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Give me your most random ‘ick’

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laughterworry0 · 02/11/2026 22:45

I want the weirdest of icks, I’m bored and want a giggle..

I’ll go first…

skinny jeans

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whyexactlythough · 07/11/2026 20:55

Greenmouldycheese · 02/11/2026 22:55

Men and women in skinny jeans, black leggins or any leggins.

Any type of obsession with cars or where its parked.

Needing something they dont like off their plate instead of just leaving it.

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People who say “leggins”

worldshottestmom · 07/11/2026 20:58

whyexactlythough · 07/11/2026 20:55

People who say “leggins”

Sorry for being northern 😭😭

Edit: sorry, should have said "bein' Northern".

worldshottestmom · 07/11/2026 21:01

Men who dye their hair unnatural colours. The guy I must recently liked is alternative and well that ship sailed away at the speed of light the second that he dyed the tips of his hair purple 🫣 what was his name again? Drew... something?

worldshottestmom · 07/11/2026 21:02

hotmumshit · 02/11/2026 22:57

Hmm

Quarter zips worn by the banker boys are another type of ick

But this ick is specific - see photo

GRUBBY AND SICKENING

Men like this who can't accept that they're balding. Ffs shave it off

TheCoralDreamer · 07/11/2026 21:03

Any rainbow hair giving theythem

worldshottestmom · 07/11/2026 21:05

shuggles · 02/11/2026 23:45

@hotmumshit If I am wearing a suit and I have stuff to carry, how do I carry it?

You have hands, don't you?

Thewonderfuldollypartonsbra · 07/11/2026 21:38

About 3 years ago,dp said he was getting a new car

We rub along together nicely in life but we don't do the following together:
Go shopping for trainers (he's unbelievably fussy)
Decorate
Shop in aldi (I hate doing the weekly shop in aldi)
Put up flat pack furniture
DIY
Go car shopping together

I'd been car shopping with him when he got his last car and I came so close to finishing our relationship/clubbing him over the head with a hammer,so when he said he'd narrowed it down to 3/4 cars,I just nodded along and didn't take much notice

He bought the one he'd narrowed it down to and drove it home

It's fucking green

Not a nice green,a foul,bright green that clashes with everything around it

I got the biggest ick and cried in the street

(I cant wear my red coat while standing next to it as we look like a Christmas tree)

Only another 7 years until he decides he's had enough and buys another (his logic is,he'll pay off this one,2 years to go,then another 5 years before he thinks about getting another)

The only plus is that he cannot lose it in a car park (and believe me,I've tried!)

beigetriangle · 07/11/2026 22:00

pop socks/trainer socks

not wearing glasses/contacts when they really should

parking nose out

Dexternight · 07/11/2026 22:07

Long toenails. Yuk

1995L · 07/11/2026 23:03

Men in vests
(as underwear for warmth - fine)

SmashThePatriarchy · 07/11/2026 23:03

Grown men wearing caps backwards.

FusionChefGeoff · 07/11/2026 23:52

The way my husband says ‘sweetheart’ when he’s talking to DD, it’s stopped being a word and is just 2 sounds “seeturt” and it irritates the hell out of me at the moment.

shuggles · 07/11/2026 23:55

worldshottestmom · 07/11/2026 21:05

You have hands, don't you?

Carrying a computer, documents, a water bottle, medication, pens, and other bits and pieces in my hand.

That's definitely not impractical, and definitely won't give me sore arms.

Would it not be common sense to simply carry my stuff in a bag? Or is it a prerequisite of masculinity to ignore all common sense?

Greenmouldycheese · 08/11/2026 00:02

whyexactlythough · 07/11/2026 20:55

People who say “leggins”

Yawn.

Another ick. People who get offended so pick on spelling errors. Go love your leggins! Just because there are people like me who find them grubby, it doesnt mean you've got to to take it to heart and get offended 😆

RaspberryCoffeePot · 08/11/2026 00:28

7catsisnotenough · 02/11/2026 22:59

Joggers, especially skinny joggers - I mean why?! Nobody looks good in them 🤣

Skinny joggers on very short men with thick legs🤣Where's the sick bucket..

RaspberryCoffeePot · 08/11/2026 00:47

laughterworry0 · 02/11/2026 22:45

I want the weirdest of icks, I’m bored and want a giggle..

I’ll go first…

skinny jeans

Men who put straggly grey hair in a ponytail.

People who walk into a room to meet new people, unsmiling, with their eyes darting around, weighing other people up before they have even opened their mouths....and with sour wasp faces that are designed to let other people know they are not going to make any effort to be friendly...ever....under any circumstances.....especially in informal situations. Total icksville.

TouchMyBumThisIsLife · 08/11/2026 02:36

school run gunts

worldshottestmom · 08/11/2026 07:58

shuggles · 07/11/2026 23:55

Carrying a computer, documents, a water bottle, medication, pens, and other bits and pieces in my hand.

That's definitely not impractical, and definitely won't give me sore arms.

Would it not be common sense to simply carry my stuff in a bag? Or is it a prerequisite of masculinity to ignore all common sense?

Actually that sounds like a lot of stuff, definitely don't carry it in your hands, what an ick.

Also don't wear a bag, as that too, is an ick.

mamaandbabas · 08/11/2026 08:39

Men wearing dress shoes with Jeans and a blazer 🤑

CherryBlossom321 · 08/11/2026 10:17

Iwishicouldflyhigh · 03/11/2026 21:28

I never knew this about polo shirts! What about the smart Boss or Ralph Lauren ones?

My DH wears them a lot (he is trim) and i like them!

Any for me tbh. I can’t look at them. Maybe it’s more of an unusual phobia than an ick!

CruCru · 08/11/2026 11:00

BeBusyDuck · 07/11/2026 18:47

A man with a BMW and a man who wears a smart watch as an every day watch

I can understand if it is a man who makes a big deal out of his car being a BMW … because although that was a fancy car when I was a child, it’s now a fairly normal make of family car.

Slartibartslow · 08/11/2026 11:31

Possibly use of the word “ick” which always sounds a bit juvenile and immature to me.

INeverReallyLovedYouAnyway · 08/11/2026 11:38

FusionChefGeoff · 07/11/2026 23:52

The way my husband says ‘sweetheart’ when he’s talking to DD, it’s stopped being a word and is just 2 sounds “seeturt” and it irritates the hell out of me at the moment.

This has actually made me angry 😂

Stompythedinosaur · 08/11/2026 11:46

People who pronounce "aitch" as "haitch".

This kills all romantic interest for me.

shuggles · 08/11/2026 12:01

worldshottestmom · 08/11/2026 07:58

Actually that sounds like a lot of stuff, definitely don't carry it in your hands, what an ick.

Also don't wear a bag, as that too, is an ick.

Just don't have a job, then.

Why are you so supportive of men fulfilling a stereotype by completely forfeiting all common sense and practicalities to appear more manly?

Personally, I find it cringe-inducing whenever men behave in a completely illogical way because "only girls do it that way" or "I don't want women to think I'm not masculine." To me, there's an aura of teenage insecurity around that, which I am surprised you don't find "icky."

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