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Just for fun - words or phrases that should be banned

175 replies

ItsABrandNewDay · 05/09/2022 22:28

Just that really, does anyone have any they'd like to ban? 😂

"Living their best life"
"Burgeoning baby bump"
Selfie - mainly when it's not a self photograph!
Quaint
"We're pregnant"
Any form of estate agent speak that makes a property sound nicer than it is
Furbaby
Baby mama/daddy

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watcherintherye · 05/09/2022 22:41

Cheeky, as in ‘having a cheeky glass of wine’.
Bleurgh!

MothershipG · 05/09/2022 22:42

Gifted

Just rubs me up the wrong way, we never needed it before, what purpose does it serve? What was wrong with given??

watcherintherye · 05/09/2022 22:43

watcherintherye · 05/09/2022 22:41

Cheeky, as in ‘having a cheeky glass of wine’.
Bleurgh!

Oops. A cheeky little x post there!

DistressedDamson · 05/09/2022 22:43

And While I’m on one - and I know km gonna get shot down for this…I HATE the word vulva. I know…I know….🤦🏼‍♀️Takes cover

5zeds · 05/09/2022 22:45

“High functioning” misused to mean “can pass for normal”

“reaching out” 🤢

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 05/09/2022 22:45

Fucking Gifted in the present sense instead of the talent sense and how it places the onus on showing off "applaud me for my largesse"

MarmiteCoriander · 05/09/2022 22:45

Gusset
We was ....
The fing is ......its THing)
Bruv
As I said....... (when they never mentioned before!) 😡

Closetbeanmuncher · 05/09/2022 22:46

Making memories
Everything is a fucking 'journey'
super

Yes to both of these plus..

Reaching out
Jumping on

Closetbeanmuncher · 05/09/2022 22:46

*to all

Thisdoesnotendwell · 05/09/2022 22:46

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YesitsBess · 05/09/2022 22:47

5zeds · 05/09/2022 22:45

“High functioning” misused to mean “can pass for normal”

“reaching out” 🤢

Agreed, high functioning has come to mean ‘I’m a bit wordy but think I’m Sherlock’.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 05/09/2022 22:47

I've also noticed (on Youtube) addicting being used in place of addictive and that can fuck right off as well.

SunshineClouds1 · 05/09/2022 22:49

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😂😂

Spudina · 05/09/2022 22:49

I hate the word Mummy when said by an adult to another adult, as in “hello Mummies, how are you?” on a group text message. Makes me cringe.

Whitney168 · 05/09/2022 22:50

Furbaby
Magical

Clawdy · 05/09/2022 22:51

"It is what it is..."

Saynotothefishtank · 05/09/2022 22:52

“Problematic”

“educate yourself”

“I went to the university of life”

Saynotothefishtank · 05/09/2022 22:52

Oh yeah and thenworst is

”rip him a new one”

👀😳

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Spartak · 05/09/2022 22:54

End of.
Go figure
Holibobs
Hubster.
Better half.

Florabritannica · 05/09/2022 22:55

Pulling levers
Hubby/hubster
Uni
modest

stopitleaveitgetdown · 05/09/2022 22:55

"Let's circle back..."
"Just wanted to TOUCH BASE with you"

And my SIL says "nightmare" a lot. "It was a nightmare, DD was a nightmare, GP surgery was a nightmare, Asda was a nightmare" 🙄🙄 drives me nuts

OldEnoughToHaveReadBunty · 05/09/2022 22:55

Grab in the context of "can I grab some food" or "grab a coffee". Just pick it up normally, no need to be "grabbing" it.

Patienceisntvirtuous · 05/09/2022 22:57

'It's as broad as long'.

'Going forward' (cringes).

YesitsBess · 05/09/2022 22:57

What’s pulling levers?!?