Words you dislike

[BresciaBike]

I dislike 'penalised'. I'm not too fond of 'engorged' now I think about it. Anyone else have words they don't like much?

Babe
Hun
Hubby
Obese (just say fat)
Juice (ex husband used to say tuna juice and it made me feel sick)

gobsmacked 🙉

Purchase/d.

I don’t know why it winds me up so much. It used to be used in specific circumstances like “It was a large purchase”. Now it’s become a fad to “purchase” a coffee or a pack of chewing gum. The simple word “buy/bought” has suddenly become redundant. Why can’t you just say “buy”? Why do you have to use the word “purchase” to try and look all high-brow and intellectual?

Maybe to Bosworth

My DH used to say ‘go juice’ when he meant petrol or fuel [shudder]
also ‘beer tokens’ for pound notes or money.
Nobhead 🤣
I hate ‘yourself’ and ‘myself’ when they mean you and me. Cringe

How often are narwhals mentioned in your conversations? 🤣

"As per my previous email"

No words for how odious that is to me.

Toilet any way but worse when it's pronounced "Tawlet"

Awful

Squad.

Flaps.

Picky bits

Slit

I loathe the absence of 'to the' that's crept in now as well, instead of "let's go to the pub" its 'let's go pub' or 'he's gone football instead of 'he's gone to THE football". Appalling.

"ask", as in "it's a big ask". Ask is a bloody verb, not a noun😡

"Woke" - yes, I know it's origins, and I know it can be used as an insult by prejudiced people, but grammatically it's the bloody past tense of "wake".

"Boomer", used as a derisory term to lazily lump together everyone in one demographic who are to blame for every problem affecting younger people.

"So", as used to start sentences when totally unnecessary........eg,"So, I'm just at the bus stop waiting........", etc

Another vote for "hun"🙄

Poorly

Discharge 🤢

Mellow
Light, meaning "undemanding": light entertainment, light classical music, etc.
Abbreviations that aren't actually abbreviations for the thing they're describing: "PJs", "BBQ", etc.

It's not just you!🙂
I always want to ask people how many "bloods" have they got?
Someone has already mentioned "meds" - equally nauseating.

Toilet any way

What's wrong with saying toilet if you're talking about a toilet?

"Bro" 🤢

My husband uses the phrase 'snarled up' when talking about traffic and it makes me gag. He now likes to say it as much as possible as he knows it gets to me.

Panties and moist are standard grim ones.

Fart. We never use that word, it's like a swear word in our house (despite the fact my husband is like a bloody trumpet 24/7)

My mum is in her 70's and uses the word jizz when referring to something like a bit of wet food dried on your top. It makes me want to crawl away and wash my ears out.

My mum is in her 70's and uses the word jizz when referring to something like a bit of wet food dried on your top.

That word used to be jism (well, the noun did; I guess jizz was the corresponding verb), but people are too lazy to use two-syllable words. I always have to stifle a chuckle when I meet anyone called Chisholm.

Moreish
Foodie

Words that are just noises really like nom, meh - sets my teeth on edge when I see them written down

Nouns used as verbs eg to medal, to podium wtaf these are not verbs!!
...and breathe

When people say ‘at the minute..’. It irrationally enraged me.

Also can’t stand:
Jammies
Haunches (as in crouching)
Liveried

Most mentioned. Also, don’t care if I never hear
Iconic
Blessed
or
Wholesome, ever again.

Hun
Awesome

Mansplaining and manspreading - nasty and hateful words.