To laugh when people describe themselves as "cross"?

[mangoespadrille]

I don't know why, but I always find it really funny. It makes me imagine an uptight, repressed middle class woman in twinset and pearls who cannot allow herself to express emotions properly. If you're angry, get angry! Say that you're pissed off, furious, enraged...cross is such a wet lettuce word.

[MrsCakesPrecognition]

I'm quite often cross. It is completely different from full-blown angry.
I get cross when I lose my keys, I save being angry for the shit stuff that really matters.

[Bluestocking]

It may be a very MN phenomenon, but I find it funny when and OP describes themselves as "absolutely raging" over something utterly trivial which probably doesn't really even merit "mildly cross".

[Fairenuff]

Cross is different to any of the words you used OP. It's milder than pissed off, furious, enraged...

[CheeseEqualsHappiness]

I hate it when sil says 'I am very upset' and stomps off

I quite like 'cross' though it does sound twee, but I use it when irritated and not angry

[Fairenuff]

I can feel cross with myself sometimes but never angry with myself. They have two different meanings.

[ladygracie]

I say cross to my class as well. It conveys exactly what I want to say but as Euphemia says isn't too strong.

[usualsuspectsparkly3]

It's a teacher word.

[NobodyLivesHere]

To me it's a very child like exprsssion. My kids get cross. I get pissed off. Lol

[stargirl1701]

I use cross too and I'm a teacher.

[HonestLie]

I don't say cross and I admit I do find it amusing too however I think it is used the same as I would say "I'm not happy about that".

[Nagoo]

I'm hardly ever cross. I'm often vexed. I like that we have lots of words for it.

I do like cross though. It is a little bit twee, and inoffensive. It's a nice word.

[Topseyt]

Agree with bluestocking. I always imagine them racing along the road screeching like banshees and with steam coming out of their ears.

[Beangarda]

I'm working class, and "cross" is a perfectly normal word, with no element of repression or gentility at all. Being 'cross' just isn't as full-blown as being angry/furious. Don't you find it a bit exhausting not to have a milder variant of 'angry', or are you really operatic every time you lose your keys or forget to take something out if the oven?

[TarkaTheOtter]

I use cross. I laugh when people say they are "furious/fuming" etc over something minor. In some situations I'll use "pissed off" but I think in certain circumstances (with children/older family members) it's a bit rude.

[Bulbasaur]

I don't think I've ever used the word before to express displeasure. My catch phrase is usually "I'm not very happy right now".

[juneybean]

I only ever use it around children because usually I'd say I'm really pissed off and it's not terribly child friendly...

[Lomega]

I say 'cross' when talking to children, i.e. I am going to get cross in a minute. If an adult or adult situation has irritated me I say things like "I'm so PISSED" hahah

[Casmama]

I'm not a teacher but only use it when telling my kids off. I like that it's twee and not too strong because they have the ability to piss me off like no other so saying cross helps maintain perspective .

Weird to say to adults so YANBU.

[fuckmeblindiknowthatcat]

I like cross but only when prefixed with 'terribly'. Would it work saying you were not cross but 'disappointed'? Cross sounds weird when you say it a lot. Cross. Cross. Cross. Cross.

I think 'vexed' should make a comeback.

[ladygracie]

I do like vexed. I'm going to use it this week. Maybe not on my class but at some point it will be used!

[mangoespadrille]

Vexed is awesome. Interesting that lots of teachers use it - I'm a teacher myself! I never use it. I'd probably be disappointed, then annoyed, then angry, then furious. Maybe a primary school thing? I can see why it would be appropriate with younger children, but there's just something about the word, I really can't take it seriously.

[hauntedhenry]

Cross is fine, what's funny about it? I like it.

For me pissed and pissed off are completely different. If I'm pissed off I'm angry, if I'm pissed I'm drunk

[Sparklingbrook]

I am cross a lot, just meaning that something fairly minor has temporarily grated my carrot.

Unlike 'furious' when I am on the rampage so don't speak to me. (rare)

[fuckmeblindiknowthatcat]

Cross is definitely a primary school word as long as you can do the 'death glare' followed by