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What words/sayings annoy you?

207 replies

JustAPenny · 14/01/2019 14:50

Just curious if it's just me but I find 'reaching out' so annoying. Less so, but when people are talking about paying for something 'forked out'

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brizzledrizzle · 15/01/2019 20:42

Just curious if it's just me but I find 'reaching out' so annoying

I've got the rage just reading that. People who say it should be, well, I don't know...put in the stocks and have jelly thrown at them.

Brahumbug · 15/01/2019 21:12

Putting 'gate' on the end of any alleged scandal. 'Gilding the lily'

AJPTaylor · 15/01/2019 21:37

Reach out

TallulahBetty · 15/01/2019 21:41

Gift as a verb

I was gifted a book.
We gifted them a sofa.

ARRGGGGHHHHHH

Wobblington · 15/01/2019 21:44

Rock up.
" the plumber has just rocked up so I'd better answer the door."
My DM now rocks up everywhere. I don't know who taught her this phrase but they need punishing

strangerthongs · 15/01/2019 21:45

I'm sure it's been mentioned but "low hanging fruit"

For some reason, it makes me think of a scrotum

jessstan2 · 15/01/2019 21:47

I've never heard of 'need gone'; expect I'll hear it a lot now, that's how it goes.

My mum had some horrible expressions which I won't repeat, they make me feel sick.

missmouse101 · 15/01/2019 21:50

Long story short. That is NOT the correct saying. Please speak properly.

Jenwiththecurls · 15/01/2019 22:02

‘Bear with me’ is bad enough.
‘Bare with me’ puts pictures in my head that I really don’t want there.

BayLeaves · 15/01/2019 22:04

I looked at a job description the other day which said the ideal candidate would be a “hands-on solutioner” Hmm

DoTheCabinetShuffle · 15/01/2019 22:07

*Fell pregnant” - sounds so archaic/sinful!

sunshineandshowers21 · 15/01/2019 22:11

i hate the word ‘hun,’ and yet i find myself saying it all the time! at first it was sarcastically but now it just skips out 🙈

sunshineandshowers21 · 15/01/2019 22:11

*slips out, obviously 😂

MsLexic · 15/01/2019 22:24

SNOW- fuckingfuckoff- flake

MsLexic · 15/01/2019 22:25

Tall Poppies syndrome, ewwww

MsLexic · 15/01/2019 22:26

Oh TENDERhooks instead of tenterhooks grr
Battering her eyes... no BATTING

sorry I have gone off on one

cstaff · 15/01/2019 22:26

LTB

Living my best life- if it's that good why are you spending time online telling the world about it.

LittlePaintBox · 15/01/2019 22:42

'A pop of colour' just appeared from nowhere a couple of years ago.

brizzledrizzle · 15/01/2019 22:51

Sourced
As in 'the pretentious tiles were sourced from a wanky little reclamation yard somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse.

PinkAvocado · 15/01/2019 22:55

‘On a bed of’ when talking about food.

Wendalicious · 15/01/2019 22:58

They “wanted” £x for something rather than it was or it costs- hate it Confused

doggydoodoo1 · 15/01/2019 23:08

"Does that make sense?" 🤬🤬🤯🤯🤯

PolkaDoting · 15/01/2019 23:18

Iconic. Every fucking things is iconic these days!

BlackPrism · 16/01/2019 00:14

'Boobing' 🤢

Empathy56 · 16/01/2019 00:30

Hun Hun Hun

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