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To really hate this phrase

212 replies

Endsofthetowel · 12/12/2023 20:39

And I am being unreasonable

Mucky pup.

It makes me cringe whenever it is used to 3 year old DS. I have no idea why, I am sure its unreasonable, but does anyone else have a strong reaction to a harmless phrase?

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Fionaville · 12/12/2023 23:31

'Folk' makes me cringe. "If Folk want to..." It's 2023. Just say people!

Chickenkeev · 12/12/2023 23:30

RosesAndHellebores · 12/12/2023 23:18

Would of / could of / was you
Minging
Sick for great
Me myself
To have the hump

The 'of's give me the rage altogether!

Bookgrrrl · 12/12/2023 23:29

I can’t stand the word ‘tummy’. Ugh!

And it drives me nuts when people say ‘to be honest with you’, which is unfortunate, because OH says it a lot 🙄

Avatartar · 12/12/2023 23:25

The word perfect but it’s used so often in an exchange it should be a phrase:
your name is - perfect
can I ask why you’re calling - perfect
id like to complain - perfect
im really unhappy about - perfect
argh

RosesAndHellebores · 12/12/2023 23:18

Would of / could of / was you
Minging
Sick for great
Me myself
To have the hump

Festivecheer26 · 12/12/2023 23:10

For me it’s the overuse of “scenes” now. Shocking scenes, beautiful scenes, absolute scenes - all of them give me the rage

Finlesswonder · 12/12/2023 23:03

"You don't get to..."
Said by late millennial early Gen Zers in a debate. Its intended to shut down a point by applying some kind of weird moralising pressure, in reality it sounds like you're an American toddler.

Sequinne · 12/12/2023 23:03

If you know, you know.

theduchessofspork · 12/12/2023 23:03

Itiswhysofew · 12/12/2023 22:56

Tell me without telling me😡

What does that mean?!

Chickenkeev · 12/12/2023 22:58

TheYearOfSmallThings · 12/12/2023 22:57

"I text him yesterday"

As far as I'm concerned, you texted him yesterday.

Yes!!!!

TheYearOfSmallThings · 12/12/2023 22:57

"I text him yesterday"

As far as I'm concerned, you texted him yesterday.

Itiswhysofew · 12/12/2023 22:56

Tell me without telling me😡

Topofthemountain · 12/12/2023 22:55

PixieLaLar · 12/12/2023 21:55

‘Of an evening’ irritates me for some reason….

In one of my first jobs when I moved to the NE of England, there was a sign on the filing cabinets (it was a long time ago) saying. "Make sure these are locked of an evening"

23 years on and it is still wrong.

Chickenkeev · 12/12/2023 22:53

bakewellbride · 12/12/2023 20:52

It's not as bad as when my MIL calls a baby 'sexy' and laughs 😳🤢

That's really odd/disturbing.

billycat321 · 12/12/2023 22:52

For f---s sake
What the f---k
What's sexual intercourse got to do with it?

ttcat37 · 12/12/2023 22:50

“If you know you know!”

steff13 · 12/12/2023 22:33

PixieLaLar · 12/12/2023 21:55

‘Of an evening’ irritates me for some reason….

That is annoying.

SingingSands · 12/12/2023 22:32

I really cannot stand the superlative "super". Everything now is "super exciting" or "super expensive" or "super annoying". Gah!

Also cannot stand people using "cute" to describe the elderly. It's so patronising.

TroysMammy · 12/12/2023 22:30

"It's a piece of piss" to indicate something is easy to do.

Itiswhysofew · 12/12/2023 22:21

Back in the day. My bad.

NalafromtheLionKing · 12/12/2023 22:19

Behindyouiam · 12/12/2023 22:07

If I start this nonsense..... shoot me!

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Don’t sweat it Hun or u will be gutted. I’ll defiantly [definitely] stop you if need be, if you start this of an evening, baby gurl.

Behindyouiam · 12/12/2023 22:07

NalafromtheLionKing · 12/12/2023 21:36

Will top this with the most annoying and cringy line I can think of:

At the end of the day, I’m totes on holibobs with my hubby and famfam, what a Chrimbo combo #feeling blessed #livingmybestlife #holibobsinspo #YOLO

If I start this nonsense..... shoot me!

fortifiedwithtea · 12/12/2023 22:06

Baby girl when referring to any girl that is not in fact a baby. Extra cringe if Baby Girl is a teenager

Bertiesmum3 · 12/12/2023 22:02

Hun, nothing worse can’t stand it when people use that word
Also Babe, omg nope he/she’s a grown up. Not a bloody Babe!!
Also instead of saying someone turned up somewhere, they say oh they just rocked up ffs, lol

Dogknowsbest · 12/12/2023 21:57

Least favourite word in the English language is posh. I feel like when people use it to describe someone, it's a backhanded compliment.