Words you cannot bear to read or speak or hear

[squinker45]

I cannot bear to read or speak or hear some food related words. It is difficult for me to write them as I feel so ick about them but here goes:

Tasty
Delicious
Sweet treats (or just treats)
Snack
Yum
Nom
That slurpy face emoji (I refuse to put it here)

Uuuuuuurgh I feel ill now

What is wrong with me? Anyone else or am I a massive weirdo?

Prepping veg
Holibobs
Crimbo
Forever home
Draws (drawers)

Huns
Hubs

My worst is when people say something like 'the dog needs walked' - surely it's either the dog needs TO BE walked or the dog needs walking.

Oh, and 'we are pregnant'. No. You are expecting a baby, the MOTHER is pregnant. I may have upset a colleague or two in the past who have told me this, when I ask how their male pregnancy symptoms compare to their wives' when they tell me that 'they' are pregnant. Can women not even claim pregnancy as our own?

"Bung it in the oven" makes me tremble with discomfort.

"Doggo" and "pupper" should be criminal offences.

"In our newborn bubble" - another vomit inducing saying.

"Knickers", no comment needed.

Also: "my other half" - so show offy, needy and desperate in one phrase... I now think of you as half a person.

"Hubby" is another one.

It does sound odd, but I think that is because we have gotten used to pronouncing in this way. I recall attending a very dry case in the High Court and some of the witnesses kept referring to the 'benefisheries' and the 'benefishal' owner. The judge strayed into a bit of light heartedness by making a point of stressing the correct pronunciation whenever he spoke. That was aimed at making a very heavy case a lot less dull than it would otherwise have been. Not quite Robert Rinder, but making a boring case pass a little quicker.

Choc/choccy

Picky bits (makes me think of scabs)

Yes or "secuterry" which is also so annoying!

A ‘sneaky tipple’ is worse.

Or a cheeky tipple.

I’m a barrister. I’ve never heard counsel or a judge pronounce ‘beneficial’ or ‘beneficiary’ with a ‘sss’ sound.

What I hear regularly is High Court judges saying ‘harASS’ and ‘harASSment’, like Frank Spencer.

There's a radio 2 newsreader that can't manage to say police.

She has an awful strangled tone anyway bit she constantly talks about the PAL ees

Threads (usually in AIBU) with a question as the title and the first sentence of the OP is “just that really”. It sounds so wet.

When someone proclaims to “rock” an item of clothing instead of just wearing it. Unutterably cringeworthy.

Posh chocs

Norks 🤮

Definitely ‘chocs’. Yesterday my husband said I could share some of his ‘chocs’ so now I have to decide whether to be driven by my values or my stomach….

A food based one for me is “slap up meal”

Hate all the usual twee stuff like holibobs or drinkies.

Just reading back and absolutely agree with the PP's who said "gifted".
My sister gifted me a laptop. What's wrong with "gave me"

I see it quite often on local facebook groups. I am "gifting" an item of tat to someone who needs it. It seems to be a fairly recent buzzword.

I'm going to be scared to open my mouth at this rate!

Ooh I’ve thought of another one that I keep seeing recently. People saying pissed when they mean pissed off. If you’re American fine but if not it’s just annoying. Same as people saying ass when they mean arse.

Also, one I have only seen on TV thankfully, but “give us the room”. Just annoying.

" my lived experience"

what kind of pretentious bollocks is this? Is it American?

See also "journey"

As in "my weight loss journey" "my pregnancy journey" "my skin care journey" "my relationship journey" and other bollocks.

@OldRanter As well as being tautology - a particular of mine. In a magazine I saw one just today which has been doing the rounds for years inviting me to apply for my "free gift". Agggh!

"Chocs" is grounds for divorce.

Also "hot choc."

Scabs, that's it!! You defined what's been bothering me about that phrase!

People who eat “biccies” oh my goddddd 😱😱

YY to "gifted" and "picky bits".

I absolutely loathe the word "guff". It makes me think of fuggy, steamy bad breath and farts.

Tummy
Pinkie (small finger)
Poo
Willy
Poorly
The ick
Furbaby
Holibobs
Hubby
Panties
Hun/hunny