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What words mispronounced by children have become parts of your family's vocabulary?

252 replies

Flakjacketon · 24/07/2023 13:48

We have 3:
Nuggut- yoghurt
Sniggle - signal
Plumps - plums

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BoobyDazzler · 31/07/2023 19:07

Garlic bread will be gay bread in our house.

connie26 · 31/07/2023 19:12

Ley-o (yellow)
Living loom (living room)
Udididi room (utility room)
Mote (remote control)

CountingMareep · 31/07/2023 20:26

This isn’t a kiddie coinage but ‘wafer thin’ is always ‘waffer thin’ in our house, in homage to Monty Python.

Staygoldponyboystaygold · 31/07/2023 21:36

Falingo- flamingo
Marks and Spencive - Marks and Spencers
Me Me - excuse me

Staygoldponyboystaygold · 31/07/2023 21:38

Friday egg - fried egg
Thumb toe - big toe

HectorPlasm · 31/07/2023 23:15

Kedebad. You guess!

EnthENd · 31/07/2023 23:29

Gitgits - biscuits. Seems like every family has their own word for these!

TwinsPlusAnotherOne · 01/08/2023 21:54

HectorPlasm · 31/07/2023 23:15

Kedebad. You guess!

Kitty cat

SpankmyassandcallmeCharlie · 01/08/2023 21:58

Melonade- lemonade
traffic cake - traffic jam
heart Beep - heart beat

LibertySong · 02/08/2023 00:19

Hanitiser - hand sanitiser
Copcopter - helicopter
Mimmit - minute
Mibble - nibble

Mmmmdanone · 02/08/2023 00:26

Trifuffle for trifle

HectorPlasm · 02/08/2023 09:17

TwinsPlusAnotherOne · 01/08/2023 21:54

Kitty cat

Close - actually elephant!

PickledMuffin · 02/08/2023 11:55

@LibertySong we also have hanitiser!

LibertySong · 02/08/2023 13:17

Oh, just thought of another one.
Kinkypie - porcupine 🤣

CouldBeOuting · 02/08/2023 18:30

DD (now 25) was very proud of her “stifficate” for doing well with her writing in her reception year at school. They are all “stifficates” now - even her degrees.

Squit · 02/08/2023 18:34

Cat flap for flat cap and vice versa

also fishy pea for chippy tea.

verabarbleen · 02/08/2023 18:48

Nankyou instead of thankyou

Tidsleytiddy · 02/08/2023 18:52

Winersweepers= windscreen wipers
Im a Cembrelity= I’m a Celebrity

supercatlady · 23/08/2023 01:31

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upinaballoon · 23/08/2023 02:32

Coy bird = decoy bird
Obbly grease = elbow grease
Stagetti hoops = spaghetti hoops
Bald egg = boiled egg
Sidley = Sidney

upinaballoon · 23/08/2023 02:34

Len Floorcloth = Len Fairclough, from Corrie

MrsHughesPinny · 12/11/2023 05:34

Mine had a brilliant (truly mortifying) one for popcorn. Cockporn. Every cinema trip was a nightmare for about a year and a half.

Still says it, but now just because of teen vulgarity. 😂

connie26 · 12/11/2023 10:27

Mote - TV remote control
Udididy room - utility room
Leyow - yellow
Living loom

Mischance · 12/11/2023 11:24

MrsHughesPinny · 12/11/2023 05:34

Mine had a brilliant (truly mortifying) one for popcorn. Cockporn. Every cinema trip was a nightmare for about a year and a half.

Still says it, but now just because of teen vulgarity. 😂

Love it - we have Stiffy Cocky Pudding!

pastypirate · 12/11/2023 15:14

Morris and Crumpet - Wallace and Grommit