Do certain words have a "repulsive" sound?

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Now, I don't have sensory issues, but I find that there are some words just give me the creeps.

Like, the word "gullet", it totally makes me cringe because the sound of it is so repulsive.

My mom looked at me liked I had just said "There was a 6 foot 2 year old at school today" so I was wondering if other aspies have sensory issues with words.

I hate the word 'group' as it sounds bad too

gullet is disgusting, so is gizzard. Phlegmatic, Autocrat, Hardy, there are many crap words.

Asphodel is my favorite word, followed by meadow, glade, lulling, loquacious, I could go on all day. Cellar door is nothing special.

Oh, and encephalopathy. I pronounce it "sefhahlon", any other pronunciation is barbaric.

OMG when I was in college I had a list of "good" sounding and "bad"/disgusting sounding words on my dorm room wall...ROTFL!! !! People thought I was nuts.

Only on WP...

~Kate

Yeah I have this too.
I hate the word "preggers" and "anyways" they make me want to slap whoever uses them.

Even though they aren't real words. They set off my sensory overload. One of my ears is so sensitive the wrong words or voices physically give me goosebumps.

My best buddy absolutely hates the word "thong"

If referring to the casual, summer sandal - He will say "flip flop"

If referring to the kitchen gadget - He will say "grabbers"

If referring to the sexy panty - He will say the "sexy panty" (or "OMG - that person shouldn't try to wear a sexy panty - it just doesn't work for them!! !"

Anything but the dreaded word "thong".

LOL!!

I should have a whole list of these, but the words that come immediately to mind are:

"Schizoid" makes me think of yellow beetles. Not entirely repulsive, but uncomfortable.
"Schizoaffective" actually makes me kind of nauseous, but no particular color.
"Asperger" actually has a sour/bitter taste and a white color.

Most words have associations like that for me, visual/taste, sometimes images that have nothing to do with the word. Making a spontaneous word list is not easy for me, unfortunately.

There are certain words I refuse to use in my own speech pattern; either because i find them irritating or just inelegant. For example, I would never use the term "anal" in reference to an individual with OCD.

Also, I prefer words and names that end with a "y" to those with an "ie" ending.

I have a big problem with words like ointment, moisture, and puke. (Bad images in my head when they're said). For some reason I can't stand the word panties either.

But, by far, cutesy words are the worst. Like, totes, adorbs, pregger, hubby, etc. Anything like that makes me literally cringe when I hear it said.

"Moist" is a word that most people avoid in common conversation, because it doesn't sit well with them. I can't help but agree. Professor JRR Tolkien posited that the phrase "cellar door" rolled off the tongue in a way more pleasing than any other gathering of syllables. This might be more pronounced in autistics, but it doesn't seem to be exclusive to us.