Phrases you hate

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AIBU to hate most phrases regarding trying to turn the word ‘children’ into some disgustingly sickly sounding alternative?

So far my list of words I refuse to use to refer to my children:

• tiny ones
• little ones
• kiddies
• kiddos
• little poppets

They all make me

I’m not a very maternal person. I love my own children, but in general I’m not a massive fun of other people’s children. Perhaps this is why I hate these words.

What phrases do you guys hate and AIBU?

And just for the record, other phrases I hate:

“Making memories,” to me everything is a memory, I don’t understand this. A lot of my memories are not good ones, so but this phrase all memories are positive.

• “pyjammies/jammies” instead of pyjamas. It literally makes me cringe.

Aww bless. Its always patronising.

Pretty much all of the above.

Came across 'reach out' for the first time a few weeks ago after contacting or rather, reaching out, to some company or other, think it might have been an insurance company. They wrote back to me: 'thank you for reaching out to us'. I almost expect them to sign off the letter with love and perhaps have a logo with two hearts entwined.

I didn't bloody 'reach out to you' I contacted you for information. Who the hell came up with that, and do they not realise how stupid it sounds; clearly not I suppose, or they wouldn't use it.

Have someone's back.

Hate it.

Without a doubt, ‘fuckbuddies’. The absolute worst!

Just saying
At the end of the day

En route, or worse ON ROUTE.

Sorry my last post was more of a word than a phrase so worst phrase or saying is ‘it’ll be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.’ Hallmark card nonsense.

Used to work with a woman who would ask the elderly care home residents if they wanted red dip dip or white dip dip.
Wanted to punch her

Picky bits is so fucking inane.

Basically 99% of stuff my mother says, she speaks in twee cliches.

"Painting yourself into a corner"

Don't know why, just hate it

Weirdly I hate the phrase, “believe me”. If I’m wavering that’s not going to push me into believing you!

Bae, lit, sammich (just say sandwich), sgetty (just say spaghetti), my man, hubby, hubster, little man...

My bad. Unfortunately I found myself saying it recently.

Many of the above.

I hate it when people refer to wearing “lashings of mascara” or “washing down” their meal with a certain drink.

I also hate the phrase “make love”

Tisfortired I hate hate hate "on route" too

“But that’s just me”. Probably with a little shrug and a eye raise.

It’s so smug. Makes the user sound like Gail fucking Platt combined with a simpering idiot.

“Of an evening”.
Are you a relic of a bygone age? A time traveller from the 1930’s?

These are the phrases I detest. There are far more words.

Ohh... and people who put ‘for’ at the end of a question.

Example: how long are you away for?

Is my name ‘for’?! No it is fucking not.

Let’s try saying the same thing without the superfluous for: How long are you away?

See, still makes sense.

Pop of colour
Cheap as chips
Hubby
Wife you
My little princess
My little man

I can feel my blood pressure rising just typing that!

Wifey not wife you. See, even the phone agrees with me!

Referring to breastfeeding as 'eating'. The baby is just eating right now. It makes me shudder inside.

(Disclaimer: am sitting here bfeeding this very minute so not anti-Bf!)

Ah fuck it, I'm also going to chuck in the use of 'boob' as a verb. Boobing the baby.

Holibobs
Sainsbobs
Hubby
The Wife
Nom nom nom
Little man
A cheeky (drink)

"I'm wearing a pink lip today".
😖

Hubby/Hubs
Bubs/bubba
Nom noms
‘Threw down’ for paid- as in, ‘I threw down €50 for dinner’

At work
Socialising (a strategy)
Blue sky thinking
Green field thinking
Brain storm
Fungible skills

He was LAYING on the sofa. I was LAYING on my bed. Nope. LYING, please.

Methinks
Little man
Bite to eat
'On' route
Gawjus
Threw up in my mouth a little bit
On it like a car bonnet
Mama bear