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Having ‘a cuppa’

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ConstantlyFuriosa · 19/04/2026 10:49

Why does this sentence infuriate me so? I already know I’m probably being unreasonable but it’s so grating. I can’t be the only one?

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VeraWang · 19/04/2026 12:28

Hotafternoon · 19/04/2026 12:25

I worked with someone who said this but I thought he was saying cuppa splodge!

You live and learn 😆

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Perhaps he's tasted my tea? 😬🤣

BringBackCatsEyes · 19/04/2026 12:28

HelpMeGetThrough · 19/04/2026 12:12

Cuppa
Brew
Hubby
Holibobs
Sainsbos
Picky Tea
Chippy Tea
Sarnie

Wankey words!!

But cuppa has been around much, much longer than most of those terms.
It's not in the same category as the modern, cutesy terms.

It's probably obvious that I use cuppa, as do many (most?) of my peers, but I don't think any of us use the other terms, apart from maybe brew.

I am hopefully passing the term cuppa down to my children as it's what we refer to at home.

Selttan · 19/04/2026 12:28

cardibach · 19/04/2026 11:46

Cuppa is a shortened form of cup o’tea (sounds like cuppa tea) which is shortened from cup of tea. Cuppa tea is daft as not a shortening!

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we just use it to replace cup of so it could be cuppa tea or cuppa coffee or after a hard day cuppa wine 😋

Hotafternoon · 19/04/2026 12:25

VeraWang · 19/04/2026 11:00

I like a cuppa splosh.

In fact I'm drinking one now.

I worked with someone who said this but I thought he was saying cuppa splodge!

You live and learn 😆

Weescottishwummin2 · 19/04/2026 12:25

What’s for eats !!! Drives me mad

HelpMeGetThrough · 19/04/2026 12:25

PhaedraTwo · 19/04/2026 12:15

Apart from cuppa, brew and possibly hubby are any of those used in real life?

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I train with someone who says Sainsbos. Shame I’ve stopped sparring, or I’d kick them really hard.

Sarnie, Chippy and Picky Tea are used by a couple of people at work.

PhaedraTwo · 19/04/2026 12:24

Thepeopleversuswork · 19/04/2026 12:21

It's such a cliche to complain about hubby/hubs and holibobs. You rarely go a day without there being a thread on Mumsnet about these words.

It's a bit like saying: "I love my children." It's so obvious it barely merits the action of typing it.

Can we not find more interesting words to hate?

"Date night"- in the context of a couple in an established relationship going out in the evening.

notacooldad · 19/04/2026 12:23

So is lager but I wouldn't ask for a brew in a pub!
Well they wouldn't know what to give you because all the beer is brewed.

Happyjoe · 19/04/2026 12:23

Been around my whole lifetime, it's lovely. Leave it alone!

Frugalgal · 19/04/2026 12:22

ReprogramNeeded · 19/04/2026 11:20

You lot must have really struggled with the Platty Jubes and Cov Panny phases.
Someone on here recently mentioned her 'pensh' on a post about financial planning for retirement.
I think the only ones that really irritate me are Hubby and Wifey.

Oh god, wifey said in an ironic but not really ironic way 🤬

Thepeopleversuswork · 19/04/2026 12:21

It's such a cliche to complain about hubby/hubs and holibobs. You rarely go a day without there being a thread on Mumsnet about these words.

It's a bit like saying: "I love my children." It's so obvious it barely merits the action of typing it.

Can we not find more interesting words to hate?

PhaedraTwo · 19/04/2026 12:20

Gymnopedie · 19/04/2026 12:15

Which is a saying I hate. I would always say that something annoys/irritates me. So excuse me while I finish my cuppa (in a mug).

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Agreed - hate that expression. It seems to have disappeared but "boils my piss" used to feature a lot on here. I hated it too.

I also hate "gives me the ick"

As for tweeness "date night" is hard to beat, especially if used in "recommend me an outfit for a date night"

PickleJelly · 19/04/2026 12:20

Agree with the hatred for Cuppa and Hubby. Footie also really annoys me! I recognise it's completely irrational!

notacooldad · 19/04/2026 12:20

Cuppa
Hubby
Hollibobs
Pj's
Picky bits and so on are not words I use but I cant see why they cause so much irritation.

The only word that I want to say "oh FFS!!" is Naice which I only see on here.
I do know how it originated and thankfully it's not used as much as it was years ago.

Someone used it the other day to describe either a 'naice' area to live or 'naice' schol' or something like that. Now that made me want to explode!

SilverBirch4 · 19/04/2026 12:19

BananaPeels · 19/04/2026 11:41

Ha ha in my house the kettle is on before the last one is cold. I’d have an intravenous tea drip if I could!

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Same as my house!

I love a cuppa 😊

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ConstantlyFuriosa · 19/04/2026 12:17

inickedthisname · 19/04/2026 12:14

Ok thanks, but then saying “cup of splosh” is not twee?

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I don’t really say ‘cup of splosh’; I just don’t mind it.

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ConstantlyFuriosa · 19/04/2026 12:17

Gymnopedie · 19/04/2026 12:15

Which is a saying I hate. I would always say that something annoys/irritates me. So excuse me while I finish my cuppa (in a mug).

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You’re excused! It’s just a random annoyance, after all.

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InspectorDefect · 19/04/2026 12:16

Veggies. What are we, two years old?

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 19/04/2026 12:16

I particularly loathe ‘cuppa’ when in an Aussie accent, on the likes of Neighbours, though thankfully I haven’t had to be exposed to that since dds left home.

PhaedraTwo · 19/04/2026 12:15

HelpMeGetThrough · 19/04/2026 12:12

Cuppa
Brew
Hubby
Holibobs
Sainsbos
Picky Tea
Chippy Tea
Sarnie

Wankey words!!

Apart from cuppa, brew and possibly hubby are any of those used in real life?

Gymnopedie · 19/04/2026 12:15

ConstantlyFuriosa · 19/04/2026 12:10

It just gets on my tits.

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Which is a saying I hate. I would always say that something annoys/irritates me. So excuse me while I finish my cuppa (in a mug).

inickedthisname · 19/04/2026 12:14

ConstantlyFuriosa · 19/04/2026 12:13

It’s twee. A cuppa twee, if you like.

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Ok thanks, but then saying “cup of splosh” is not twee?

Auburndi · 19/04/2026 12:13

ForCosyLion · 19/04/2026 12:05

I used to love having a morning cuppa with The Hubster in my pjs of a Sunday. We would plan our holibobs and before I knew it, it was midday and I hadn't done my barnet or put my face on! Picky bits for lunch and then a bit of how's your father followed by forty winks. By that time, we needed to put the kettle on again for another cuppa chah!

Don’t forget the prezzy (or pressy, even worse) you gave him.

VeraWang · 19/04/2026 12:13

ForCosyLion · 19/04/2026 12:11

But tea IS a brew! It's literally brewed.

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So is lager but I wouldn't ask for a brew in a pub! 😬😁

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