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If you had a jar in your home for people to put in £1 every time they used a particular word , what word would you choose?

72 replies

YourAvidOpalPoet · 20/06/2026 11:08

Or phrase
What's for tea

OP posts:
Jamtomorrowneverjamtoday · 20/06/2026 11:08

I

Strawberryteabag · 20/06/2026 11:09

Can you drop me off at..........

Questi3nn · 20/06/2026 11:09

Mummy

Alltheusefulitems · 20/06/2026 11:09

Muuuuuuuum

WaterlooBridge · 20/06/2026 11:10

It’s buns

Twattergy · 20/06/2026 11:10

Twat.
We use it as a term of endearment a lot.

Hover · 20/06/2026 11:10

Mum of 2 teen girls here - it would be "like" and I'd be a, like, millionaire within, like, a week!

Vividdreamsandnightmares · 20/06/2026 11:10

Ending every sentence with:

"To be fair"

Or

"D'you know what I mean"

DarkFate · 20/06/2026 11:11

“Obviously” seems to have replaced “literally” lately.

I was at the AGM for the scouts the other night and the chair said it 4 times in one sentence…

CurbsideProphet · 20/06/2026 11:11

Mummy

MrsAvocet · 20/06/2026 11:11

Used to be "Muuummm" but since all my DC are adults now I'd go for "Have you seen my..." or "Where did you put the..." courtesy of DH.

DryIce · 20/06/2026 11:11

Poo or bum (I have a 7yo)

DarkFate · 20/06/2026 11:12

My other big bug bear used to be “at the end of the day” but I’ve not heard that a lot since Jeremy Kyle stopped airing

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 20/06/2026 11:12

“Bro”.

DidYeAye16 · 20/06/2026 11:13

Mate

MrsMoastyToasty · 20/06/2026 11:13

"Where is my....?"

Trumptontown · 20/06/2026 11:14

Like

FloodlightsOnTheSquare · 20/06/2026 11:14

Mate. My teenage son no longer refers to me as mum.

AllJoyAndNoFun · 20/06/2026 11:16

“Wholesome” in the teen sense of the word. Everything seems to be wholesome. Even things that definitely aren’t

Anothernameretired · 20/06/2026 11:17

Mum, have you seen my .....?
(and also, wife, have you seen my ....?)

I'm going to set the jar up now.

Lizchaz · 20/06/2026 11:19

I'll do it later

that's the answer when anyone is asked to do anything, including my husband.

DuchessedOrleans · 20/06/2026 11:19

‘Aww she’s so cute, take a photo quick’.

About our dog, we have more photos of our dog than all the dc combinedGrin

JillThePlantKiller · 20/06/2026 11:20

Muuuum

Vividdreamsandnightmares · 20/06/2026 11:23

Trumptontown · 20/06/2026 11:14

Like

Yes, this!

Inserting "like" or "I was like" an average of 10 times into every sentence is akin to fingernails down a blackboard for me.

MissCooCooMcgoo · 20/06/2026 11:25

Vividdreamsandnightmares · 20/06/2026 11:10

Ending every sentence with:

"To be fair"

Or

"D'you know what I mean"

Oh god yes

Add to that 'Where's Daddy'. Nobody ever gives a shit where I am apparently.