Mumsnet buzzwords you can’t stand *light hearted*

[Wavypurple]

There are a few for me that set my teeth on edge.

‘Pop’ - my number one. My mortal enemy of MN words. Just ‘pop’ a plaster on it. I might ‘pop’ some money into a savings account. Why don’t you ‘pop’ to the GP for your Diet Coke addiction. No idea why it sets me off in such a way.

‘Flourish’ - enough said

There must be more of you out there. Are there any words you can’t stand that are MN buzzwords?

Again just to stress this is light hearted and I do not hold personal grudges against users that use these words 🤣

For me, it's all the kitchen verbs. Chuck, bung, throw. Kitchens must look like bomb sites

And that is in between all the popping!

Hun
light hearted ( when sometimes it clearly isn’t)
Yummy

Are you me?
Reader, I ....

Sensory issues.
Grab a coffee
Go NC.
No is a complete sentence.
My little family.
Mum friends.

Get your ducks in a row is a well known phrase though, not specific to MN. But it does help if you follow up with what is needed in the specific situation, whether it's marital breakdown, disciplinary at work, trying to get SEN support for your DC.

I can't stand the disclaimer light-hearted.
Shit hot solicitor, it sounds so stupid.

"Give your head a wobble" - I don't understand what this even means!! I always picture one of those bobble head toys getting pinged about. Why does this mean anything?

The phrase ‘name changed because this might be outing’ makes me think the poster is unlikely to be identified unless the information is very unique. People forget that people are posting on mn from all over the world.

Ha ha yes "naice" is deeply annoying to anybody who joined after the "naice ham" threads were a thing!

Other phrases:

I calmly stated (I'll bet you didn't)

He screamed in my face (raised his voice then?)

Reached out (you mean contacted?)

Any question ending in "no?"
Or even worse "discuss"

Outwith
Beverage

Baby dust to you! - makes me cringe!!!

"Blue lighted" for "went in an ambulance" - yes I know they don't always put the lights or sirens on. Just grates for some reason.

It also doesn't work!!

HTH
'Head tilt'

Not a word but when someone shows you who they are..... annoys me, often said about a "narc" which millions of women on MN seem to have as an ex or parent/ in law

[quote Cocomarine]@FayKnights tbh, I think that’s people trying to avoid 20 people warning them that they’ve outed a friend or made it identifiable 🤣[/quote]
True!! What a minefield

‘Judgy’, and especially ‘judgy pants’, FFS.

All these people with wobbling heads, popping into their kitchens to throw something in the oven while sitting their DH down to chat gently to him about why he should like the mahoosive salad that she made from scratch.
Then while chomping on the home made pasta and guzzling down the wine, they can discuss how utterly vile shop bought pasta bake is.
Which will lead to discussing the horrid neighbour who is unhinged and her grim DH, who for the purpose of the thread, I'll call Andy and Mandy.
Clearly she needs to get her ducks in a row and find a shit hot lawyer ready to LTB.

Have I missed any teeth itching words out to boil your piss with?

'Hive mind' One of those obnoxious 'marketing-agency' style catchphrases that seems to be everywhere at the moment.

Since when were we all drones who think the same?

@TooGood2BeFalse

'Ducks in a row'

Fuck off with the ducks,seriously.

Ha ha! I love that phrase.

@Clevs

I can't stand all the abbreviations when referring to other people... DP DH DD DSC DFIL DF DM DSis, DDog etc. Just write the bloody word, it's just as quick. It ruins my train of thought when reading a post as I have to stop and think about what it should say. Especially if there's a couple of options that it could be, for example DF could mean father or friend.

This is what I hate as well. It makes people sound ridiculous especially when it's the bloody animals. I always wonder about AutoCorrect as well when people are typing things like ddog.

@Norgie

All these people with wobbling heads, popping into their kitchens to throw something in the oven while sitting their DH down to chat gently to him about why he should like the mahoosive salad that she made from scratch. Then while chomping on the home made pasta and guzzling down the wine, they can discuss how utterly vile shop bought pasta bake is. Which will lead to discussing the horrid neighbour who is unhinged and her grim DH, who for the purpose of the thread, I'll call Andy and Mandy. Clearly she needs to get her ducks in a row and find a shit hot lawyer ready to LTB.

Have I missed any teeth itching words out to boil your piss with?

Are you on glue?
[howls mirthlessly]

‘Indie’ to mean private school.

@Clevs

I can't stand all the abbreviations when referring to other people... DP DH DD DSC DFIL DF DM DSis, DDog etc. Just write the bloody word, it's just as quick. It ruins my train of thought when reading a post as I have to stop and think about what it should say. Especially if there's a couple of options that it could be, for example DF could mean father or friend.

And some don't even make sense. The neighbours DDOG bit off my leg. Not very dear or darling to you then, is it?

And some would be shorter by leaving out the D, if posters are trying to save time/ typing.
DMum, DDad, Duncle, Daunt...

I don't mind DP, DH,DD, DS etc too much but it's the pets which get me. DDog, DCat, even DHamster. DGoldfish? Really?