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.

I loathe and detest and get the absolute hebe jibes with:
"Take care"
"To be honest with you".
Both are said by ex dis on a regular basis. It is little wonder that we are nc.

My bad - just say sorry.

Sick - for something good but my mum wasn't pleased with wicked being turned into a positive either so maybe I'm just old!

Hubby - bleurgh!

Loads of veggies

This. I fucking hate it!

To die for.

No you would not die for a piece of chocolate cake you absolute idiot. Except that by using that phrase you are more likely to be murdered by me.

reaching out 🤢
lil’ man/lady
pardon?

Referring to things as "bits". Ohh I'll just get a few bits from the shop". The worst one is when referring to food and they say "picky bits" or "nibbly bits". Genuinely makes me feel sick.

If people use "hubby" I can't help but think "what a twat" in my head.

vajayjay

'Get your ducks in a row' never heard it until I came on here and it's said so much. It bugs me

And "baby daddy"!!!! Is adding an 's really so difficult? Thankfully I've never seen it used on MN but its starting to creap in to other forums I go on.

Believe you me.

You have to believe me.

Pfftlife a previous colleague of mine thought the phrase was "get your dots in a row" mishearing our (psychopathic) boss using it

Where has this "picky" thing come from then? Weird.

*Where you to
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That's a West Country thing, I say it alllll the time 😂😂

I can't abide "spends" for spending money... Vom!

A moment in time

It’s saying the same thing

Cheer up it may never happen

Not great when said to a recent grieving widower

"I'm a little bit OCD".

Fuck off!! You just like things tidy

Ohhh so many of these! It is what it is, hubby, anything with bobs on the end. But also "take a decision." Wasn't it "make" a decision until David Cameron started saying it? Annoys me so much!

"My lil man" "lil one" BLEURGH

Someone at my work includes "bob" in every email...

Please bob in and sign the letter
I'll bob it on your desk when it's ready
Can you just bob down to reception

Aaaaargh!

'Making Memories' makes me stabby. Same with 'blessed'.

Eats and spends. I really, really dislike it. As in, 'So, I'm taking £50 for eats and £30 for spends.'

Also nom/nom nom, obviously.

And 'doing my my hobby' or 'DH wants to do his hobby.' It's so bloody mimsy and dry-sounding. It could be parachuting off a mountain, but calling it 'my hobby' would make it instantly sound like painting tiny war figures in a dark, dusty shed.

"Rents" for parents

End of.

It can't help but sound ignorant and arrogant at the same time.

Kerb appeal
More bang for your buck
Forever home
(Perhaps I've just watched too many property shows though)

Makes me stabby
Makes my teeth itch
Boils my piss 🤢
“Obsessed”..why can’t you just like something?!!!
Take this offline
Lashings of anything
Lock this one down, used when getting engaged...what?!! 😡