to unfriend, unfollow and generally avoid like the plague anyone who uses the word 'hollibobs'

[MmeLindor]

You have not just returned from your 'hollibobs'. You were on holiday. I can cope with 'vacation' if you are from North America.

The word 'hollibobs' has MORE LETTERS than the word that you are replacing it with.

And it makes you look dim.

[Bluestocking]

"Hubbington on Seasbury"?
Words fail me.

[MmeLindor]

As in 'I'm going to the cinema with my Hubbington on Seasbury'??

How could anyone hear that and not slap their friend with a cold wet fish?

[SarahAndFuck]

Someone said "jollibobs" to me yesterday.

Hubbington on Seasbury though!

[Portofino]

Only 7 sleeps til my holibobs!

[ArtemisKelda]

I don't mind hollibobs at all and crimbo doesn't bother me either.

DD is teething and the one that really makes me growl is when people say peggies to her instead of teeth. Ffs, is it that difficult to use the correct word instead of baby talk nonsense?

[MrsGeologist]

Hubbington on Seabury has tickled me

I'm guilty of of using the words 'diddly dancers' instead of stairs. In my defence, my parents started it.

[MrsGeologist]

Oh and hollibobs is shit, I agree.

[harryhausen]

Holibobs = no.

I also can't abide anyone who facebook's "Wine O'Clock" and thinks they're being original and hilarious. Just no.

Cuntibobs = yes.

[Notafoodbabyanymore]

Sorry, but "stabby" makes me... well... you know...

[HorryIsUpduffed]

Annual leave is annoying.

They're out of the office. For administrative purposes their absence may be accounted for out of their annual leave allowance, but since they are absent on more than one occasion per year it isn't "annual". Fuck off.

[MmeLindor]

MrsG
Where does diddly dancers come from?

We used to say teethypegs to the kids, but I think the whole point is that these are words that are slightly irritating when speaking with babies. Grown women using the word 'hollibobs' just makes me shudder.