To get the arse about this?

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PIL came for lunch at the weekend. FIL is a difficult character and practically the first thing he said as he arrived was "do you still believe in Father Christmas?" He addressed the question to the DCs who are twelve and ten. Now fair enough the elder probably doesn't......but still.

WIBU to get the arse and go to the kitchen to neck a glass of wine compose myself whilst rattling saucepans?

personally, I'd take umbridge.

Mardy is an excellent word. Should come between miffed and hump as there is still time for recovery from a Mardy episode.

How about when someone has a "gob on" or "face like a slapped arse" mode?

I feel that umbridge definitely requires bosom hoiking.

Where does "livid" come in the scale? I generally find that's accompanied by cats bum mouth.

Is he a Christian? I would have asked him if he still believed in Jesus....

ujjayi in Glasgow we had A face like a well skelped babies' arse.

Disclaimer: that was years ago,

Mardy isn't really on the list, as that's a general state of mind. One is more likely to become peeved, cheesed off, or even get the arse if one was mardy to begin with.

Surely we've missed 'in high dudgeon'? That's before 'livid', but definitely worse than getting the massive arse.

OK, so here is my revised definitive suggested hierarchy of Christmas sulking:

Peeved
Miffed
Narked
Cheesed off
Has the hump
Has the arse
Has the massive arse
In high dudgeon
Spitting feathers
Apoplectic

Don't forget 'gone nuclear'...

Bullistic?

And move peeved or the kitten gets it.

On your head, Manatee.

ChaoticTurkey mentioned Irked on another thread. That needs classification too.

Whare are you suggesting peeved goes, ChaoticTurkey? After miffed?

Alright then.

Irked
Miffed
Narked
Peeved
Cheesed off
Has the hump
Has the arse
Has the massive arse
In high dudgeon
Spitting feathers
Ballistic
Apoplectic

Fucked Off

Irked
Miffed
Narked
Peeved
Cheesed off
Has the hump
Has the arse
Has the massive arse
In high dudgeon
Spitting feathers
Ballistic
Apoplectic
Homicidal

Piqued?

Slightly less pissed off than Irked I suppose.

I concur with the current list well done Viv.

Isn't there a case for the understatement after 'livid' and 'ballistic'.

Shouldn't it revert back to 'Was not a very happy bunny'

yes I like that seething subtlety, complex

I would proposed that 'fucked off' goes between 'has the arse' and 'has the massive arse'.

What about 'pigged off'? My Nan always gets pigged off.

Irked
Miffed
Narked
Peeved
Cheesed off
Has the hump
Pigged off
Has the arse
Has the massive arse
In high dudgeon
Spitting feathers
Ballistic
Apoplectic
Homicidal

It's bullistic.

«grins at the irony of me pointing out spelling errors»

No it's not.

It's ballistic. As in ballistics, the branch of mechanics dedicated to the behaviour of flying objects such as bullets.

Definitely "ballistic". Like a ballistic missile.

Though I quite like 'bullistic'. As in china shops, I suppose

Hand up over here for 'ballistic' - even google says "Did you mean: ballistic?" when you type it in.

Ffs.

It's the sturdy of bullets.

Ergo...

honestly