Words and phrases you only hear on Mumsnet

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"Hacked off"

"Tear him a new one"

I've never heard one person in real life use either of those and to be honest, I'm glad! They're the ugliest phrases ever!

Tear him a new one is particularly disgusting.

AIBU to ask you to share yours? Either things you don't hear in real life or things you hate but only encounter here?

My mum has been saying sanpro since I started periods 30 years ago so always sounded normal to me.

'Kick her in the vag' - advice given to a poster complaining that her MIL had suggested she give her young child a nightlight.

There has to be an academic study soon examining MN's endemic ageism.

There has to be an academic study soon examining MN's endemic ageism. Yes and all this talk of the 1960's and 70's when everyone behaved like Jimmy Savile and Enoch Powell. At least we didn't have this endless yacking and bullying that comes from social 'meedja'.

Yes like when someone's parent is racist or sexist a dozen posters come on to say 'oh it's just that generation' -
NO it is not....!! You are probably talking about someone in their 50s or 60s!