Phrases that make you cringe

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'Creative juices' is awful.

No 😂.

A human baby - like when you go to see the midwife and they don’t say…
’let me see how THE baby is doing’.
Instead they omit the word ‘the’ and say ‘let me see how Baby’s doing.’
or
‘Is baby feeding ok?’ When it should be ‘is THE/YOUR baby feeding ok?’

It's a MN one. When someone's posting a recipe in response to 'quick midweek meals' or something, the entire thing is written to emphasise the incredible, casual speed that this meal can be prepared with.

"You throw the chicken at a bowl, lob a handful of paprika in, sling it into the oven then drop-kick the whole fucking lot towards the table. 10 minutes, tops."

Probably followed by "food of the gods..."

remembered there's an edit button

Me too. Can't bear it.

When you read a menu in a reasonably priced restaurant and it’s a lovely long list of ingredients made to sound delicious and wholesome and then you hear the ping of the microwave going off ( almost )
Sourced, hand stretched , hand picked , succulent, lashings etc but the eating doesn’t match the menu glowing references.

The use of "way" as an adverb

Way too much.
Way too little.
Way better.

Instead of "far"
"far too much"

“I’m not gonna lie” often comes from the mouths of untrustworthy sorts

Thins. As in crackers or chocolates or similar that are cut very thinly so refer to themselves as 'thins'. I currently have a packet of Tesco 'poppy and sesame thins'. Described underneath as 'crisp and savoury' 'Baked golden brown for a versatile snack'.

When someone hasn't seen someone for a few months, and they say 'it's been a minute!' Who the F started this shit? I've only heard it this past year or two.

'Blue sky thinking.'

Both of these can fuck off off off!!!

I HATE 'be kind!' As has been said, it's just a way to shut women down, and is the new 'stop nagging.'

This! And picky bits & people using the word “tea” in a food context, as in we had steak for tea. ITS DINNER!

And the slightly more ominous 'Offboarding"!

Apparently it’s impossible for people to work without doing it tirelessly. Working hard is actually very tiring, so working tirelessly suggests not putting much effort in.

'the wife'

'We going to the shop' - It's 'We ARE going to the shop'!

Using 'brought' instead of 'bought' (and vice versa)

Ahem…

I haven’t RTFT so I don’t know if it’s already been said but “it’s giving”. 🙄

'That Mitchell and Webb Sound - Step Up to the Plate'

Blue lighted

And 'actioning' something (instead of just doing it)

This is the ONLY acceptable time PIVOT should be used. 😆

‘Staying hydrated’ - WTF happened to ‘drinking enough water’?

And I really hate ‘brekkie’, though my FiL used to call it ‘brekker’ which is even worse!

Get to fuck/As (insert adjective)as fuck
Veggies/brekkie/ cuppa
And I hate the phrase 'running around after the children'

I loathe women being called "Karen" as an insult. The only Karen I know is such a lovely woman and I hate that her name is now used as a form of abuse.

Also people being referred to as "humans". No!

undertaking (when not a funeral director, ie for ‘doing’)
utilising (for ‘using’)
adhering (when not about glue)
endeavouring (for ‘trying’)

The incompetent management where I work suddenly start using (‘utilising’) these wank words out of nowhere, whenever they attempt (‘endeavour’) to pull rank, and it makes them sound completely ridiculous.