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Words and phrases you only hear on Mumsnet

254 replies

user1477282676 · 06/11/2016 14:25

"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?

OP posts:
BratFarrarsPony · 06/11/2016 15:05

'Head tilt'

DonaldStott · 06/11/2016 15:05

'Friendship group' really annoys me. I have never heard anyone in real likefe refer to their 'friendship group'. It just makes me think oh grow up.

DonaldStott · 06/11/2016 15:07

*Life

cheeseoverchocolate · 06/11/2016 15:09

"I will out myself with this"
"This too shall pass"
"LTB"

Sugarlightly · 06/11/2016 15:09

Haven't heard the phrase too often, but keep occasionally seeing "poo crumbs" on some threads, makes me feel sick every time.

cheeseoverchocolate · 06/11/2016 15:09

Well I'd heard them but they annoy me!

TaterTots · 06/11/2016 15:10

People using 'cringe' as an adjective Angry

pandarific · 06/11/2016 15:10

'I buy my clothes at boden'

I don't know ANYONE who buys clothes there.

morningtoncrescent62 · 06/11/2016 15:13

anything with judgeypants in it, but especially to hoick one's judgeypants

ViolettaValery · 06/11/2016 15:13

"Cop on to yourself" but I like it, I have adopted it. It sounds North Western, is it?

pandarific · 06/11/2016 15:14

Oh and 'Monsoon is great for women in their 30s'. Slightly TAAT that one, but- really??

HappinessFeelsLikeThis · 06/11/2016 15:15

I dont think I know what a tinkly laugh sounds like and I've never seen a head tilt.

I'd never heard "entitled" before coming on here but I do think it's a great way of describing certain behaviours.

perditalost · 06/11/2016 15:15

You need a spa day

Why? that is the answer to everything

pandarific · 06/11/2016 15:15

ViolettaValery that's Irish scorn at its best. Smile I've heard it many times, never fails to wither the receiver somewhat.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeG0es · 06/11/2016 15:16

Bunfight and hacked off are normal everyday expressions to me, I use vile and odd too. The MN ones I hate the most are:

Boils my piss
Rip them a new one
Stabby
Fuck off to the far etc. Just "fuck off" will do.

Olympiathequeen · 06/11/2016 15:16

'Go NC!'

Cocklodger

LTB (100 times a day)

Lighthearted

SausageSoda · 06/11/2016 15:16

Violetta slightly different but 'cop yourself on' is a common phrase where I live - Ireland.

PotatoCakeMixes · 06/11/2016 15:17

Entitled, toxic, menial
The use of cringe as an adjective. Stop it ffs, it makes you sound like a twat.

Trills · 06/11/2016 15:21

This is why I love MN. I hear words and phrases and opinions and thoughts that I don't hear in real life.

I don't imagine that they exist only on MN, because I'm not a closed-minded moron with no imagination.

I know that they exist on other people's RLs, just not in mine, because the circle of people I interact with in RL is much smaller than the people I interact with online.

toothgenie · 06/11/2016 15:22

'Gotten'

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 06/11/2016 15:22

All of these are pretty standard, I've certainly heard them used in RL with the exception of cockwomble etc.

RosaRosaRose · 06/11/2016 15:28

Boils my piss
Rips my knitting

Tarttlet · 06/11/2016 15:30

"go swivel" Confused

derxa · 06/11/2016 15:30

norks

BratFarrarsPony · 06/11/2016 15:33

" Cop on to yourself "

never heard that on Mumsnet but my friend from W Ireland used to say it a lot. I have used it on my son and he HATES it....:)

'Norks' - just WTAF?