AIBU to find the word 'cuppa' REALLY IRRITATING?

[BlancheDuBois2]

Ok, so I'm definitely overreacting here, but whenever anyone asks me if I want a 'cuppa' I cringe inside. What's wrong with using real words? Like tea? Or Coffee? Or cup of?

I'm aware that people as grumpy as this don't usually get asked if they'd like a drink of any description, so I should count myself lucky that some people in my office still like me - but everytime anyone utters the word, I want to wince.

I don't know what hideous childhood 'cuppa' experience has scarred me to this extent - but am I alone? Does anyone else want to cause harm to a colleague when they're just being perfectly friendly and offering to make me a tea/coffee.

Having re read this, I almost want to award myself a for being such a twat. I should probably just go home and have some , shouldn't I?

"Pow wow". Said in an office environment.

I can't stand the generic 'juice' when offering drinks to children. Orange juice, apple juice etc are fine.
Just not 'juice'......

'Going out for a few wines' really bugs me. Totally works for 'beers' but I need a glass with my wine!

Is 'placcy' bag pronounced to rhyme with 'Blackie' or 'Lassie'???

Brew and cuppa make me irrationally cross, too. Likewise 'slap-up meal', 'fall pregnant', and - possibly most unreasonably - the use of 'the side' to mean 'the kitchen counter/work surface'.

I see it a lot on here, but I hate "spends".

SPENDS!!!!

Cup a char, no sugar and not weasel for me

My username identifies me as a gran not a nan, nana, or even a nannan, as used round here. Being Scottish, gran or granny wins every time! I'm not a lover of cuppa or brew either, and when did women start calling their friends mates?

Mitzy a grown adult would use stomach.

I'm new to MN and i never knew there was so much in life to get wound up about!

How exciting to realise I can spend the rest of my life vexed!

I can't stand the generic 'juice' when offering drinks to children

Me too, especially if it is, in fact, squash or cordial.

Heh, welcome Ferret. We have these kinds of threads a lot.

I don't like cuppa much, or yummy but I will defend Nana. Again, too lots of grandparents and this is how we differentiated them.

The word that irrationally winds me up is dessert. My hackles rise every time DH or FIL say it in a fake posh accent.

The lists of words that irritate the world of Mumsnetters is quite frankly endless & always makes me chuckle. I can't honestly think of a word I hate, Hun makes me sometimes but a lot of my friends use it so I struggle to get worked up about it.

I'm going to start muttering some of these words and see if people coil in disgust!

I wonder if I some have a tic when the offending word is said.......

Cuppa is one of my worst. My MIL says it and I have to try really hard not to punch her. She also says "loves ya" ARRRRGGGGHH. I also hate leccy and placky bag. And obviously hubby etc. Don't see what's wrong with brew though.

Seriously?? Just been reading another thread about whether the word hubby is annoying!

Must be nice to have so little to worry about

I always use brew
Disclaimer, I'm in lancs

Yabu hun. I love a cuppa with my hubby. Especially when on holibobs

'Horrid, yummy, stinky' coming from fully grown adults, just no.

My mum says cuppa she also does a huge audible gulp with every mouthful of tea .

I like brew.
I have a nana and she is the best person I have ever met, so there! 😉

I see toileting used in here re dogs a lot.

Yup, spends is another.

Oh also, when people say "in this house we " - like they're making a big declaration about "the way things are" in their house.

Holibobs makes me laugh though. I wouldn't use it myself.

YANBU
it's not a word. It's annoying.

I don't mind "brew" in real life, but reading it on here makes me cringe for some reason!

You'll love me then.

Up here it's not "cuppa" ... It's much worse than that.

It's "cuppie"

As in "would you like a cuppie".

It's so childish and coy.

Like sweetie for sweets or nippie for nip of whisky!

The word brekkie does this too me aswell