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AIBU to hate this word

233 replies

mummymummums · 03/06/2017 22:30

Blessed, as in, feeling blessed. Just gets my goat. Not sure why, think
I find it smug.
What words get on your tits nerves?

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Mollie85 · 05/06/2017 17:55

Also hate smug possessive use of "my" -
"I love my music" whilst clutching a Coldplay CD. Oh your music? I didn't know you were in the band? Hmm

Could of/ would of/ should of...
No.

When people say "No. Just no."

Pacific for specific
Irregardless. Nnoooooo

"I literally died". Yet here you are. Killing me with your shit, unfunny story. The irony.

"Well doh" - said for "yes" but especially said when something is not actually that obvious because I wouldn't have bloody asked otherwise

People who say ASAP as a word rather than letters - "I need that Aysap". Oh fuck off.
Ditto "lol" as a word.

My friend can't say ciabatta and when we go out for lunch orders a "kyabattah". I've started getting the same as her so I can say "two chicken ciabattas, please" Blush. (in my defense I've told her twice).

When people "turn around" in a conversation (usually to denote an argument or smug one-upmanship)- "so I turned round to her and said, "no Sandra, it's not appropriate to collect the kids from school in your pajamas" pause "then she turned round to me and said "it's not pajamas, it's Jammie's!!""...

I've gone slightly off-piste here... sorry Grin

TheSnorkMaidenReturns · 05/06/2017 18:13

"bless"

"boils my piss"

MikeUniformMike · 05/06/2017 18:55

diva
entitled
totes amazeballs
edit as a noun
curate as a verb
little princess/dude
cheeky monkey
snowflake
picky food

MikeUniformMike · 05/06/2017 19:08

impacted
journey when it's not going from A to B geographically
milk'n'biccies
gifted

below as in "the below items:" - use "the following items:" please.

wineandtoastfortea · 05/06/2017 19:31

When people say 'Can I get...' as in when ordering a coffee, 'Can I get a coffee?'. No, you would like a coffee, someone else will 'get' it for you. Ffs.

MikeUniformMike · 05/06/2017 22:21

Childcare when used to refer to the days/nights your own kids are staying at yours when they spend the rest of the time at their other parent's. Yes I mean you DivorcedDad.

Ellie56 · 05/06/2017 23:07

I hate:

Babe
Hun
Totes amazeballs
Should of/would of/could of
Bless
Hubby
Bestie/Bessie mate
Hols/holibobs

And as someone else said, when people say "myself" instead of "I"

Aaaaagh!!

londonloves · 13/06/2017 12:31

I need to add:
Stoopid
And also "peak", particularly in the context of "sneaky peak", or worse, "sneaky peaky".
Also "up for grabs".

shudders

GemDoughnut · 13/06/2017 13:58

Just reading this thread has gotten me riled up!

  • #blessed.
  • Mothers quoting their kids on FB like, "Mama, why is the sky blue?" when their kid hasn't called them Mama since they first learnt to talk.
  • Discharge. I know it has many uses, but my mind will always put 'vaginal' in front of it.
  • 'Little lady'. Specifically in reference to a grown woman. A guy I know almost exclusively refers to his partner as 'the little lady', and I know he means it as a terms of endearment, but I find it infantilising and it makes my skin crawl.
  • Chrimbo.
user1473602935 · 13/06/2017 15:15

Another one for fab

Makes me cringe

MarilynWhirlwindRocks · 14/06/2017 04:06

This is the only excusable use of "Fab", IMO. Smile

AIBU to hate this word
SamoyedSam · 14/06/2017 05:00

Preggers
Hubby
LOL
Breasticles
Nom nom nom
DH, DS, DD etc.
Hun (I saw a business page on Facebook once called "Precious Hunny " Hmm )
Vom (even though "Precious Hunny" made me want to "vom")
Chav/Chavvy
Pikey
Mama-Bear
Munchkin/Little Munchkin/(fucking) L'il Munchkin, when referring to a child (possibly my most hated!)
Red pill/Blue pill
Princess

SamoyedSam · 14/06/2017 05:12

Oh, and:
Portmanteau names for couples: Brangelina, Hiddleswift etc.
Putting "Full-time Mummy"/"Ellie's Mummy" as your job on Facebook
User 1497blahblahgetafuckingusernamealready
Grin

headinthecloud · 14/06/2017 06:11

I can't stand 'this one' and 'so much love for these 2' etc. I see it all the time on Facebook.

Brittbugs80 · 14/06/2017 06:51

Over use of the word literally

Super. I rarely use the word but work alongside someone who had a super cool weekend and someone on Instagram had a super informal kitchen supper.

Sourced. I've finished decorating my hallway. Looks great, where did you get your vase? Oh I sourced it on-line, now I need to source some curtains for the kitchen.

Sourced doesn't even look like a real word!

NiceCuppaTeaAndASitDown · 14/06/2017 07:25

Settee

It gives me the irrational rage. Looks ugly, sounds ugly. I loathe it.
Just say sofa or couch!

MarilynWhirlwindRocks · 14/06/2017 09:04

Oh God, how could I have forgotten to include "icky"?

Grown adults should not be using it.

Has the same effect on me that nails down a blackboard have on other people.
Ditto "crud". Nasty images left, right and centre.

Annoying phrase:
"I could care less about..."
No, no, no. It's bloody couldn't care less about.

I'm shocked at what a misery I'm fast becoming. Ignore me.

londonloves · 14/06/2017 09:17

I love this thread so much.

memyselfandaye · 14/06/2017 09:21

Veg, I fucking hate it.

Especially when it's used 20 times in a single post on here.

"My kids eat veg, you should make them eat more veg, we have a lot of veg, I buy my veg from xyz.

Supper.

Famalam, fuck off.

missedith01 · 14/06/2017 09:22

I'm like and then he's like and then she's like ...

Only forgivable in people under the age of 13.

MarilynWhirlwindRocks · 14/06/2017 09:38

"Meggings". (Men's leggings, as decreed by wazzock fashion editor).

A new portal to Hell opened up with that one.

helpimitchy · 14/06/2017 09:42

Delux
Platter
Vulva
Nifty

paxillin · 14/06/2017 09:45

Meggings? Is there much demand for them? Robin Hood back?

Inertia · 14/06/2017 10:00

Hubbicle is a new one on me - do people really use it?

Another vote for picky tea- or worse, picky bits.

Eclectic- it's not so much the word itself , more the way it's just to describe the house / clothing of almost everyone who lives in a house or wears clothes. No, it's not eclectic, it all came from John Lewis. No, it's not eclectic, it's just a mess.

user1496785376 · 14/06/2017 10:24

I can't get over the irony of a poster complaining about people using pots or toms to save time, on a site that is an absolute minefield of acronyms! Grin

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