Words and phrases that make you shudder

[GreatUserName]

We all know MN hates the word 'moist' and the term 'picky bits' but what other words or phrases do you dislike?

The word flesh gives me the creeps.
<involuntary shudder>

Hubby, hubster
Little one(s)
Baby, instead of my/the baby
Plate up
Portion(s)

Ample portion(s)
Spread, for a meal or buffet
Meal
Buffet
Fry off, instead of fry or sautee
Also when cooking: chuck, bung, sling, glug (think I blame Jamie Oliver for these, though actually rather like him)
Veg, for vegetables
Washed down with
Cascade (to your teams)
Our (work) values (all seemingly picked at random)
Work-shopping (ideas)
On mumsnet: ect for etc, loose for lose, should of for should have, we/there was instead of we/there were, are instead of our, etc etc
I was sat/stood, instead of I was standing/sitting

Luxe
The phrase 'speaks to' in a certain context that I can't explain or give an example of but hopefully you'll know what I mean!
The posts starting 'gently' or 'kindly' seem to have dropped off a bit, thankfully.

Poorly and bore off. They're just so twee and, well English-sounding to my Scottish ears. Don't know anyone who would say either of them (thankfully!).

Gives me the ick (Is this even English? What is an ick?)
Suck it up
I'm in bits
Wind your neck in
Minging

I agree 100% with the baby thing, I find it so annoying and it just makes my toes curl.

I also hate “meal” but have learned to tolerate it bc it’s so commonly said. “We’re going out for X’s birthday meal” etc, so it’s not a strong hatred these days.

I loathe “it’s giving…” completely unnecessary and silly internet speak. I remember on The Traitors one year, someone walked into the library and said “it’s giving reading”. What?! What on earth are you even trying to say?

“My truth”
“It is what it is.” What else would it be?
”exact same”
”fam”
”scaling” a business
Calling a request an “ask”
Everything‘a a damn “journey” these days. A weight loss journey, a hair journey, a knitting journey…

Gently or kindly, followed by something you either didn’t need to say was kind, or that is just rude.

that sounds like a you problem

‘My bad’

DIE 😐

I know someone who uses the incorrect ‘there/their/they’re’ and ‘you’re and your’ and it grates on me, especially so when using both incorrectly in the same sentence.

Cannot bear ‘picky bits’.

Can't stand:
Baby. ( it's the baby)
wanna
My love (when talking to someone you've never met before in a professional capacity)
Hun
Making memories
caught feelings (wtf?)
Reach out (oh fuck off)
Edited as I forget the most hideous.... 'Gives me the ICK'

choccies
hot choccie

(Even worse when seen in context as advice to woman in desperate coercive situation)

I love this for you

Glad to see people agreeing with ‘meal’. Even worse for me if you add nutritious, feels so sanctimonious to me.

in a similar vein to ‘plenty of’, lashings. Bread with lashings of butter? No.

I hate it when I hear 'can I get' when ordering something especially when its not followed by 'please'
also 'a bite to eat'

Guys
Boob monster
To the moon and back

Pamper session.
Hubby
Hubs
Hubster

Lip (as in 'a red lip') Ditto trouser (as in 'a black trouser')
'Love the bones of'
Traybake
Pan fried (what else do you bloody fry in??)
Hand cooked (physically impossible unless your hands are made of tungsten)

Nailed it
You do you
Ducks in a row

The word supper, I only know of one person who ever used it regularly and he was a tit.

Dippy eggs
Veggies
Hidden veggies
Comfy

Yes! Bite to eat! It's absolutely appalling. Forgot I hated that one.

TBF supper is used by me and everyone I know. 😬. Oh dear...

Moist
chafe
‘friends of life’ (Strictly!)

Definitely You do You . It feels like someone one saying fuck off and don't bother me, I'm not at all interested.

Nice. A nice meal, a nice bottle of wine, a nice walk.
It’s so unnecessary.

Posh, especially if it’s posh chocs.

When cooks and chefs say “Go in with..”

Starting a sentence with I mean when there’s no need to.

A glass of fizz.

So another thing I can't stand is starting a sentence with "So". It's rife. And it's wrong.