Wtf ambo? Inspo? Sainsbo?

[Bloopbleep]

I probably am being unreasonable and particularly old/middle aged but wtf is the deal with ending words with bo and po?

I regularly see posts referring to sainsbo (Sainsbury's) and it took me ages to work out wtf they meant. Same with ambo (ambulance) and inspo (inspiration)

I am a very literal person and it takes me ages to decode these bastardisations of words. Do people actually speak like ''tis in real life or is it an online phenomenon? Is this some yummy mummy language (I only see it in places like mn) or am I just not down wit da yoof?

[WhatWouldKeanuDo]

Chicken Parmesan in Middlesbrough takeaways!

[Mrsemcgregor]

Where do we stand on "butty"?

[WhatWouldKeanuDo]

I should be low carbing..

[Toobloodytired]

Hadn't heard about any of this crap until now & I'm 26!!

I don't even say sarnies for sandwiches, ITS FUCKING SANDWICHES!!

These are the kinds of people who pick up on your & you're yet say these shortened words.....spell it all or don't bother.

[profbadbride]

Grilled I'm sure it is entirely innocent, I just hadn't heard it in that context before

[WhatWouldKeanuDo]

That reminds me of carbo loading "friends".

No you are eating a plate of pasta!

[Toobloodytired]

Oh & it's a chip roll. Sausage sandwich

[PutThatPomBearBack]

Doeso my headino too op

[TipTop333]

Nodding head furiously at the pp who said 'glasto'.

Apparently 'malco' is widely used in some circles but I was well into my twenties before I had ever heard it. And never since.

[TipTop333]

Thinking about it, it might even be offensive.

[Miniwookie]

YA defo NBU

[blackteasplease]

I hate shortenings of words generally, especially if they are twee and cutesy like the ones you describe.

Don't mind things like "butties" that are basically a different word.

Also agree that "carb loading" i.e. not saying what you are actually doing, and the like are very annoying.

[QueenOlivine]

I say Sainsbo's (not "Sainsbo" - it's definitely Sainsbo's!) but I think of that as a middle-aged thing to say, not yoof. Some of the others annoy me though - ambo and sambo are pretty annoying.

Generally though I talk a lot of shite - I am always saying things like Chrimbo and naff-ola. I just pick it up, I can't help it... I find a lot of them funny. The problem is I'll say something like amazeballs and I'm joking but then I realise no one else can tell that. I just sound stupid.

[EdmundCleverClogs]

People that say those thinks, tend to be wankos.



I have to say, I only here this type of shortening on Mumsnet. I really want to lower the tone - 'oh I could go to Sainsbos, but Asdos and Icelandos is much cheaper'.

It's only silly little language quirks though. Unless it's 'holibobs', people should be severely punished for that one .

[Bloopbleep]

I say Sainsbo's (not "Sainsbo" - it's definitely Sainsbo's!)
Sorry if I got it wrong, I don't speak nor understand/translate wanko

[Bloopbleep]

It's only silly little language quirks though
On a more serious note it's quite exclusionary language use, particularly for those of us with an Asd and no insight into wtf it's meant to mean. I've just worked out after ages of seeing "respo" on a thread what that's meant to be so I've stayed away from that thread so as not to make more of a tit of myself by not understanding the latest mn lingo

[AYankinSpanx]

I only see Sainsbos on here, and I admit it grates on me. It's a bit 'lol' to me.

Sanpro doesn't seem to exist outside of MN either thank God.

[Buscake]

I say sainos (for Sainsbury's) and everyone in Ireland says sambo for sandwich. And holliers for holiday (that one make me cringe) "going anywhere nice on your holliers/holibobs?"

[EdmundCleverClogs]

You know what, Bloopbleep, I didn't actually consider it from the point of view of those who may not understand colloquialisms or certain dialect/social language quirks. Then again, when I first heard of Mumsnet and the whole 'DH, DS, D-whatever', thing, I did (and still do) think it's ridiculous. It's so incredibly twee and unnecessary way to use language. It does seem a type of middle-class butchering of English. I still can't bring myself to use those terms to describe friends and family.

[kierenthecommunity]

I was the user of 'ambo' on the firefighter thread

Police shorthand oop norf I think, nothing to do with Australians

[HunterHearstHelmsley]

I say, and have always said, arvo. Think it's from watching too much Neighbours!

[Booshbeesh]

People that say those thinks, tend to be wankos. Does my head in too

^ great i laughed out loud in the skl playground. Now i look insane.

[Laiste]

CaoNiMartacus - It's annoying. Likewise "ers" on the end of words.



I do this. I've just this minute done it on another thread! Eek.

[QueenOlivine]

I say Sainsbo's (not "Sainsbo" - it's definitely Sainsbo's!)
Sorry if I got it wrong, I don't speak nor understand/translate wanko

Bit harsh! :o Well I'm here to help you - it's Sainsbo's. I understand the feeling left out thing and I also have ASD traits myself - but you can learn new words, wanko or not.

[WritingHome]

The ones I HATE are 'Mumma' and Bubba and hollibobs and sadly I know someone who uses all of them not ironically. And she is approaching 60...