What MNisms irrationally annoy you?

[wellBeehivedWoman]

I know IABU to complain about something so petty but I don't care. Come and share your trivial mumsnet annoyances! What phrases / abbreviations / MN colloquialisms drive you crazy? I'll start:

1. Any time anyone uses the phrases 'boobing', 'boobed' etc when referring breastfeeding. Not only does this give me a mental image of a clown squirting milk from a comedy flower in their lapel, it also has a kind of juvenile, jolly-hockeysticks false cheer that makes me want to die.

1. Pg as an abbreviation of pregnant. No idea why I hate this. Maybe because it doesn't really resemble the full word? Irrationally despise it.

1. 'Little one' instead of baby or child. Too twee to be allowed. V similar to the phrase 'our little family', usually used when someone has a new baby and wants the equivalent of a papal enclave to keep friends and family at arms length. Absolutely loathesome because I am a grumpy and unreasonable cow

Any others that really wind you up?

I’m more grateful this trend has stayed out of the Sex and conception topics
😂😂😂

Sticky baby dust isn't anything weird. It's used when someone is hoping to get pregnant, people wishing them luck, that this is the one that 'sticks'. Probably should be implanty baby dust I guess but that doesn't have the same ring to it..

No, sticky baby dust isn’t what you’re thinking! It’s a very twee way to refer to pregnancy, usually used by posters on conception threads. “I hope you get sticky baby dust”

Snorting with laughter or spat tea on screen, etc all over the top ridiculous ways of saying that's quite funny.

Yes to the anatomical correction every.single.time

The annoying spelling correction it's either a typo or the person can't spell why point it out 12 times and make the thread about that

On the subject of boobing, you've just reminded me that every time I feed my daughter, my 7yo stepdaughter will refer to it as breastfeeding; it's really irritating! She'll come to say hello to me and the baby, and say "oh I didn't realise you were breastfeeding". I find it really weird and I'm not sure where she's got this from!

Another vote for ducks in a row here, and the overuse of DSIL, DB, DM etc. Especially with ambiguous ones like father/friend/fiance - I just want to read the thread not bloody decipher some weird code!

Food of the gods is overused.

Have say I disagree with correcting vagina to vulva. In fact, one of the things that most makes my blood boil is people using vagina. I ALWAYS correct it. Because I have found many people of my age (41) and younger who didn't even know that vulva was a word and what it meant. Generations of women are growing up not even knowing that the whole area down there isn't called a vagina. I think it is ever so very very important that this is taught. And I ALWAYS correct it, and will never stop, because as long as there are girls who have no idea what a vulva even is, it is necessary.

Along with "it would be rude not to" usually said about wine or gin

God, fuck off with the vagina/vulva debate. I'll call it what I want - it's mine.

And it's my fanny btw.

And no. I am not even kidding when I say I've come across women and girls who didn't even know what a vulva was, or ever heard the word before. And that is why I will never ever stop correcting people, because the over-use and mis-use of the word vagina is responsible for this.
That is the exact reason why the word vulva is unknown to many. Lets change that. My theory is that the more the word vulva is used, the less there will be girls who had never heard of it. Make it become commonplace. That is my aim.

Sticky baby dust isn't anything weird. It's used when someone is hoping to get pregnant, people wishing them luck, that this is the one that 'sticks'.

Christ. I think that might be worse.

Who comes up with this shit? And how does it catch on?!

A "cheeky" this or a "cheeky" that - completely meaningless.

Er, excuse me @choli I think you'll find it's a "cheeky wee this that or the next thing"

Everyone “going no contact”.

All the D stuff.

Any mention of "putting your big girl's pants on".

Cockwomble, fuckity-bye, or any shit made up swear word or insult thinking they are hilarious.

The weird pride in near death experiences, like a badge of honour on hospital threads.

Op: GP surgeries are really busy, as I right?

Poster 1: well op maybe that's because they have people like me who regularly get blue lighted to hospital from the GP

Poster 2: lucky you weren't me last time then, I was so close to death the GP called an ambulance there and then and I was whizzed straight to intensive care

Poster 3: I'd rather be sat waiting than last month - I went in, collapsed and if I hadn't been there I'd have died. Five minutes more etc etc.

People popping everywhere.

Pop it in the oven.

Pop it in a bag.

Pop to the shops.

Pop them on the table.

Pop around to see them.

Fucking pop off.

Unmumsnetty hugs. 🤮
Little ones. Also 🤮
Hubby / kiddies. Mega 🤮

I'm surprised to hear that you've come across so many people who haven't heard of 'vulva', Salem but so what? I'm sure they're well acquainted with their own fannies whatever word they use for it.

A did this , B did that , C then did the other. Who is BU?

Your wedding/baby/sofa/bar mitzvah/christening .....your choice.. even if you are the most godawful bride/mother/host .

Just hate the encouragement for unbridled selfishness.

God, fuck off with the vagina/vulva debate. I'll call it what I want - it's mine.
And it's my fanny btw.

So glad it's not just me!

When people say "NC because it's outing" and it turns out the question/details are generic as fuck and nobody would ever clock on to who you are.

"Hubby does a hobby but I can't possibly say what it is because it's outing."
Said hobby is probably something like golf. Or football.