caconym
/ˈkækəˌnɪm/
noun
- A name that is considered bad, inappropriate, or unpleasant, especially in a scientific or commercial context.
- Biologists sometimes rename a species if its original scientific name is a caconym that causes confusion.
- The company quickly changed the product's caconym after customers complained it sounded like a disease.
- The restaurant's caconym was so unappetizing that few people wanted to try the food.