Phrases you hate

[homeedhorrors]

I know this has probably been done to death but just saw a cafe advertising "Vicky Sponge" and felt compelled to start a thread. Other offenders:

• any onomataopoeia for anything smell related, particularly if it is alliterative. There was a recent thread about "pongy pits" and being "whiffy" which gave me the inner boak.

Saw "occy health" on here which made me eyes bleed.

"Needs gone".
Drives me mad. What's the matter with the verb "to be"?

Anything involving 'popping'. Popping something in the oven, popping to the shops, popping round, popping your cherry. Ugh.

Holibobs
x more sleeps (eg till
holiday)
uni
picky bits
poorly
hun
baby mum/dad
faux

The weird trend for calling people humans. Eg...happy birthday to this amazing human...wtf!

My bad
Reach out
"lighthearted" (as in mumsnet titles)
Hubby
Fur baby

there's plenty more tbh

Mansplaining and manspreading and any other specifically aimed at hating men nonsense.

Saying for sure no idea why but just sounds so American

Tell me you struggle with the mere idea of feminism without saying 'I struggle with the mere idea of feminism.'

Referring to animals as ‘my boy’ my girl’ or to the owners as ‘mum/dad’ 🤮

Oh god yes, actually referring to them as anything other than children. "Pickles/cherubs/heartbeats/my life" 🤢

How else would I refer to my dogs whom I birthed myself?

A few of our local roads have had council signs put up saying parking is being suspended to allow street cleansing.

I'd happily inflict papercuts and salty crisps on whoever wote that.

'why on earth...' - sounds so pompous and righteous to me 😂

Picky bits
Need gone
Full fat coke
Food of the gods
Yeah no…
Can I get
Claw back

'If we could just all #be kind'
Because it's never everyone is it? It's generally someone getting told to shut up, put up and prioritise the other group/person!

Also fur baby

Making memories 🙄

Oh yes!!!

I don’t struggle with feminism, I simply choose to despise it.

Fur baby
For my sins
Making memories

Is "pong" an example of onomatopoeia? I am inclined to think not @homeedhorrors

You may interested to know there was recently a similar thread on here which filled up:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5135536-phrases-you-hate?page=35

So you find the notion that both sexes should have equality 'despicable'.

Right. Well, no one can help you with that.

Similar to another poster mentioning the use of " special human etc " , every year someone i know wishes her mum Happy Birthday on Facebook by saying Happy Birthday to the birth giver . Makes my wince when I see it!

If you know you know.

Tell me blah blah blah without telling me blah blah blah.

Reach out.