Phrases you hate

Lemon1111 · 2024-08-05T20:24:14+00:00

Mine is ‘buttery soft’…If you haven’t come across this phrase, it is mainly used when describing leggings or other clothes, but now I’ve even seen it being used to describe gold jewellery! Also butter isn't that soft…Margariney soft doesn’t have the same ring to it I suppose.. Anyone else?

Iloveautumnwinterchristmas · 28/09/2024 09:23

Say what now? I've seen a few people on MN use it and it drives me mad.

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 28/09/2024 09:15

HeySummerWhereAreYou · 05/09/2024 23:10

When someone puts something on Twitter like...

"Name me a better songwriter than Taylor Swift....

I'll wait."

OR

On a message board like this...

"Things you can do when you're snowed in....

Annnnnd GO!"

Or the ever annoying

"DISCUSS!"

🙄

I hate mining for engagement shite on Twitter, as well.

I don't like 'wrong answers only', and 'who can name this actress? bullshit.

When it's Scarlett Johanson, or someone else equally as famous.

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 28/09/2024 09:08

Me too, @turbonerd

sammylady37 · 23/09/2024 05:35

InSearchOfMartin · 23/09/2024 00:47

Got with - as in "I got with Steve in 2023"
Had X kids "to" someone (as opposed to with)

It sounds so chav.

As well as ‘having kids to someone’, I hear ‘pregnant for him’, which really irritates me. What’s wrong with saying ‘pregnant by him’?

Linked to that is the phrase ‘I fell pregnant’ as if it’s something completely unexpected and random that happened to this passive person instead of something they actively participated in. Yes, I know, not all pregnancies are planned but the woman is still actively having sex. You don’t just walk along the street minding your own business and suddenly fall pregnant.

InSearchOfMartin · 23/09/2024 00:47

Got with - as in "I got with Steve in 2023"
Had X kids "to" someone (as opposed to with)

It sounds so chav.

SinnerBoy · 17/09/2024 16:48

Stacked it is motorbike racing parlance for a pile up. You can see bikes end up on top of each other.

unhappywskid · 17/09/2024 16:10

Marseillaise · 16/09/2024 17:42

"Reach out" is just wanky. It sounds like you're begging, when all anyone ever means is that they talked to someone or contacted them. It seems to be becoming a bit of an epidemic on MN.

Show quote history

Yeah, I see people using "reach out" more and more. Not only here on MN, TBH. The other day I was watching Selling Sunset on Netflix, and one of the agents used it, I instantly remembered this thread hahaha! I hadn't really thought about the begging idea, though. Very interesting.

sharpclawedkitten · 16/09/2024 17:51

"Reach out" is an epidemic everywhere at the moment.

One from me - "stack it" to fall over. Where on earth did that one come from? It's so counter-intuitive. You stack things up, not down

Marseillaise · 16/09/2024 17:42

unhappywskid · 08/08/2024 17:58

As s non-native speaker of English, I'm flabbergasted by the phrases I've seen here. It's interesting how we see the language differently, and I'm glad to have this opportunity. "Reach out", for example, is one that I find rather nice, boy was I shocked to see how many vetoes it got hehe. If I could contribute to the list, I'd like to say I don't really like the sound of "obsessed", which is very frequent among influencers. It is just me?

"Reach out" is just wanky. It sounds like you're begging, when all anyone ever means is that they talked to someone or contacted them. It seems to be becoming a bit of an epidemic on MN.

TheAverageJoanne · 15/09/2024 23:45

Someone mentioned "going gym" which I think is as stupid as "needs gone" I saw this just now

GreenMindExplorer · 15/09/2024 17:55

"Think outside the box" and "let's touch base". My ex-boss used to say them all the time!

60sbird · 15/09/2024 15:46

Just thought of another one (sorry haven’t read whole thread so not sure if it’s already on here) Smashed it, Smashed her back doors in, such a vile saying and degrading

60sbird · 15/09/2024 13:27

Just watching a video about a car I’m planning on getting and the guy keeps calling things Puppies I.e “you can pop these puppies out” it’s making me cringe

SinnerBoy · 14/09/2024 06:31

RaraRachael · 11/09/2024 22:37

Mac n cheese - another Americanisation

Yes, I loathe that one. Related is "Grill Cheese," meaning "Grilled Cheese Sandwich," which I saw in London, a couple of years ago. The price was 8,5 - no Pound sign. I was tempted to go in and ask for one and offer to pay in Kazakh Tenge.

Bastide · 13/09/2024 16:39

TigerRag · 12/09/2024 15:53

"cheeky" is just as bad

Show quote history

And ‘loaded’, as in ‘loaded fries’. It invariably makes me think of a full nappy bulging out of a babygro.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 13/09/2024 16:37

Not a phrase, but ‘peeps’ when they mean ‘people’.

And ‘baby steps’ - so twee.

turbonerd · 13/09/2024 16:35

Funkyslippers · 10/09/2024 22:07

Is that what they mean in the song Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart?

Show quote history

I love the Nick Cave version of that song.

TheAverageJoanne · 13/09/2024 09:28

"X weeks/months/years of you" - posted on Facebook usually accompanied by a baby or child photo.

Every love story is special but ours is my favourite.

pictoosh · 12/09/2024 18:30

Cheeky Nandos. Nah. Unless it's referring to the robbing bastards taking not insubstantial money for completely dreadful food.

TheAverageJoanne · 12/09/2024 18:09

Written slang like mi, ya, and worse, n instead of and.

TigerRag · 12/09/2024 15:53

CompleteOvaryAction · 11/09/2024 18:12

"Dirty burger."
(No thanks, I'll have one that's cooked hygienically.)
I hate the implication that anything that's a treat is "dirty" or "naughty" - I just want to enjoy things - no need for a layer of shame!

"cheeky" is just as bad

RaraRachael · 11/09/2024 22:37

Next level anything

Mac n cheese - another Americanisation

TheAverageJoanne · 11/09/2024 22:11

CompleteOvaryAction · 11/09/2024 18:12

"Dirty burger."
(No thanks, I'll have one that's cooked hygienically.)
I hate the implication that anything that's a treat is "dirty" or "naughty" - I just want to enjoy things - no need for a layer of shame!

I just can't eat anything that has that in the description it makes me feel sick.

Anonym00se · 11/09/2024 22:03

DDog. It’s not an abbreviation. It’s quicker to just say dog.

CompleteOvaryAction · 11/09/2024 18:12

"Dirty burger."
(No thanks, I'll have one that's cooked hygienically.)
I hate the implication that anything that's a treat is "dirty" or "naughty" - I just want to enjoy things - no need for a layer of shame!