To hate the phrase "poorly sick"?

[pollypocket99]

Every time I hear someone bleat the phrase "sorry to hear you're poorly sick" it makes my toes curl!!! What is wrong with either "poorly" or "sick"?!! No need for both. Sound so sickenly (excuse the pun!) infantile and just ugh!

HATE IT! It actually makes me feel sick.

People judge the word poorly? Nobody's ever ill round here, we're all poorly!
We're only poorly sick if we're taking the piss though...

I think it's a northern thing, never heard it when I lived down south.

A bit twee, but it doesn't annoy me. Sorry it does you, OP

To each, their own.

We don't tend to say "poorly" in Scotland.

We say "I'm not well/ill"

In fact, I don't think the UK as a whole used "sick" until we heard Americans saying it.

Everybody used to be "ill" instead in the Olden Days...

I use it as an abbreviation of poorly sick & dying as in 'are you poorly-sick?' and yes it's in a 'are you really ill?!' way. I am also yorkshire. and I typed that in a REALLY broad accent

I hate it too OP. I don't know anyone around here that uses the phrase or even the word poorly which also pisses me off . We're ill, sick, off-colour...but poorly?! Bleugh!!

I've never heard that particular expression but the word poorly really pisses me off. Yanbu.

It sounds like what I call a 'teacher word', I.e the sort of word teachers would use but not people in real life. Other teacher words include 'marvellous' and 'tummy'.

The other one I've heard (again used in a sarcastic way) is 'sicky poorly dying dead', which is generally referring to a mammoth hangover.
I'm east Lancs/Yorkshire border.

YANBU. It's a bit babyish and cringeworthy.

Hate it! Never heard of it until I moved from London. I can stomach it in relation to children being sick but my 38yr old OH uses it when he is feeling ill.
My parents thought he was joking when they heard him say it...
Glad to know I'm not alone :P

Aww are you feeling poorly sick

Yep I say it, knock yourself out curling those toes.

It's better than saying sick/sic which nowadays means good, brilliant and the likes as it makes me think of vomit

It's clearly a regional thing - I've never heard it before (southern born and bred) and have to admit that I even hate the word 'poorly' - it's definitely a nursery/teacher word!

I used 'poorly' on the wards, it meant very unwell, close to death, it's just a little less jarring for the other patients who may overhear a conversation.
I use 'poorly sick' tongue in cheek.
I also pronounce it 'poley'. But I'm very Yorkshire and probably very irritating :)

Never heard of it , not sure that helps though !

Agreed. And like others, 'poorly' by itself sets my teeth on edge...

My friends and I say poorly-sick-not-well, with a head tilt, in an ironic way - usually in reference to a hangover. I can imagine if a stranger overheard us they'd probably think it was weird (and irritating!)

what about sick?

I'd say "I'm sick". "I'm ill" sounds a bit wafty and vague to me.

Here in Yorkshire poorly sick and dying us taking the ... A bit like
man flu

I worked in a hospital in Leeds and I liked the phrase "poorly sick" as it implied "go see patient now!" Equivalent where I work now is "awfy nae weel" as opposed to just "nae weel."

Bloody hell!

Is there anything we're allowed to say anymore?

Not if you're from yorkshire Nanny0gg

Agree that I've only ever heard it in a fun tongue in cheek way. My mam says it when she's showing overt sympathy as she rubs my head. I love it, it makes me want to cuddle up and have her run my forehead.

For that reason alone, YABU

I've only ever heard it used when taking the mick, my mum uses it teasingly.

We all use poorly though. Ill/unwell don't sound right in my accent.

I hate the word 'ill' therefore you should all stop using it.

Must be a northern thing, I say it. In fact, I'm poorly sick right now. Eee by heck I don't feel reet.

I'd never heard 'poorly' until I lived in the UK - it is a cringey word, for some inexplicable reason...