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What words or terms would you put in a Mumsnet “anti-glossary”?

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IchiNiSanShiGo · 03/01/2025 18:55

Inspired by a couple of posts I’ve seen recently, what words or phrases really “give you the ick”, that you’d love to see in a list of them to be banned or redacted?

The posts I’ve seen recently would suggest “hubby” and “picky bits” as a couple of prime contenders.

I personally would suggest “hun” when used as a bit of a pejorative, but it doesn’t bother me so much when it’s used in a more conciliatory or supportive way.

Also, “giving me the ick” is actually giving me the ick…

OP posts:
Reallybadidea · 04/01/2025 20:37

Big job

peacockbluefeather · 04/01/2025 20:52

I can't bear the posts signed with a kiss. x

peacockbluefeather · 04/01/2025 20:54

"Poorly" is up there with "picky bits", also.

EmpressaurusKitty · 04/01/2025 20:57

peacockbluefeather · 04/01/2025 20:52

I can't bear the posts signed with a kiss. x

Me neither, unless there’s an actual reason for it.

HyggeTygge · 04/01/2025 23:11

cocomama2025 · 04/01/2025 18:38

How do you find the mums net glossary to save for quick check?

https://www.mumsnet.com/i/acronyms

wholettheturnipsburn · 05/01/2025 11:47

peacockbluefeather · 04/01/2025 20:54

"Poorly" is up there with "picky bits", also.

Poorly tummy

Bleugh

SatinHeart · 05/01/2025 21:26

Darkdiamond · 03/01/2025 22:16

Misogyny. Everything is Misogyny, when actually sometimes it's actually not.

If it's not misogyny, generally it seems to be narcissism on MN!

SnowballSandwich · 06/01/2025 08:45

Another thread has just reminded me of another one,
Doing or done when referring to a place.
It sounds so arrogant and quite aggressive.

Lifelover16 · 06/01/2025 14:41

Narcissist
misogeny
boundaries

maudelovesharold · 11/01/2025 00:47

I’ve just read 2 intolerable phrases on the same thread, so had to come back -

first post nailed it
run for the hills

Both so overused.

Cornecopia · 11/01/2025 09:47

LTB

maudelovesharold · 11/01/2025 19:30

Aargh! Another one -

‘You have a husband problem’

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 11/01/2025 19:43

‘Why do you even care?’
I’d ban anyone who posts this, too. 😈

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 12/01/2025 09:27

I’d like to add ‘friend’, when the poster really means some acquaintance who’s a blatant CF, an adult ‘mean girl’, or simply a nasty two-faced bitch.

Sux2buthen · 13/01/2025 22:30

Raise your bar

How low is your bar

Any and all bar related insults

GinToBegin · 13/01/2025 23:09

Use of ‘And you chose to have children with this man?’ or similar should be punished with a lifetime ban.
Ick, unless 11-15 years old.

LoveSandbanks · 07/07/2025 10:46

Jolietta · 03/01/2025 19:14

This too shall pass.

Translation - I don't have anything constructive or helpful to say.

Swiftly followed by “give it up to God” which translates to “I’ve heard you have troubles but I have nothing constructive to offer but as a Christian I must help somehow”

reader, it doesn’t help 🙄

Darragon · 07/07/2025 10:48

LoveSandbanks · 07/07/2025 10:46

Swiftly followed by “give it up to God” which translates to “I’ve heard you have troubles but I have nothing constructive to offer but as a Christian I must help somehow”

reader, it doesn’t help 🙄

People who resurrect zombie threads should be put somewhere, for definite, but I'm not sure an anti-glossary is quite the right place for them. 🤔

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