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Words that make you cringe

402 replies

Elusiveone · 12/05/2018 10:35

Are there any that make you cringe ? Mine would be:

Lush
Snacky
Yummy

OP posts:
lynmilne65 · 13/05/2018 07:27

Hun

ClaudiaNaughton · 13/05/2018 07:53

Buying some bits.
She’s had a baby girl/boy. Not a teenage one then?
So at beginning of sentence.
Toilet.

clairedelalune · 13/05/2018 08:09

Kip
Cheeky (when used eg cheeky glass of wine)
Lounge
Lush
Luv
Thanks lovely
Cuppa
Ta
Passed ( for died, don't mind passed away though)
Sarnie, unless it is a bacon one!
Nosh
Trump (for fart)
Nan/nanny/nanna for grandma

clairedelalune · 13/05/2018 08:15

Sorry, thought of some more;
Hun
Partner (I really don't know what the alternative is though, when someone is more than a boyfriend/partner but not a husband/wife, but I don't like partner)
Jollies (for holidays)
Haitch instead of aitch
When people say they are getting engaged in a few months. No, you are either engaged or you are not.
Brought instead of bought.

ferntwist · 13/05/2018 08:18

Anything BuzzFeed and clickbaity, as in “You’ve been eating breakfast wrong this whole time” or “Z-list celebrity did this and Twitter can’t cope”.

Luisa27 · 13/05/2018 08:27

Nom or nom nom nom

Front bottom 😂
Lounge
lil’ man, lil’ princess 🤢
“Pardon?” instead of “what?”
Moist

WalkingOnAFlashlightBeam · 13/05/2018 08:27

Woke.

Luisa27 · 13/05/2018 08:28

Oh and “living my best life”

Hobbitbobbit · 13/05/2018 08:30

@luisa27 living my best life is awful!!! Where has it come from? I want to reach through the screen and slap anyone who says that!!

Luisa27 · 13/05/2018 08:42

@Hobbitbobbit - ahahaha yes????
It’s repellent 😂

sheepysheep · 13/05/2018 08:50

Nearly all those previously mentioned.

People who begin a sentence with “so”.

The way that many people have started inserting a superfluous H into words containing -str- for example shtring, shtraight, shtir- it’s STRING, STRAIGHT and STIR!!! Or maybe I’m just a grumpy, intolerant old woman Hmm

AliTheMinx · 13/05/2018 08:59

Belly
Haitch
Babe/Hun/Hon/Bae
Telly
Kids
Hollibobs
"The University of Life"
Cuppa
"Reach out" (unless you're a member of The Four Tops)

WalkingOnAFlashlightBeam · 13/05/2018 09:02

"Reach out" (unless you're a member of The Four Tops

Grin this made me so happy haha!

I don't know anyone who pronounces string as it's written, everyone says 'shtring'.

cherrytrees123 · 13/05/2018 09:03

Oh yes, reach out is my absolute top hate

Skiiltan · 13/05/2018 09:04

People who begin a sentence with “so”.

I find this much less annoying than people who begin an answer to a question with "I mean...". You haven't said anything yet. Why are you clarifying something you haven't said?

Skiiltan · 13/05/2018 09:05

I don't know anyone who pronounces string as it's written, everyone says 'shtring'.

Are your friends all heavy drinkers? Or Dutch?

channingtatumspecs · 13/05/2018 09:13

Argh "amaze balls" kills me as does #blessed usually used by the same people that say amaze balls and holibobs!
Dsis and DBil call one another "poppet" all the time and it makes me stabby

TooManyButtons · 13/05/2018 09:13

Lotion

roseblossom75 · 13/05/2018 09:15

The word "chavvy" sets my teeth on edge!
It's nothing to do with the associations of the word. It's the word itself!

Also "lil' lady" (LITTLE lady is fine!).

AliTheMinx · 13/05/2018 09:23

I also loathe "hubby" for husband, and can't stand "partner" - surely it's just boyfriend, fiancé or husband, etc?

I'm very particular about grandparent names too. Grandpa is my preferred name, but happy with Grandad or Papa. I really dislike Grampy or Bampy. Similarly I can't stand Nanny, Nan or Nanna. My mum is called Granny, which I prefer, but I'd be OK with Grandma too.

schnubbins · 13/05/2018 09:40

"Happy Holidays " instead of "Happy Christmas" or the phrase "the Holidays" for Christmas time .

Peterrabbitscarrots · 13/05/2018 09:47

Ending sentences with “so?”
Rant over
I know I’m not supposed to do this but.... (then please don’t Angry)
I just say it as it is (no, you’re just rude)
Rainbow bridge
People referring to themselves as cat slaves
#makingmemories (no you’re just spending time with your kids, like parents are supposed to)

Booie09 · 13/05/2018 09:56

Job description of "full time mummy" while they were educated at "the university of life" on fb

BuntyII · 13/05/2018 10:17

Oh 'she said YES' sets my teeth on edge

Luisa27 · 13/05/2018 10:43

@WalkingOnAFLashlightBeam
😂😂😂 re: Four Tops....absolutely!

People who “reach out” to me make me 😷