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Words that make you cringe

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Elusiveone · 12/05/2018 10:35

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

Lush
Snacky
Yummy

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GreedyVegan · 12/05/2018 12:03

Lovely as in 'hiya lovely'
Hun
Hubby
Tummy
The last one is irrational but the word cordial instead of squash makes me angry! Blush

Badwifey · 12/05/2018 12:08

Bubs

Bubba

Going forward

Whirlytastic · 12/05/2018 12:09

So many of these - glad I'm not alone.

Hubs, hubby, little man, cuppa, meal, fresh, blouse, cheeky, breķkie, sups (abbreviated supper - just no), poorly (so glad someone highlighted this terrible wet word).

Also 'beautiful' as a description of food. Okay I guess to say 'the cake looks beautiful', but not 'beautiful meal' (gahh!) Beautiful lasagne, beautiful stew - sounds horrible to me.

DownWithThisSortaThing · 12/05/2018 12:12

Fab.
It just makes me cringe for some reason

Whirlytastic · 12/05/2018 12:12

Also any type of euphemism for 'died'. No to passing, passing away or passing on.

And, similar to the rainbow path thing for pets - 'gained his wings' for children. I know it's sad but I hate this type of description.

InsomniacAnonymous · 12/05/2018 12:23

Justpondering2018 "Blouse for some reason"

That reminds me of when I had just paid at an department store in the US and as I walked away the assistant called after me "Enjoy your blouse". It sounded so odd. Americans seem to use the word 'enjoy' differently to what I'm used to in the UK. I have heard YouTubers reviewing cosmetics say things like "I'm really enjoying this eyeshadow".

WalkingOnAFlashlightBeam · 12/05/2018 12:30

lilacwine1 "Cliterous" 😂😂😂

Another one: scran. And boak.

Colbu24 · 12/05/2018 12:43

Eclectic
Tactile
Iconic
Physically

Sooooo over used.

Using them instead of this or these.

Of course Moist and portion. Confused

EllenOlenska · 12/05/2018 13:01

Glad I'm not alone. Definitely gusset and nom for meAngry

soggydigestive · 12/05/2018 13:01

showcase

EllenOlenska · 12/05/2018 13:02

Oh and tasty 😵

Whirlytastic · 12/05/2018 13:11

'Beautiful tasty meal'. Send help.

KittyHawke80 · 12/05/2018 13:12

‘Horribly’. Is in ‘The film was horribly boring’ or ‘He was horribly creepy’. It makes all my sphincters tighten - sounds so nauseatingly mealy-mouthed and twee. I’m not a big fan of ‘smelly’ either, or ‘toilets’ so when I read a tearooom review which said ‘The toilets were horribly smelly’ I sank to my knees and gave thanks I’d never had to meet the author.
Also ‘haitch’ for ‘aitch’.
I hate ‘picky tea’, too. And ‘I know, right?’ And ‘Libtard’ and ‘Give your head a wobble’. And people putting too many letters in words fir hyperbole - ‘That’s waaaaay too much’ or ‘The chicken was so dryyyyy’. Christ - so many. I’ve made myself annoyed now.

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 12/05/2018 13:13

The phrase "all the trimmings" ( as in "roast beef with all the trimmings") makes me cringe for some reason. As does "put on a good spread" in relation to a buffet or similar.

Saying someone has "passed" is another one . For some reason "passed away" isn't quite as bad but why are people seemingly afraid to just say "died".

Plus all the standard ones like panties, moist etc

KittyHawke80 · 12/05/2018 13:14

Whirlytastic - YES! Someine I know said the other day: ‘The salmon was beautifully fresh . . . ‘ I almost vomited and had a nosebleed at the same time. Makes me shudder.

KittyHawke80 · 12/05/2018 13:15

For Someone

Grilledaubergines · 12/05/2018 13:19

Hun
Moist
Essentially, when used “Essentially, what I’m saying is...”
panties
Nibbles
Snatch
Nom
Snack
Gusset
Silly ‘oop north’ ‘darn sarfff’ nonsense. Neither sound anything like anything!

Pinkywoo · 12/05/2018 13:23

Snack, I hate it. Also people saying juice when they mean squash, it's never seen a piece of fruit in its life because it's SQUASH!

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 12/05/2018 13:26

Grandkids - don't know why I hate it since I don't mind 'kids'.

Amazing - unless something really is amazing. It's so over-used.

Catarrh - can barely even write it without feeling queasy.

Mucus, ditto.

Panties - so coy and simpering and twee.

Drawers - as in knickers. Largely because they conjure up the type of grim old bat my father would call 'Old Flannel-Drawers'.

FreudianSlurp · 12/05/2018 13:27

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Basta · 12/05/2018 13:29

Loose, when it should be lose.

LaBelleSauvage123 · 12/05/2018 13:34

Tummy
Familam ( that one gives me the RAGE!)
Sups
Holibobs

bossykate · 12/05/2018 13:34

yummy
scrummy
comfy
roastie
yorkie
poorly

bossykate · 12/05/2018 13:34

nanna/nan for grandma

InsomniacAnonymous · 12/05/2018 13:35

This is my 3rd post on this thread Blush but I'm adding another word because it's the worst of the lot to me, yet I managed to forget it when I posted before. I hate 'sleepy', not least because it is usually said when someone is yawning (i.e. "I'm so sleepy") and I have a very strong aversion to seeing/hearing yawning. It makes me murderous for some reason, no idea why though. Horrible horrible word.