To laugh when people describe themselves as "cross"?

[mangoespadrille]

I don't know why, but I always find it really funny. It makes me imagine an uptight, repressed middle class woman in twinset and pearls who cannot allow herself to express emotions properly. If you're angry, get angry! Say that you're pissed off, furious, enraged...cross is such a wet lettuce word.

Oh no, a 4/5 year old doesn't want to see miss x's cross face!!

Well said, nocoolnamesleft!

Sometimes when "you make my piss boil" isn't appropriate "cross" steps in quite nicely.

Ah, see I am an uptight repressed middle class woman so it works well for me...

Brilliant post cool name

It's like saying ghastly and beastly.Those

Words make me laugh.

I am cross occasionally, annoyed, vexed, upset sometimes.

I don't tend to swear and I am so laid back I don't think I have EVER been "fucking furious" - what would it TAKE to get to that level of annoyance?

I like that post cool name. Cross is a good word to use sometimes.

I totally agree op, cross sounds hilarious in a 1950's way

I know a very upper class man who says that particular things are ,"yummy " which makes me want to laugh.

I know what you mean OP. I'm a primary school teacher and I used the word 'cross' with my class but at home I'm always pissed off or fuming.

I also feel the same way about the use of the word super unless being used sarcastically. I know a very tedious jolly hockey sticks sort who uses it normally without it being a piss take. It always reminds me of this

I never said cross until I had children.
Its a good word to use with them, much less harsh than angry, it doesn't mean the same thing

I am from Yorkshire and I often say I am cross. When I am ranting my friend always laughs at me and asks if I am proper cross!

'Raging' is the worst, and only see in on here. Makes me think of a rampaging, inarticulate rhino, its face bathed in sweat.

I am officially unreasonable. I shall have a badge made to that effect. Interesting posts, thanks everyone.

YAbu because the English language is rich in nuance and variety and sniggering childishly at certain words will narrow and diminish it. You should get over your prejudices. However I thank you for this thread because it has prompted me to try and use vexed more often.

I love that here in Scotland when you are beyond raging you are " fit to be tied' !!!

I am only cross with children.
I save all the other adjectives for adults.

Chemenger are you seriously suggesting that no words in the English language are funny? That's ludicrous enough to make me...cross!

I like "cross", it's very Enid Blyton.

loving grated my carrot too, def adopting that

I use 'cross' when I'm talking to the kids, they're terrified of my "I. AM. CROSS!!!"

Furious is great but has been spoiled for me by Hacker

For me, cross means "pissed off but there are children within earshot". Never used the word until I had a toddler.

I used the word 'cross' with some of my Y11 students this week. I was 'rather cross' that they had betrayed my trust in letting them go to the computer room and then didn't do it (these boys are normally very hard-working and conscientious).

I was disappointed with a touch of annoyance, which cross covers well IMO.

I did not feel enough anger to be fuming, enraged or angry.

Nor did I feel helpless enough in the situation to be disgruntled, vexed, or peeved.

The boys didn't laugh at my usage of this word - they looked suitably chastised!

• go to the computer room to work on their coursework