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What completely inoffensive words can't you stand for no good reason?

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AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 10/05/2020 13:48

I cannot stand it when people say spuds instead of potatoes. No idea why, I just hate it!
Will the spuds be ready soon?
Just pick some spuds up while you're at the shop.
The spuds need peeling.
Etc etc 🤮 Awful!

OP posts:
Seetheprettysnowdrops · 10/05/2020 17:46

Yum
Yummy
Hubs
Hubby
Toms
Jkt pots
Lush
Nom
Veggies
Chocs
Posh chocs

In fact posh itself. If you have to tell people you're posh (or your accent is) then trust me, love, you're not posh

Kids/kiddies/kiddos

Brew
Cuppa
Or even worse, cuppy

Smile
iklboo · 10/05/2020 17:46

'Cupping' just makes me think of balls Blush

AnnofPeeves · 10/05/2020 17:49

Nom, brekkie, veggies, hun, nightie.

Standrewsschool · 10/05/2020 17:49

Loo - much prefer toilet

The use of the word ‘no’ in the context of ‘i have no flour. Always feel it should be ‘i do not have...’. It’s commonly used, but a pet peeve of mine.

Yerroblemom1923 · 10/05/2020 17:53

Creme pat Envy not envy, I hate it when they say it on Bake off!

Mucklowe · 10/05/2020 17:55

Hubs, hubby, hubba; bubs, bubba, babba, babs.

Mumma.

WarmSausageTea · 10/05/2020 17:56

Blip
Glee
Yummy

overnightangel · 10/05/2020 17:57

“Gobsmacked”

Yerroblemom1923 · 10/05/2020 17:59

Package when it isn't an actual physical package eg Care package
Unless it's something you can physically unwrap it is NOT A PACKAGE!

treehousethunderstorm · 10/05/2020 18:02

Butty

Snowpatrolling · 10/05/2020 18:15

@buffalopuff
My grandma is called Barbara
And when ever she cooks a roast that’s exactly what a say! 😂

Grumpbum123 · 10/05/2020 18:21

Nom nom but also my friends went through a stage of sending ‘le weep’ le sad’ la fabulous’

Completely annoyed me

Lalallama · 10/05/2020 18:28

Playdate. It's not a date it's going round to play.

And this probably isn't a commonly used word but 'ball ache' makes me want to throw up.

FancyPants20 · 10/05/2020 18:51

"Serving" makes me shudder.

Snooks1971 · 10/05/2020 19:36

Cheap as chips

Hate this! And chips from the chippie (also HATE the word chippie) are not cheap these days so it’s not even true!!

Daryll · 10/05/2020 19:40

Hate most shortened versions of words, like veg, prep, etc.

Hate how many people say that they hate the word moist.

Am starting to hate "absolutely" because everything on mn "absolutely" is.

I'm a big ball of rage today.

buffalopuff · 10/05/2020 19:42

Haha oh sorry @Snowpatrolling - I'm sure Barbara makes a beautiful roast! Grin

Kalim8 · 10/05/2020 19:49

Ingress and proud (as in "that nail's proud" not "I'm proud of being a womble"), both said FAR too often by H one dull DIY weekend.

EnthusiasmIsDisturbed · 10/05/2020 19:56

Nope

It really annoys me. I rarely hear it but its often used on here followed by a twatish remark (or I have already decided they are being twatish for using nope)

PerpendicularVincent · 10/05/2020 19:59

Snooping
Serving
Portion
Holibobs
Kiddies
Nom nom
Hubby
Partner
Fresh start
Yummy mummy
University of life/School of hard knocks
Helping (of food)

There are loads, they all make me feel Sad

theconstantinoplegardener · 10/05/2020 20:00

It's a phrase rather than a word, but I have an irrational hatred of "mind your own beeswax", "none of your beeswax" etc. It feels so passive-aggressive, as though the speaker imagines that by draping a put-down in a cutesy fashion, nobody will notice the naked aggression underneath. Urgh.

theconstantinoplegardener · 10/05/2020 20:01

Perpendicular Oh gosh yes, holibobs! Another one that makes my eyeballs itch.

LuxLuxLux84 · 10/05/2020 20:03

Lush.
Ejaculate.

jenthelibrarian · 10/05/2020 20:07

Furbaby disgusts me and makes me want to ban anyone who uses it from ever owning any kind of pet.

I lost my mum, she passed away, she passed over, she passed.
Nope. She died and is now dead.

ByGrabtharsHammerWhatASavings · 10/05/2020 20:08

Drizzle
Momma
Girl or Girly when used to address grown women, or in the context of "girly film", "girls night out".
Open, when used in a sentence like "are you open to learning more about my essential oils business". Strongly associate it with MLM pitches and sanctimonious attachment parenting types.
Almost any euphemism for sex - DTD, baby dancing, bumping uglies, doing the nasty etc.
People saying "I identify as" rather than "I am". See also "valid" when used to describe identity.
Pop, unless it's used to describe actual movement. "I popped to the shops" is fine, "fizzy pop", "a pop of colour", or "pop" as a euphemism for "hit" aren't.
Most of the words used on mumsnet to make people feel bad for enjoying food - people aren't allowed to just eat the pizza, they must be "gobbling", "guzzling", "slurping", "inhaling", and "shovelling" it.
Shamed or shaming - "he kink shamed me", "I was shamed in asda for buying too much milk".