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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

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QOD · 13/05/2018 21:38

Hun. And fanjo 👊🏼

Hello @fanjoforthemammaries 😉

Rhony · 13/05/2018 21:39

Drinkie poos

Even typing it is making my skin crawl.

LadyGAgain · 13/05/2018 21:39

Lush
A cheeky...

LipstickHandbagCoffee · 13/05/2018 21:40

Yes to drinkiepoos inevitably said in a squeaky isn’t it so exciting voice

LadyGAgain · 13/05/2018 21:40

Oh and "my little man"

LouiseCheese123 · 13/05/2018 21:46

@Rainboho

This one's for you...

Reach Out is my unbearable business speak term too

Words that make you cringe
Clarich007 · 13/05/2018 21:50

Toddler and toddle

WineIsMyMainVice · 13/05/2018 21:52

Fabric
Don’t know why. I just can’t stand that word!
Oh and also Bracket!!

Andthatsthat · 13/05/2018 21:53

It’s strange, but little man doesn’t raise an eyebrow with me, but little lady....I can barely type it Angry

passmetheloppers · 13/05/2018 21:54

Laddish types saying "GET IN!!!" with accompanying fist-pump actions.

angryburd · 13/05/2018 21:56

Another hater of "poorly" and "toddler/toddle".

Oh, and when people say that a pregnant woman is about to "pop". Noooooo!!

LipstickHandbagCoffee · 13/05/2018 21:58

Little lady,I’m squirming reading it. It drips sexism

Skiiltan · 13/05/2018 22:06

Oh, a few posts today have remined me of this one...

BBQ

It's a barbecue, you lazy arse! What are you trying to suggest the letters B, B & Q stand for?

Oldbird69 · 13/05/2018 22:25

What does calling their husband "hubby" say about them?

Andthatsthat · 13/05/2018 22:32

Just reading through and I cannot believe how many I’m in agreement with! I thought it was just me that has cringe moments over seemingly normal words such as meal, pump or delicious! Grin

Nom nom has to be the worst of the worst. I will take moist over this!!!

A big one for me is Fishy. I hate it. If anyone says “something is fishy” I have to cover my ears.

WhatComesAfterS · 13/05/2018 22:34

Meal
Cuddle
We are pregnant
Ten pound change

Peterrabbitscarrots · 13/05/2018 22:36

angryburd an acquaintance of mine (that i don’t like) had little bags of popcorn at her baby shower with “ready to pop” labels on them. It was excruciating

StrangeLookingParasite · 13/05/2018 22:37

Munch. Hate it.

Slither, as in a 'slither' of cake.

Slither is what snakes do. A very small slice of something is a sliver.

Yourself/myself - demonstrating you have no idea of how to use words.

angryburd · 13/05/2018 22:52

@peterrabbitscarrots

I just physically cringed.

userxx · 13/05/2018 23:02

Butty.

No idea why I hate it but I do. Makes my teeth itch.

garfunkelthecat · 13/05/2018 23:09

Dream feed
Hubby
Goals
Living my best life
Making memories
Belly
Awesome
Boob to sleep/put on the boob
Picky/dippy
This one
Lil man
My boys/my girls

LipstickHandbagCoffee · 13/05/2018 23:16

Yes,emphatic yes to all of those Garfunkel
In particular hubby,it’s so twee
Making memories..aye really?everyone else calls it going to the park ya tool

Canyonkeys · 13/05/2018 23:44

Lashings
Muggy
Splash - as in splash of milk
Shpock - when I see the advert I have to change the channel

angryburd · 13/05/2018 23:48

Another vote for Shpock! And bloody Smiggle.

Dream feed is another good one! I have never seen/ heard that phrase used outside of this website.

Sophronia · 14/05/2018 00:01

Calling their husband/partner/boyfriend “the Mr”

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