AIBU to have an irrational hatred for the term 'holibobs'

[lastnightIwenttoManderley]

Seriously...where has this come from? I hate it! It's not even like it's any shorter than saying 'holidays'.

Should add I also can't stand the terms 'kiddies' and 'poorly'...kids and ill/sick are fine though. Do I have some odd disorder?

agree with first too, whats wrong with poorley? and no cant stand....kids.

if you have a disorder so do I.

I don't like holibobs, it sounds daft to me.
I don't like kiddies either but then my children are are always referred to as children as they are not goats.

Like your name BTW

I hate hollibobs and jollies.. but not as much as I hate tummy and yummy.....and Yummy Mummy, don't get me going

Umm not keen on tummy either but do not like stomach either...

I think small child saying tummy is fine not adult.

_ better slip in ta here...loathe it.

Ta :) I think 'poorly' is that it is always said in a slightly patronising way and accompanied by a head tilt in my experience. I'm a bit more matter of fact about things...

The worst thing I can hear is 'so and so has a poorly tummy' AGH!

Hilarious...was about to ask if we were the same person and then I noticed the first word of my last post...oops!

In all honesty, I have no idea why I even say 'Ta'!

I hate holibobs too, especially when seen on Facebook by someone showing off. Asking to get burgled.

I hate any sort of slang or shortening of words.
My best friend does it all the time and it drives me mad!

Ha ha, asking to be burgled, never thought of that, that would certainly ruin the hubby's hollibobs.

I hate the word belly aswell.

Up here people say 'our lass' or 'our lad' when referring to thier OH, I cringe at that.

I like the word holibobs and will continue to use it

I've never actually heard that word.....it's hilarious! It's the sort of stupid thing I would say when talking in the made up voice I use for my dog (if she had a voice!). One that I hate is spag bol, and also belly. UGH!

Not as bad as 'playdate' but nearly! Oh, and nomnomnom.

YABU

It is an entirely rational hatred.

'Holibobs' is hideous. I also dislike 'poorly' but the absolute worst is people referring to their children as 'littlies' or 'smalls'. Makes me want to throw things.

DH hates nomnomnom, sometimes I say it to wind him up.

YABU

It is an entirely rational hatred.

^

This

I like poorly, I think its appropirate to lash on the sympahty and whatever when a poorley kid has tummy ache,esp when on their holibobos.

Lush, I hate the word lush, arrggghh, this thread is getting me angry now.

7 sleeps til holibobs is the one that grates me!

Nom Nom is my worst, ugh. Holibobs is pretty bad too, but thankfully I've never yet heard it said in RL.

In Sainsburys today a man asked his children where the 'clothes for sproglets' were! I had to walk away, fists clenched. Agree with 'holibobs', 'nom' and 'littlies' - all awful!