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To have such hatred for certain words? Which words make you shudder?

274 replies

littlemisssunny · 04/09/2012 13:36

Am I unreasonable to hate the words

Congealed

Treacherous (think that's the right spelling)! I know the meaning of this word isn't nice so can kind of see why I don't like it, but I cringe when I hear it!

Which words do you hate?

OP posts:
saintmerryweather · 05/09/2012 23:00

snarky - it doesnt mean anything its just a bastardized word, and i refuse to read any book i know has it in.

Kids for children - especially when its pronounced keedz

Chunder - disgusting horrible word

Loving - as in "we're loving this trend - I'm loving this" what happened to we love or i love?

fanjo.

Paddingtonblue · 05/09/2012 23:31

diddle, my god I hate that word. It is a penis.

exterminateexterminate · 05/09/2012 23:43

Twitter/tweet (apart from when referring to birds. Avian ones.)
I'm liking/I'm loving - ie I'm loving those shoes
Pukka (though you don't hear that much any more thankfully)
Rocked up (eg We just rocked up at Sam's and then went for a pizza)
picked (when used to describe food ie I put some fruit and nuts on the table for people to pick at. Oh God I really hate that for some odd reason.)
Ownership. (As in "He really took ownership of filling out that paperwork. )
Boak (to indicate something awful enough to make you feel sick)
Learning outcome and any other profession-based jargon that absolutely isn't necessary.
Nibbles. Just say nuts/crisps etc
Spooning (to describe cuddling)
Cuddling
Love (as in come here and let me give you a love.)
Nobdie (v v irritating)
Indie instead of independant
antsy

LIttleMcF · 06/09/2012 00:08

lol
pmsl
nom nom
loving someone 'to bits'
fart
ass
arse
BD'ing/AF/BFP etc
Yapping
Playdate (though I actually said it myself twice today. I took a moment to hate myself for it)

I have loads more. They'll start coming back to me soon.

henah · 06/09/2012 04:04

Puke
Hosiery

MaggotMummy · 06/09/2012 06:29

Oh this thread was made for dh!
Moist
Chafe
Pudding (don't know why that one at all, that word makes me smile)

limitedperiodonly · 06/09/2012 08:10

Roasties, as in potatoes. How old are you?

wickerman · 06/09/2012 08:39

Bless
hun
hunny
tummy
ickle
lickle
munch
hubby
hubs
moist
nibbles
smellies
bits
slurp
twee or "hilarious" euphemisms for farting or puking
pompous salesspeak as per CruCru

notjustamummythankyou · 06/09/2012 08:44

I've thought of another:

'myself' when 'me' or 'I' is all that is required.

"my husband and myself ..."
"if you'd like to get back to myself"

Euuuaargh!

StealthPolarBear · 06/09/2012 09:22

"you guys"

BeingFluffy · 06/09/2012 09:51

Duvet
Serviette
Tits
Kids
Lounge (as in living room/sitting room)
Press (as in cupboard - really annoys me for some reason)
En suite and 3 piece suite (must be "suite")
Chinos
Frock (for dress - urgh reminds me of certain relations)

MrsHelenBee · 06/09/2012 10:44

I think mine are all covered in someone's thread....
congealed, moist, mildew, spank, wank, erection, masturbation, ejaculation (omg, feel sick typing those!!!), c*^t (sick and degrading).....
chunder and 'vom' (makes me want to!!),
ginormous - can't stand it, it's either giant or enormous but not some dodgy mix of both!
Fungus (shudder!!!)
Bovvered for bothered, fanks (thanks), sumfink (when did it start ending with a k rather ing?!!!!)
I must be wierd as I also hate Horlicks, Bovril and Bournvita - although I've nothing against other hot drinks. It'd be lovely to know I wasn't the only one!!

Einsty · 06/09/2012 10:47

Maven. Stupid non-word used in the lifestyle pages to make vacuous crap seem important

sieglinde · 06/09/2012 11:03

Scooted, in so-called erotica. 'He scooted towards me.' Also 'member', 'plunging', 'centre', and just about all the repeat words in 50 Shades of Grey bring on nausea. Oh my!

MandaHugNKiss · 06/09/2012 11:04

Phlegm. Looks ugly, sounds ugly and the thing it is describing is disgusting. Mucus should somehow go hand in hand with it but somehow isn't anywhere near as bad.

coansha · 06/09/2012 11:04

Piss flaps its utterly revolting.

foofooyeah · 06/09/2012 11:12

might have been mentioned earlier but one that sets mt teeth on edge is when poeple put

gaw juss

instead of gorgeous

Grrrr, getting angry just thinking about it

LimburgseVlaai · 06/09/2012 11:27

My DD's choice: flesh

My hates are those prissy words that people use to try to appear middle class:

pardon
serviette
toilet
bouquet (particularly when mispronounced bow-kay)
lingerie (particularly when mispronounced luhnge-ery)

[see Nancy Mitford for full list]

squoosh · 06/09/2012 11:30

pardon
serviette

If you're trying to appaear middle class surely you'd use sorry and napkin

limitedperiodonly · 06/09/2012 11:32

coansha

What do you think of 'piss flaps like Mexican saddlebags'?

Strangely, when that bloke later asked me out I turned him down. Mainly, but not entirely, because he would casually insult my naked body too if he saw it.

LimburgseVlaai · 06/09/2012 11:36

Ah squoosh - but people who try to appear middle class think that pardon and serviette are posh words. A bit like holding your knife like a pen.

effingwotsits · 06/09/2012 11:36

Nom nom (vom)
squeee
nipple
mucus

squoosh · 06/09/2012 11:37

Ugh, people who hold their knife as though it's a pen should be cast out of decent society.

squoosh · 06/09/2012 11:38

piss flaps like Meixcan saddlebags!!!!

How could you have turned down that latter day John Keats??

limitedperiodonly · 06/09/2012 11:43

I was always confused about the sin of holding your knife like a pen when it came up on here because I secretly worried I did it.

When I plucked up the courage to ask, some nice MNetter linked to a diagram. I don't do it.

Doesn't mean I'm not common. Just not very dextrous.

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