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AIBU?

To ask what words or phrases you never hear outside of MN?

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Fratelli · 27/06/2016 22:18

Many a time I have been reading a thread and thought "I've never head anyone say that in real life".

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Fratelli · 27/06/2016 22:19

Posted too soon! So I was wondering if anyone else thinks the same thing? Anyone got any particular favourites?

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EastMidsMummy · 27/06/2016 22:21

AIBU, judgy, D-anything, judgy-pants, entitled.

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Olddear · 27/06/2016 22:23

Friendship group. I just say 'my friends'

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justdontevenfuckingstart · 27/06/2016 22:24

Pretty much all MN phrases I think. You just wouldn't say them in person would you? tilts head

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SweetieDrops · 27/06/2016 22:25

ERF car seats. Nobody I know in real life has one, everyone on MN seems to.

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pandaskitchen · 27/06/2016 22:25

Makes my teeth itch.. never heard anyone in RL say that.

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GlitteryFluff · 27/06/2016 22:26

San pro

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Clawdy · 27/06/2016 22:26

I'd never heard "fanjo" !

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Babysafari · 27/06/2016 22:27

Entitled, mainsplaining, sanpro, makes teeth itch/boils pis,give your head a wobble.

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dementedma · 27/06/2016 22:27

San pro
Judgy
Moon cup

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Thewolfsjustapuppy · 27/06/2016 22:27

Spat my coffee all over my keyboard
I have never heard it actually said.

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MotherBluestocking · 27/06/2016 22:27

Hobby, pfb, special snowflake, dtd, nc, ltb.
Penis beaker.
Are you on glue?
Clutches pearls.

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Hastalapasta · 27/06/2016 22:27

I get itchy teeth! But I don't do head tilts....

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JayDot500 · 27/06/2016 22:28

I don't feel the need to abbreviate everything outside of MN.

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OhTheRoses · 27/06/2016 22:29

Leave the bastard
Atrocious,cunt
Wankbadger
Cocklodger
Pearl clutching
Hoiks judgypants

I'll remember more

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EastMidsMummy · 27/06/2016 22:29

Yes, MotherBluestocking, "hobby." Who has a "hobby" in 2016 outside Mumsnet?

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Ca55andraMortmain · 27/06/2016 22:29

'No is a complete sentence.' That might be grammatically true but it's still a dick move.

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Littlecaf · 27/06/2016 22:29

Fuming

Never actually seen anyone fume.

Did you mean to be so rude?

Not heard that in RL either.

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comingintomyown · 27/06/2016 22:32

Diamond shoe problems but to be fair I love that phrase!

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Jaimx86 · 27/06/2016 22:33

Goady

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Thewolfsjustapuppy · 27/06/2016 22:33

Cocklodger - I really like it as a descriptive word but if I used it in real life it would give me away.

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meowli · 27/06/2016 22:34

Boak

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RuggerHug · 27/06/2016 22:35

Cockwomble. I have been on a one woman mission to have it become a thing in real life but all I get from OH is 'Stop trying to make cockwomble happen Gretchen, it isn't going to happen! 'Sad

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echt · 27/06/2016 22:36

HTH.

(HTH)

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Alisvolatpropiis · 27/06/2016 22:36

Sanpro.

Every woman I know says tampons or pads, depending on what they use.

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