To ask what words make your teeth itch?

[scruffybird]

Or sayings?

Mine are:
bolt hole
bespoke
Bless

Oh god yes, "Little Man" especially on a t-shirt.

"110% effort" used a lot on sports programmes and talent shows.

I also don't get the 'teeth itch' phrase either.
I Used it in the title because it is heavily used on this site and it seemed better than 'gets on your nerves'

Insentivise,
Buggar especially if describing a child,
Can I lend? or Can you borrow me?,
Guys/ you guys,
pencil it in,
touch base,
any meal including gravy being xxxx dinner, e.g Sausage, Mashed Potato and gravy = Sausage Dinner,
kiddies,
over use of like,
shortening every word e.g tots hilar = totally hilarious.

I could probably carry on.

yes ladyclarice meal - its horrible. Meal deal. Go out for a meal. Meal planner. Meal time. A meal sounds horrible, like you would sit at a formica table on a bench and silently eat some gruel and be grateful for it. If you say 'go out for dinner' that implies a candle, some drinks and some stories and jokes. Magazines with '50 Meals in minutes' recipes..... urgh....

Actually, I hate 'supper' too. "You must join us for supper". Where I grew up supper was eating a toasted teacake and a glass of milk in your nighty while you moaned about not being allowed to stay up to watch Dallas.

at 'gruel'. I know what you mean ? the words conjure up very different scenarios. For me, though, it's more the sound of the actual word. Not sure why but it makes me cringe a bit.

I don't mind supper, even though when I was a kid my understanding of supper was very similar to yours! Would always use dinner though, unless I was talking about having someone over particularly late and 'dinner' would sound weird.

the phrase "teeth itch" annoys me.

also the words clammy, panties and moist!

eugh!

"pamper" and "indulge", they're squidgy words that make me think of fat bottoms. Not that there is anything wrong with fat bottoms generally speaking, I have a fine one of my own.

And the word "passionate" when used in reference to people's line of work. E.g. I am passionate about marketing solutions. I am all for enthusiasm in your job but passion never really sounds plausible.

Me time

That's another one that makes my teeth ache

Pamper and indulge...awful. Makes me think of fat, wobbly bottoms too! And like something with maribou feathers and talcum powder might happen.

Period
One foul swoop
Totally unique - unique doesn't need to be qualified
In fact any phrase used by an X factor judge I'm specifically looking at you Louis

I don't like the plural of cheese, bread and meat

Cheeses, breads and meats, just trying too hard.

I have some cheese or I have lots of cheese. Possibly even different types of cheese. never cheeses

frock

'Hand Cooked Chips', that would hurt like hell surely?

In fact 'hand picked, hand finished or hand cooked', what utter tosh!

The only time I have heard the expression "teeth itch" was on an old comedy record in my dad's collection by an American called Shelly Berman when he was describing his hangover after a very good party: "My tongue is asleep and my teeth itch."

Inexplicably: "booth"

More explicably:
"Can I get"
"Awesome"
"You guys"
"No problem"
"at all" as in "can I get you anything at all?"
"yourself" as in "can I get you anything at all for yourself today?"

these days, the one that really gets me grinding my gnashers is:
"Sorry, but..."
No you're not sorry, you're about to make some remark that could be insulting/offensive/rude/thickasmince and expect that the tiny wee completely-hypocritical 'sorry' at the start of your sentence will somehow mitigate the rest of the drivel that follows it. It doesn't.

Love him/her to bits...
Artisan.....
Quintessential.....
Closure....
Bang on trend.....

kids
can I get ?
you guys
mummy friends
little man
well done you

re the teeth itching thing....a pal of mine used to say, if someone irritated her profoundly,

"She gets my hate receptors up"

Very american but in certain situations very apt.

vixsatis, I agree wholeheartedly about 'Can I get', 'at all' and 'yourself' (also 'myself used in the same stupid wrong context).

I also actually get where you're coming from with 'booth'. It's a tiny bit toe-curling. Still not as bad as 'matinee' for me, though.

I hate the words 'vile' and 'horrid'. I also can't stand to hear a grown up describe their mother as 'Mummy'.

BarmyBiscuit, I think "He is vile" is the phrase I use most on Mumsnet!

What's wrong with it?

"Horrid" is different - sounds like a spoiled child is saying it.

And yes, "Mummy" is dreadful.

Yy to "makes my teeth itch". Was funny at first until everybody kicked the arse out of it now it's just irritating.
My current favourite is "boils my piss" which shall remain funny only untill everyone is using it.