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To ask , what is your least favourite word/phase?

422 replies

SteveAs · 07/03/2018 18:54

I will start

Beast from the east- just cringe

OP posts:
LizzieLestrange · 07/03/2018 20:31

‘To be fair’
‘Touch base’

BumDisease · 07/03/2018 20:34

Thanks to this site, the word "grim" now fills me with unreasonable anger.

GorgeousJaws · 07/03/2018 20:37

CF
Yummy
Norks
Naice

PourMeAGlass · 07/03/2018 20:38

Agree to 'Nom nom nom' drives me absolutely scatty!

BumDisease · 07/03/2018 20:39

Oh and "picky bits/picky tea"

aaaaaaargh!!!!

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 20:39

vair vair - as used by some here
proactive

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 20:40

Large of nork

Namethecat · 07/03/2018 20:40

It's the ' C ' word for me also. The phrase ' You know what I mean '

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 20:40

I luffs him

DownInFraggleRock · 07/03/2018 20:40

High pain threshold- invariably said by whiners
Lol- when spoken
No offence, but...

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 20:41

Hey

AuntyElle · 07/03/2018 20:41

“Think...” with examples.

kabanner · 07/03/2018 20:42

"Reaching Out" instantly I have no interest in what ever you are talking about.

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 20:42

The c word - the worst, especially when used by women who are frothing at the mouth.

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 20:42

Anyhoo

SoulToSqueeze · 07/03/2018 20:42

'I love you to the moon and back'

'Lil man'

When people refer to their children as 'sexy'

HuskyMcClusky · 07/03/2018 20:42

As seen all over mumsnet:

‘There was a child sitting behind us. Said child was about 5 years old.’

What is with this ‘said’ obsession?? It’s just ‘the’ child. Stop it.

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 20:42

chest of draws

kittensinmydinner1 · 07/03/2018 20:43

I hear what you say (but I'm not listening or taking my notice)

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 20:43

Chester draws

RoseWhiteTips · 07/03/2018 20:44

I luffs you babes to the moon and all the stars.

hotcrossbunsandtea · 07/03/2018 20:45

Choc/Chocs for chocolate.
Biccies.
Toms for tomatoes.

Ski40 · 07/03/2018 20:46

All this new Instagram speech like Bae, memes calling people bitch and my nigga, OMG, legit, lit, people saying like or literally every two words... all the words I'm too old for, it seems... 😁

Oh and made up words ending in licious (bootylicious??) are like a damn screech in my brain 😠

CAAKE · 07/03/2018 20:48

"We're trying for a baby"

WingsofNylon · 07/03/2018 20:48

Pet hate

Urgh why do people use it? Please stop.