Did the word “moist” ever do anything to you? This adjective often found on cake boxes and in sex goof memes is treated like a villain. We cringe when we see it, we cringe when we hear it, and we ...

Whenever people hear the word "moist," it's amazing how one word can paint such a disgusting picture in their minds. You want baked goods or dewy flowers to be moist, for example, but you don't ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

If you loathe the word 'moist,' you're not alone. There are many other humans squealing in disgust. It's no secret that many English speakers share an aversion to the word 'moist', for mysterious ...

Forget spending money at the bakery; these homemade cupcakes are better, and that's not an exaggeration. They're incredibly moist, packed with flavor, and have that fresh-baked quality you just can't ...

Researchers from Oberlin College and Trinity University published a study called "An Exploratory Investigation of Word Aversion" or what we like to call: "Why Certain Words Make Us Want to Vomit and ...

It’s pretty hard to drop “moist” in casual conversation without getting a few involuntarily disgusted faces in return. But why is it that even thinking about the word makes people feel all squeamish ...