol

poisonedantidote's avatar

police, nuclear, riot, run

Self_Consuming_Cannibal's avatar

I forgot one of the scariest group of words:
Obama is President.

TexasDude's avatar

No words scare me, but the phone ringing always makes me nervous, if that counts.

Self_Consuming_Cannibal's avatar

@Fiddle_Playing_Creole_Bastard
I have no idea what you just said but I hope it was nice because I just gave you a GA which is a +5 in your lurve score.

Chongalicious's avatar

@faye I am phobic of them!!
lol if I spot one, there are only two actions I will ever take in my life: SCREAM AND RUN! haha

Another thing that scares me isn’t exactly words, but there are a few names out there that scare me D:

lloydbird's avatar

Poisonous
Toxic
Polluted
Yucky

TexasDude's avatar

@Self_Consuming_Cannibal, it’s German for thank you :-)

Spinel's avatar

Me.Kill.You.

Fred931's avatar

Anything yelled directly at me via the intentions of making me sh!t myself.

jonsblond's avatar

Pageant moms

Fred931's avatar

@jonsblond If they had security checks for pageants, most moms would be turned away for having shotguns and 9mm’s on their persons.

poisonedantidote's avatar

@Fred931 THATS IT YOU! . IM GOING TO HUNT YOU DOWN LIKE A DOG, AND WHEN I FIND YOU IM GOING TO GIVE YOU A MILLION DOLLARS AND CLEAN YOUR CAR!!!

YOU BEST START PRAYING THAT I DON’T FORGET TO BRING MY CAR POLISH YOU FELLOW FLUTHER YOU!

Michael_Huntington's avatar

Flesh eating disease

chyna's avatar

@jonsblond I first read that as pregnant moms. I was wondering how bad pregnant moms could be!

zookeeny's avatar

violent, group, terror, impending, P (as in the drug), alone, murder, penetrate, attack, irreversable…... mmmmm this is a miserable list!

jonsblond's avatar

@chyna pregnant moms can be scary too…sometimes. j/k

life_after_2012's avatar

POLICE!!!!! or Johny Onetime!!!! an old one is ” 5.0 ”

TehRoflMobile's avatar

Words don’t usually bug me, but if I hear a low lying jet, helicopter, or the civil air defense alert I always get completely spooked.

Fred931's avatar

@poisonedantidote Too bad my house doesn’t even show up fully constructed or even on a legal street on current satellite imagery.

Fred931's avatar

Here is a convenient rendezvous location for me.

loser's avatar

“We need to talk…”

jonsblond's avatar

@loser You win. Those are the worst!

Supacase's avatar

Abducted, kidnapped

HGl3ee's avatar

These are collective from me and my SO: AIDS, HIV, (currently) pregnant, gingivitis, dentist, proctologist, and enema O.O

tedibear's avatar

Spider, terrorist attack, and abnormal test result.

Bugabear's avatar

Religion, Spetsnaz, Mossad, Tactical Nuke and “Oh shit…”. And what @loser said.

Nullo's avatar

“Hate crime.”
Less fear and more loathing is “community” used in conjunction with any public event. It just seems so… fake. Maybe it’s local.

@Mamradpivo, @faye
We’re not that bad. :(

ratboy's avatar

“It’s time to get up now.”

belakyre's avatar

“Teacher!”

I’m still too young to escape get out of school.

tedibear's avatar

“Oops,” when said by my dentist or the woman who cuts my hair.

princessbuttercup's avatar

skin head, chauvanist, misogynist

mattbrowne's avatar

Absolute truth.

Rufus_T_Firefly's avatar

“Moral Majority.”
“It’s for your own good!”
“License, registration and proof of insurance, please.”
“Two-party system.”
Your doctor saying, “I don’t know, but I’m not touching it.”

Nullo's avatar

“Bigot.” Because it’s usually followed by a stream of hate :D

Dilettante's avatar

When the guy driving says, “Hold my beer, I’m gonna try something.”

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