This rude (and extremely common) word was used on Countdown today

"Wash your mouth out"...

Countdown has been entertaining college students and those at home during the day for a long time now. If you ever have a free hour to yourself and it's on the telly, it's a sure fire way to make you doubt your own intelligence. We've seen some great moments on the show in the past, including a reference to the beautiful game of hurling... https://twitter.com/patrick_henry15/status/745630408230973440 And more recently, Colin Murray, formerly of MOTD2 and Talksport, discussed the the very well publicised story of Mayo’s famous curse. Now take a moment, with the letters shown below and see can you make any words out of it... Ok, if you've given it 30 seconds, watch the video below... https://twitter.com/Channel4/status/827173890581491712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Yes, you won't have heard because it was beeped out, but Susie Dent did manage to find the word "shithead" on Countdown, What a time to be alive.