Phrases that make you cringe - Part 2

[BitSilly]

So we can carry on speaking our truth innit 😂

Similar vein to "touching cloth" - 2 horrific medical-ish ones- "bodily fluids" and "open your bowels" - argh!

I hate a “crisp white shirt”
”Having visibility of” e.g. a document
”Kick off” in contexts other than a football match
“Rock up” - just daft
“You do you” - not when it’s inappropriate
”No, not that sort!” when you’re asked if you accept cookies on a website - snore

Singular things that should be pairs...
" a red lip", "a trouser".

POV used on Tik Tok videos. When they are not staying a specific point of view

Touching cloth is when you are so desperate to defecate that a bit of poo is poking out and touching your underwear

'Lol' in the context of anything that isn't funny. I saw a text exchange this week and part of it read;

'I haven't seen you at the supermarket recently LOL'

'Not sure why, i've been lots LOL'

Sensational description 🤣🤣🤣

Is hard cock an acceptable use of hard? 🤣

Forrin to mean abroad or foreign. What's wrong with the real words.

I don't have any fucks to give (and variations) just say IDGAF

Agree with hard no. It's either yes or no.

First post nails it. Just say you agree.

@Kingsleadhat
Errmm... thanks, I think... 😳

That leads me to another cringey word - Vom.

Use your words
I'm not being funny but...
Date night
Fur baby
The hubster
Let's take this offline
Use your words
The ick
Hope that helps

The poster on the previous thread that said 'whole self' made her think of the Hokey Cokey at work - and she might get her whole self fired - has made me laugh so much. Thank you.

Also crisp white shirt. Just read an awful novel in which no one seemed to wear anything else. Hate lazy pairings like this, such as working tirelessly, reading avidly...

Also I heard a new one on the news this morning - and I know I'm going to hear it more often. An off duty medic stepped in to help in an accident situation. Except he didnt help or assist - he self-mobilised!

"people experiencing pregnancy" (pregnant women)

People 'living with depression ' (suffering from depression)

"Men who have sex with men" (gay men )

"People of colour " (black and brown people you mean )

So disingenuous the lot of it. I could go on.

"kind hands"
"Indoor voices"

@SquishedMallow There’s some sensible public health thinking behind “men who have sex with men”. In some communities, men won’t self-identify as gay because of the internalised stigma, so it’s a way of reaching them without alienating them.

"lived experience" as opposed to what ? Immortal experience of the event ? From the grave experience? Pre birth ?

What I really can’t stand is celebrities and alpha women who call their mums ‘mamma’ in gushing social media posts. If they call them mum to their face, what’s the need for mamma in a post? I think it’s performative and just irritating.

"bite to eat" as in, let's go for a...
Reminds me of my most horrific ex ever and I will never recover from it.

"Fast forward to" while relating a story. Fills me with an irrational rage.

Admirably clear description! In a similarly awful vein, one of my ex-colleagues used to say "the turtle's head's poking out". Mind you, he was a foul individual.

“I’m adulting” No, you’re talking like a five year old

Over-use of ‘perfect’, particularly in response to each individual food or drink order in a cafe or restaurant. Where did that trend come from and can it go back there?!

Long story short … will still be longish and the storyteller will be horrible.

Similarly described by my brother as a badger's nose

another thread has just reminded me - “plating up”.
Any long-winded saga that starts, “So, me and hubby…” and includes the word “que” when introducing the next stage in the tale

I can't stand it when people incorporate an imaginary question and answer session into a post. For example: Just seen a picture of this house. My response? That's my new home! So self involved, it's toe-curling