Phrases you really hate on MN

[cathf]

Following on from the fabulous type of threads you really hate on here, I thought I would start a similar thread for phrases used on MN that really get your goat.
I'll start off with 'in this house', usually used in conjunction with some smug statement to make the OP feel inadequate/bad.
For example 'Oh, we love books in this house!' or 'there's no faddy eaters allowed in this house' or 'we all have to respect each other in this house'.
Over to you ....

Exaggerated physical reactions I spat my tea, I sicked up in my mouth,I snorted coffee

Cherchez la femme in relationships. For every single situation.

And FOG. And Lundy bancroft.

Most of the relationships stuff actually. Everybody is a narc.

No idea what FOG. And Lundy bancroft mean?

Fog is fear obligation guilt in relation to toxic families and lundy bancroft is an author.

Thanks for reply,I don't tend to peruse the relationship threads,hence not knowing

Naice

I've been out tonight and am mildly inebriated and catching up.

The phrase "family money" and "but surely it all goes into one pot?" winds me up like no other. I seriously don't believe that I am the only person who sees my money as my own despite being in a family

Agreed. I have my money - he has his. In 35 years we have never had "family money"

'odd'
I think it very odd that you do this...
No. You clearly don't. You just disagree and are trying to imply they are a bit wrong in the head, utilising the most simperingly passive aggressive phrasing you can muster

Oh so true. I had a run in this week with a poster who kept insisting I was odd.

and the abbreviations, such as DH, DS, DD etc, just say son, daughter or husband, partner etc.

Indeed. Mil , FiL are fine as they are actually abbreviations

I really hate the increasing usage of the f word and the c word.

I rarely swear and if I do it is mild. I wasn't brought up in a sweary household and my husband rarely swears either

I agree- although we are on a hiding to nothing on this one.

The word "disingenuous" seems to be massively overused on MN, I never hear it much in RL at all

I use "disingenuous" a lot on MN and in real life.

I hate "ripping/tearing someone a new one". So violent and has rape connotations.

Agreed paxillin It's horrible.

I also hate "grow a pair".

Enjoy your baby!
Usually said to someone who has a concern about their baby, but has in no way implied that they don't enjoy their baby. Patronising.

'Baby' instead of 'the baby'. Annoys me so much.

'Put baby gently in her cot'

God dammit it's three letters!

Pax I agree, heard that for the first time on here. Awful.

I'd go nuclear. What is it supposed to mean?. And it's usually suggested as a response to something really banal.

Agree with most of these.

I'd like to add fur babies

and putting "you know" in a post because, you know, it makes you look foolish and patronising.

Everything that has been said along with raging and fuming, when you are problaby no more than mildly irritated.

Worse still "raging / fuming on your behalf OP" - I very much doubt you are.

The parenting that always seems to be done together. 'We are pregnant' no, just the woman! Or 'we gave Calpol'. Did you both hold the fucking spoon?

Just seen this on a thread:

"gives me the dry boak"

What does it even mean?

So why not just say that?

My husband says boak, he's Irish. It's dialect.

The phrase "family money", etc.

It may enrage some people, but it's usually applied when one doesn't earn or earns much less. And have children.
It's usually relevant where there's financial abuse or when divorcing.
Because, legally, if they're married, IT IS family (couple's) money for splitting assets or to define financial abuse.

"Not that big of a deal". How can anything be "big of" anything else? Just say "Not that big a deal", ffs.

Unmumsnetty hugs