Did anyone ever have an aversion to certain words?

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As a kid, I was terrified of words containing (especially beginning with) the letter B. I associated it with bomb and ball. However, that was probably my comorbid OCD than the AS itself.

I don't seem to remember having an aversion to any specific words as such. But I do remember disliking practically any words related to stickiness, such as "tar", "glue", "get stuck" (I probably was disgusted by the feel of anything sticky, and by gooey, thick, viscous textures). There seemed to be an almost taboo quality about them, and I developed a type of ritual to use whenever someone uttered them or I did - I would say "to yest" ("or, rather", "in other words") to myself every time I heard them. If something went wrong and I couldn't follow through the ritual as I felt I had to, say, if someone distracted me and I forgot I had to do the ritual for a while, I would say "to yest - proshloe" (in other words - past) or "to yest - pochti proshloe" (in other words - almost past). From what little I remember, I could get pretty caught up in this.

I also vaguely remember some words sounding odd or funny, in a sense, and I repeating them to distraction, as if trying to penetrate into the meaning of the word and find out what the oddness or fun was all about. I would do this until the word appeared to altogether lose any meaning and become a mere conglomeration of sounds. Then I would rest and start over. One thing I remember now is me walking with someone along one of the streets near to our old apartment, and repeating one such word, "ponaroshku" (not for real, as an act, in jest), in a whisper. It, too, sounded odd and funny and brought the most incongruous association - it looked like one of those white plastic spoons that come with children's tea sets, with three triangular prongs. I repeated it almost obsessively, trying to absorb every sound, until I could no longer make out what the sounds meant when taken together. Then I thought, "ponaroshku", "ponaroshku" - what is "ponaroshku"? It was weird. (I still do this a little occasionally, just not to such an extent).

I must have been small then, younger than seven at any rate.

hoity toity

hokey pokey

circumcision

I never had an aversion to a word, that I can recall right now anyway, but I used to become obsessed with certain words. Particularly candelabra. Persnickety. There's lots more. Anything that feels good to say. Mmm... Cellar door, too.

"moist" and "slough" EUWwww...I don't know why but they just make me cringe!

Also: does anyone else say like and um way, way too much? I absolutely hate it when people abuse these words, but when I get nervous, I spit out "like" about every other word! I know it sounds terrible, but I can't seem to help it!

"Vomit," "urinate," etc. They may be the proper medical terms, but I usually think "barf," "pee," or just plain "throw up" are sufficient.

Yes there are many words I absolutely can't stand. Names, too.

Oh yeah, it regards SEX. It is e.g. the word "pregnancy", "sex", "virgin","virginity", and other things related to sex. I just just afraid of all of it, that´s all.

Yes. For example, I can't bear the sound of the Italian world for "child" ("bambino" in Italian), without a particular reason.

Oddly enough my NT sister once told me she hates the words appointment and community for no particular reason.

I hate the sound of certain common girls names and have since preschool but I won't mention them here in case there are girls here with those names and it offends them.