It's not the sort of word you shouldn't say in front of your mother-in-law but it's almost equally as scary for Mark Hammett's side.
If you hadn't worked it out yet, consistency is the magic piece of vocabulary you're looking for.
During Hammett's reign the side have promised to build and then found ways to hurt themselves as their campaigns eventually unravelled.
The Hurricanes are at that familiar juncture again this week coming in to their game against the Blues at Westpac Stadium tomorrow (FRIDAY) night on the back of two victories and a rest from the bye.
"We talked about how we haven't actually achieved anything," Hammett said of their build-up. "It's nice to play consistent footy for two weeks but two games doesn't make you consistent."
The search for what will make the Hurricanes become a team who performs on a regular basis continues but they have steadied the ship after losing their first three games of the year.
They're 10th on the Super Rugby ladder but are only one win away from a playoff spot.
"We just talked about remembering after the losses, how determined we were to put things right," skipper Conrad Smith said.
"We know we were a better team than the way we were playing. Just because we are winning we still have to go through that detail and that's the reason we are winning."
Hammett also has the luxury of naming a near-identical starting XV to the one that disposed of the Bulls in Napier a fortnight ago with the only change coming in the front-row as Reg Goodes has replaced Ben Franks who has a groin ailment.
"It's not really about him filling Ben Franks' shoes," Hammett said. "Reggie's got some really great skills of his own. We know what a ball-carrier he is and how good he is in the clean-out area."
Hammett has tinkered with his bench slightly and welcomes back experienced heads Tim Bateman and Chris Smylie, although damaging loose forward Brad Shields will sit this one out as a precaution after he took a knock to his knee on Monday.
There's intriguing individual match-ups across the paddock between the Hurricanes and the Blues and given the congested nature of the points table it shapes as a vital game for both sides.
Meanwhile, Hurricanes No 8 Victor Vito is off-contract at the end of the year and reports out of France suggest he may be heading to the Northern Hemisphere.
But the 27-year-old hasn't made a definitive call around his future and said he still had a strong desire to play at international level.
"My goal is to get back in that black jersey," Vito said. "Whether it's for the 15-a-side team or I know that there's a Commonwealth Games this year that I'd like to put my name up for as well."
Vito has a nice pedigree in sevens and would likely be a welcome addition to the national squad for Glasgow should Sir Gordon Tietjens select him.
- by Daniel Richardson of APNZ
