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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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trmacc · 24/07/2023 14:19

fasten it forwobs = fast forward (telly etc)
fasten it forwobs bacwobs = rewind

pastypirate · 24/07/2023 14:21

Cat litter converter - catalytic converter. Since they stink this fits so well!!

pktechgirl · 24/07/2023 14:22

Pea - nups - peanut
Mohan (name) - mom mom

LosingTheBelly · 24/07/2023 14:23

'War Buttons ' bread.

'Staffers'. (Ds says I will ask the Staffers for a menu).

user1494050295 · 24/07/2023 14:23

Ice a cream

kwazycupcakes · 24/07/2023 14:25

Pins and needles = peoples.

'Mommy has peoples in her toes! Quick, get the doctor!'

StaringAtTheWater · 24/07/2023 14:25

This will be so outing if anyone knows my family!

Abblet - used to describe real life programme or film, as opposed to cartoon (I think my kids original came up with it as a weird combo of 'adult' and 'tablet')

Cu-cu-cumber - Cucumber (obviously!)

LosingTheBelly · 24/07/2023 14:25

Oh and also Ds when little adored 'crunchy dancing' . (an afterschool club- country dancing).

AmyPeralta · 24/07/2023 14:26

Blue attack - blue tack

Blos - strawberries

Hotayal - hotel

Gazette go - get set go ( when starting a race)

Catspyjamas17 · 24/07/2023 14:27

The Isle of Wight Fairy (ferry)

Ho-tail (hotel)

rainbug · 24/07/2023 14:27

Cucabuyer - cucumber
Triangodile - crocodile

orangeleavesinautumn · 24/07/2023 14:27

we travel by bug instead of by bus, and if it is a double decker its a duggy-bug

we use cuters not computers and have wiginer on out chips

Catspyjamas17 · 24/07/2023 14:27

Crawns and haycorns (prawns and sweetcorn)

orangeleavesinautumn · 24/07/2023 14:28

o yes, and a Tammy Tammy is a ball! ( to me! to me!)

Fifilafrog · 24/07/2023 14:29

Swimming gongles (goggles)
heaven beds (gravestones)

ClinkyWotsit · 24/07/2023 14:29

Hunnybun = hairband. From DD age 2. Used by DH and I in general conversation such as “can you bring one of my hunnybuns downstairs please”.

HappyJoyousFree · 24/07/2023 14:29

Fingins - fingers
Tust - toast
We put feet on instead of shoes.

PurpleChrayne · 24/07/2023 14:30

Fandindo for flamingo.
Mitty Baus for Mickey Mouse.
Bajaino for vagina 😆

Chocolatesandroses · 24/07/2023 14:33

At the moment ds calls thunder storm a fun storm and when it snows he tells me the snowman is coming 🤣🤣🤣

Fingerlimes · 24/07/2023 14:34

Maffer - hammer
bag Sam - back pack

Keeperofsecrets · 24/07/2023 14:39

Neckflix (Netflix)
Cardardigan (cardigan)
Dolfish (dolphin)
Oooshales (shoelaces)
Also, up until recently our granddaughter would say monut instead of moment. My husband can’t say it any other way now! Hang on a monut!

ClinkyWotsit · 24/07/2023 14:39

Oh and also “hoonicorn” for unicorn and “scetti” for spaghetti, both that I picked up as a child and have used lazily ever since. To be fair, ‘hoonicorn’ didn’t have much of a run out until DD came along so I surprised myself with how long lasting that mispronunciation has hung round for.

user1471517095 · 24/07/2023 14:39

Skwossoll = Squirrel (an old one from I was a baby)
Chockty = Chocolate
Tommytup = Tomato

SophyRivenhall · 24/07/2023 14:42

Criss roll = croissant
Doodrant = deodorant

Fiddlerdragon · 24/07/2023 14:45

Willy boobies- testicles 🤣🤣