I’m hating on the word ‘ cuppa ‘.

[hattie43]

A Facebook friend is really giving me the ick over her constant use of the word ‘ cuppa ‘ . I have developed an unreasonable hatred of it .

who fancies coming over for a cuppa
where’s the best place in town for a cuppa
I drink at least 6 cuppa’s a day
how do you take your cuppa

Its cup of tea

Ahhh just ahhh

Ditto to ‘brekkie’ in particular! My FiL used to say ‘brekker’ which is even worse!

I had to read that several times before I got it.
Love it but have the wrong sort of accent for it (I pronounce all the r’s) 😅

My FIL used to call it Spag Blog which incensed me, probably as his wife did all the cooking, and he had no idea how much work that was.

Yorkies for Yorkshire puddings. See it on here all the time and can't bear it! Also faux casual cooking words- as in "then you can just pop it in the slow cooker/sling it in the oven". Bleugh

I have a friend who spells it as cupper!

@LaMarschallin I love 'a drop of the grape' 🍇 and will start using this one!

I would fully support you if you walked out even now over tummy ache. Unforgivable

I like my cuppacino

My colleague calls a spreadsheet a “spready”.

I hate 'cuppa' or 'brew', but I also hate 'hating on'.

Cuppa and brew make me want to vomit. My dear old Dad also says having his meal. Honestly makes me want to scream. I’m wondering if it’s a form of misophonia

I dislike the word 'ick'.

Oh yes, cosy. Cosy and comfy. Eek.

bung it in the oven. Yuck

Roasties, yorkies and 'all the trimmings'. I don't know why - perhaps they've been overused.

See also : bubbles or fizz for champagne or prosecco.

And, strangely -'enjoy'. As in 'you can enjoy a cup of tea in the tearoom.' Or 'Enjoy the log fire'. It feels...dictatorial, maybe?

Having said that, in this house we have 'spag bog' for dinner sometimes, so what do I know.

(And yes it's bog, not bol. Bol is for amateurs.😁)

Box of chocs, hot choc, posh chocs. God I hate "chocs"! Even worse "snuggled under a blankie with a hot choc". Just no.

Hating on and ick are far worse

I refer to cocktails as cocky-ts.
I’m so sorry 🤣

I agreed with most of these - cuppa, brekkie, sarnie, bikkie. All awful.

I also, irrationally, hate “chocs”. I have to stop reading.

Another word I hate, though not really following the theme of the thread, is “buggy”. Ugh. Hate it!

Or just hate

Come to Wales and have a panad instead. Used so much in our family even my English speaking cousins say it.
Im with you all on hubby and cheeky anything at all.

Yes all the cosy comfort versions of words are code for announcing you never want to have sex again, surely? By all means have your cuppa, Gary, that's all you'll ever get from me.

I also LOATHE grown men saying they are looking for cuddles on dating sites. It feels like they are presenting themselves as children and inviting you to be their nonce. No, just no.

I agree but hating on, ick, hubby, roasties, picky bits, holibobs, are just as bad.

Urgh I loathe the word “cuppa” and was getting wound up by it yesterday when it kept popping up on a thread.
I also hate the way this country is obsessed with hot drinks and how people react like you’ve said something really offensive when you don’t drink them.

On the thread yesterday the OP came back from holiday to find her husband hadn’t gone food shopping and had drank all the milk, some people were commenting as though the milk was the only supply of liquid in the house.
It’s also disappointing when you go somewhere that offers complimentary “refreshments” (I hate that word too for some reason) and they only provide tea and coffee or when you visit someone’s house.
No one ever seems to have any soft drinks other then tap water and my friends and hairdresser now buy Diet Coke for when I go round or sparkling water.

I also hate the word “snack” and it’s so overused. People constantly talk about snacking or snacks for kids or snack foods and I wish there was a more popular alternative.
We also eat too many snacks in my opinion and when I go anywhere (even for a couple of hours) with some of my friends they pack a huge bag of snacks for their kids.
The kids often are more interested in hanging around for the constant supply of food than playing.

Gill Simms made we laugh when she wrote about a similar thing in her book where the character meets a friend for a quick trip to the playground.
The other character looks around in surprise and asks “Ellen, why are all these children eating?!” 😂.

God yes- the worst is on masterchef when the wannabe chef presents food to the critics then leaves the room with a cheery "Enjoy!". Gets my goat every time!