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Stop with the daft made up words.

137 replies

eofa1 · 24/11/2013 23:03

Somebody judging you is not being judgy. They are not a judgy-pants. An actual real word exists for what you're trying to say, and it doesn't take much longer to type. JUDGEMENTAL, people. As in "I am judgemental towards people who use cringe-inducing phraseology."

OP posts:
ShylaMcCall · 24/11/2013 23:53

Oh God, no, mansplaining is just a term for a concept as old as time

Caitlin17 · 24/11/2013 23:54

"Selfie" and "onesie" do however make me "boak" (or they would if I could bring myself to say boak. In answer to a question I thought "boak" was a west of Scotland word)

Caitlin17 · 24/11/2013 23:55

Themastersbra I'm new here.

TheMastersBra · 24/11/2013 23:57

"Themastersbra I'm new here."

Sorry Caitlin. I'm old and jaded.

FourFlapjacksPlease · 24/11/2013 23:59

naice, luffly, I luffs it, squee and om nom nom all make me feel irrationally angry. Not good as they seem to be generously peppered through every thread I read!

TheMastersBra · 25/11/2013 00:08

I think there are three categories essentially:

  1. Original phrases or words that the OP has made up and are funny and amusing.
  1. Phrases and words which are common currency (especially within a certain internet community), but aren't trying to be original. I would include judgey-pants or fanjo among these.
  1. Phrases and words which are not original and are becoming (or have become) internet clichés. I would personally include offering grips, spitting on keyboards, weeing oneself and boaking among these.
AnAdventureInCakeAndWine · 25/11/2013 00:08

"Judgy-pants" is a less judgemental way of describing a state of passing judgement in the context of normal social intercourse than "judgemental", OP.

Also British and American English both spell "Judgy-pants" the same way, so it avoids the judgmental/judgemental argument.

"Selfie" isn't the same as "self-portrait"; it's specifically a self-portrait taken in an idiotic-looking teenage style and hence the word is wholly appropriate. There are subtle gradations in English and new words to allow fine distinctions of usage are a Good Thing.

UnicornsNotRiddenByGrownUps · 25/11/2013 00:10

If no-one is creative with language no new words ever form. This would be incredibly boring.

peanutMD · 25/11/2013 00:23

I'm Glaswegian and everyone i know uses the word boak, it refers to dry heaving.

I do have a friend who turns almost every word into "baby-talk" and it drives me mad!!

Holybobs (holidays), Spectabubbles (glasses), Drinkypoo (drink), Sleepyden (bedroom), RooRoo (DC3), LilyPop (DC4), Vroominator (car) and worst of all Udder-luvva (her breastfeeding DS).

tallwivglasses · 25/11/2013 00:36

I do like 'menz'.

LiberalPedant · 25/11/2013 00:37

I like judgy pants, but as an American, I wonder what the US equivalent would be. Pants=undergarments in the UK, right? So for us it would have to be judgy panties. Hmm On second thought, I will just stick to judgy pants even though to me it would really mean judgy trousers.

BillyBanter · 25/11/2013 00:37

crotchetydrawers.

volestair · 25/11/2013 01:19

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Monty27 · 25/11/2013 01:24

The expression preggers gets me going, and we are preggers/pregnant blah blah

Parliamo · 25/11/2013 01:40

I love blah blah

Parliamo · 25/11/2013 01:42

And if I ever feel the need to say it, judgy undergarment is the one I'm using

FanFuckingTastic · 25/11/2013 01:44

How could I be a Doctor Who fan if I agreed? Wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff.

CoolItKittens · 25/11/2013 02:01

Most of the time it doesn't bother me but I think I'd go mad if I knew peanut's friend! Vroominator?! Sleepyden?!

OutragedFromLeeds · 25/11/2013 02:19

I love chillax and guestimate. They're my favourite.

I don't really mind any of them. Not keen on 'nom nom'.

KeatsiePie · 25/11/2013 02:22

Oh I fucking hate "selfie." Everyone on Facebook says it and they sound like they are all simultaneously channeling a Shirley Temple version of their five-year-old selves. You are just taking a damn picture of yourself, the process of the picture-taking does not need to be packaged with special fucking narrative and not everything needs to be cute ffs.

KeatsiePie · 25/11/2013 02:27

peanut Udder-luvva?!? Holy crap. Is everyone keeping a straight face and acting normal when these words are said?

mrsminiverscharlady · 25/11/2013 02:27

I loathe entitled, eg 'You sound entitled', 'he is acting really entitled' etc.

Aaaaargh!!!

KeatsiePie · 25/11/2013 02:32

Hmm, I like "entitled." Although I think it is usually used wrong, since to describe the problem accurately it would have to be "he is acting really entitled when he is not entitled at all!!" and that doesn't have much of a ring to it.

GhettoPrincess001 · 25/11/2013 02:38

Chillax and gawjus are both just so totally chavtastic ! It gives me something to smirk over. I can't bear the word, 'hubby'.

However, I don't mind judgeypants or naice as in naice biscuits, naice ham.

I'm not a big fan of the made up words on, 'Miranda', which I realise are done as a joke. Albeit in our family we would say underconstumble instead of understand just as a family joke.

If I can cope with the seemingly endless abbreviations on this forum i.e. DS, DH, DD, DsD, DsS, ttc, pg, MC etc etc etc then I can handle most words written down rather than spoken.

Unless I'm hearing someone saying L.T.D. in it's initial form just so she could say it in full, 'living the dream'.

I see the fashion for putting noughts in words deliberately where the 'O' should go has dropped i.e. 0h n0. WTF ? Oh ok, some abbrv. words are ok.

GhettoPrincess001 · 25/11/2013 02:40

Guestimate has been around for ages. I use it too.