BUBS

[PerryCombover]

Seriously? Bubs? seriously?

I can think of very few ways to describe a child that are less annoying than Bubs,AIBU?

[LadyWord]

eyethangyou, that would be OK wouldn't it? No, I'm in scotland.

[culturemulcher]

lil man - absolutely not
little man - Yes
little lady - No

[drivemecrazy63]

dc has a teacher in year 9 who says to the students if they are being noisy ' naughty noonoo like in teletubbies there 13

[NoobyNoob]

I call my son bubbi, not bubba! Confusing.

[drivemecrazy63]

i get an irrational rage when my sister calls the dog popster instead of poppy i actually want to hit her its sounds so naff and shes renames ALL my kids too agggghhh now im in a mood

[NoobyNoob]

I call my son bubba and my DH bubba.

Always have done.....and always will, too.

[drivemecrazy63]

i had no idea people hated HUBBY i dont call him hubby but i do on sites when talking about him his nicknames Tiger or hunny bunny which i call him when i want something haha

[eyethangyou]

I quite like Toots - if said in a Bugsy Malone kinda way. Are you in prohibition-era Noo Yoik, LadyWord?

[ThePathanKhansWoman]

Bubs hater here too.

[FannyFifer]

My in-laws referred to my son when he was small as "the babs" seriously it made me want to choke them.
They never called my second child it as think DP must had a word.
An irrational rage came over me every time they said it.

[LadyWord]

Bubs is bad. But doesn't irritate me quite as much as Toots which is very common round here. "Come on Toots!" ick.

Having said that I do call my DC sausage, sweet pea, babe and all kinds of silly made up nicknames. I probably make passers by cringe on a daily basis.

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

Said in an ickle voice.

obv.

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

milly-moo

becky-boo

simmy-soo

rumplestiltskin-roo

etc

[stickylittlefingers]

I don't understand the moo thing, Chaos - would I be Stickylittlefingersmoo? (please understand I live a very sheltered life - and they're all bairns up here, so I don't have to worry about the bub thing either. Tho short for Beelzebub made me laugh!!)

[TheReturnoftheSmartArse]

My boss calls his wife Bubs. Weird. (Her name's Joanna.)

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

Oh anyone who adds moo as a suffix to a name to create a wanktastic nickname.

[grr]

Into the stocks with them.

[RitaMorgan]

Ooh, I call ds Bubs. And Bubba - and even worse, Bubba Bear

Only do it at home/in private though

[charliejosh]

Haha my mistake Blooferlady

[Shodan]

On a not at all related note, I was recently taken aback to hear ds2 describe a sore toe as a 'boo-boo'. Intense questioning of my nearest and dearest failed to uncover the felon who taught him this.

Turns out it was bloody Dora the bloody Explorer. She has now dropped in my estimation, despite having taught ds2 quite a lot of Spanish.

And BlooferLady- leave the newbie alone or it's the Naughty Step for you, retrospective smiley notwithstanding.

[minipie]

CheerfulYank - "babe" is acceptable as it's a real word. Though obviously best if you are David Bowie in Labyrinth.

"Bubs" and "bubba" however are not real words and just make me think you can't say "baby" properly.

LadyClarice I agree - what's wrong with saying "the baby".

[Deaddei]

Dh once called me Chubs.
Only once.

[B4Beatrice]

Things that make me want to pull my own teeth out-
Lol
Lil man
Lil ladee
Lil princess
Sexy lil (whatever)
Mummy's little angel/ princess/ man/ etc etc etc

However, much to my disgust, I have called DD "bubs". As in "come on bubs".

I am a total hypocrite arent I?

TBF though I would never refer to her as it to anybody (I would use her name). Likewise for FB, MN, etc.

My excuses are not working are they?

[BlooferLady]

(there shoulda been a after that!)

[BlooferLady]

How dare you post, Charlie. Do you think this is a public forum or something?

[charliejosh]

Hello, I am new so hope you dont mind me posting.....I HATE the word Hubby with a passion, but as for Bubs - I call my ds bubba chops sometimes....never bubs though!