Words you detest

[GoodnessTruthBeauty]

I had to start this thread just to publicly gnash my teeth because I have yet again seen the word "untruth" in an online newspaper. When did this gruesome word ever become acceptable? Is it because people are too terrified to say "lie" or "liar"? It's such a mealy-mouthed, cowardly, cringy demonstration of euphemism.

Just piss off with your stupid "untruths".

@BadgeronaMoped

Some of these are so funny (I hate lots of words/phrases/misspellings). Mine at the moment is "setting", "the hospital setting", "the education setting", "the childcare setting". The hospital, the school, the nursery, you mean.

Oh yes! As in "we had to close the setting due to the high number of covid cases" You mean the nursery.

resilient - so sick of it - mentioned a million times in the weekly school news letter. It would be nice to mix up the vocabulary haha

I now have become adverse to the words authentic and embodied. Completely over used in wellness/yoga circles.
Similar inclusivity, feels like it's being shoved down my throat at work all the time. Overuse of words can render them trite and meaningless

Tits
Pussy
Fart
The C swear word (I can't even type it!)
Not keen on Sniff or Smell - random I know!

Norks.
Naice.
Mansplaining.
Manspreading.

Thankfully only used on here.

@GiveMyHeadPeaceffs

I don't know why but I really hate the word "fuming".

I really don't like the use of the singular when it should be a plural ie "a red lip".

Fuming - Me and Friends only use this if we are annoyed and want to exaggerate how mad we are. So in a jokey way. If I hear or read it in a serious way it just makes me laugh.

I hate the word 'Howling' when someone is laughing (a lot). Are you a wolf?

'Cluster' because I have trypophobia

'bits'
in the context of e.g. shopping. You are not buying some 'bits'.

'absolutely' instead of 'yes'.

'myself' instead of 'me'

also just incorrect things like 'I was sat' 'could of' etc

I could be here all day, but a select few includes "going forward" as it's nearly always un-necessary; "live rurally" (a Mumsnet favourite) as it's rarely used correctly; and in written form, the contraction "till" (for "until") as it should have one "l".

Oh so many already mentioned too
Hun
Belly
Awesome

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Switch on the radio/tv. Count the nunber of times the word Amazing is used an hour. Everything is suddenly Amazing... really. Amazing

The word workplace why not just use word work or at wok.

The pronounciation by some people of the scottish word Loch as Lock Ness it is not a lock is in a canal!!

So many of these, particularly gotten and gifting

Myself, yourself, himself. Often used on The Apprentice and by sports commentators. I think people feel that they sound more intelligent when they say them instead of me, you, him etc. I hate it so much!

@FTstepmum

Pork. Moist. Suckle. Eggy. Groin. Purse.

I don't know why, but these words make me feel queasy/uneasy.

I'll get my Purse while you Pork and Suckle my Moist, Eggy Groin

Panties
Titties

On Mumsnet I hate the use of Terrified! Usually so dramatic

Hamper. Absolutely no idea why but the word just makes my skin crawl 🤷‍♀️

Preggers. Especially if you are expecting a bubba.

'Massively'

Seems every millennial I encounter is totally incapable of expressing themselves without dropping 'massively' into every second statement.

Nonsense such as "massively not bothered"

Pump ☹️

Gotten
Yummy
Tummy
Biccies
Hubby
Chocs

Fanny

Practically all of the ones already mentioned plus:

On point
Luxe (usually used to describe something that really isn't luxurious at all)
And "pop" especially when used as "pop of colour"

And most words covid related:
Key worker
Stay safe
The covid (my dm is always saying "well, since The Covid..")
'Rona etc

I hope to never hear these words uttered again!

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