Phrases that give you The Rage (lighthearted)

[Saggingninja]

Often heard on Daytime TV: 'She's 85/90/years young'. It's the 'young' - so patronising and irritating. See also, 'Not being funny . . .' followed by spirit-crushing comment.

Check your privilege

Living my best life

The use of incredible and stunning for things that are just quite nice.

Clickbaity titles for stories that are just ordinary in Google news 'Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to everyone made to work at home' about claiming the tax allowance.

The use of vegan in recipes that have always been vegan and just standard food to half the world until the insta generation jumped on the bandwagon. Or 'only X ingredients'.

Incredible vegan dhal recipe for example, yes I know it has butter in it but you just use oil if you're vegan, it doesn't need a great signpost. Or 'you'll never believe these stunning shortbread biscuits with only 3 ingredients' only to find a completely standard recipe for shortbread using flour butter and sugar that people have been making for centuries.

Using a hyperbolic word followed by 'to say the least'. As in: 'I was devastated, to say the least'.

Fashion magazine speak:

‘Curate’ if not referring to museum.

‘Source’ instead of ‘buy’.

‘Think’ without a preposition e.g. ‘The 80’s are back! Think leg warmers!’.

Can I get ? (Prevalent when ordering drink/food) ... No you cannot get because you are paying the server to do it for you. It's can I have.
Makes me cringe.

Trimmings.

I cope poorly with Christmas on MN because of all of the posters having turkey with “all the trimmings”.

@Luckyelephant1

You got this, Mama

I hate when people refer to me as mama. I have a name! Just because I’ve recently given birth it doesn’t mean I have given up my identity. I’m still me Phrases like this are so patronising.

Grim

Everything on MN is grim and is often used incorrectly!

To be Pacific...

Mummy meal

Face like a slapped arse, calm your tits, boils my piss...all from the same shitty stable.

Face like a slapped arse

Oh yes. And "face like a wet weekend" is common where I'm from. I mean. What does that even mean?

"Educate yourself"

Again, only ever seen on here (hmm, there's theme 😂).

So dismissive and patronising.

"Reach out" ........ if I can be of any assistance just reach out

How's about I just fecking send an email

@70isaLimitNotaTarget

"Reach out" ........ if I can be of any assistance just reach out

How's about I just fecking send an email

Haha yes. And also: "please contact myself for further details".

No.

@70isaLimitNotaTarget

"Reach out" ........ if I can be of any assistance just reach out

How's about I just fecking send an email

Only really acceptable if you are a member of the Four Tops.

"Just eat less/move more, it's easy!"
"But you're not even fat!"
"Isn't surgery for really big people?"
"I think you're gorgeous the way you are!"

I'm almost 19st and currently researching weight loss surgery clinics for a gastric bypass. I've tried every diet under the sun and I'm struggling so much. The above phrases are all ones I've had since I've told people what I want to do

Phrases like “I’m incandescent with rage” especially if the person saying it adds “on your behalf”

Using “crumbs” at the start of their “OMG” sentence

Saying ‘pop’ - IE, pop to the shop, pop a note through, popping to some place

Long wanky words which have a much simpler and quicker spelling - IE, discombobulated (confused) or succinct (concise)

Crisp white shirt.

My DH says 'for sure' a lot which makes me want to punch him. He also says 'bucks' instead of dollars which I find incredibly irritating for no valid reason.

I absolutely, possibly quite irrationally loathe the phrase cooking from scratch.

*Saying ‘pop’ - IE, pop to the shop, pop a note through, popping to some place
*
You'd hate me - I say this all the time.
"Pop to the loo" is my favourite.

For sure is something the Dutch say a lot when speaking English, I've noticed?

@70isaLimitNotaTarget

"Reach out" ........ if I can be of any assistance just reach out

How's about I just fecking send an email

DH’s work uses all of these daft corporate sayings.

A few weeks ago he said to me, “Have you reached out you your brother to find out when he’s home?” Brother is in the army, but in no way estranged so I certainly don’t need to reach out to him 🙈.

Furbabies
My bad