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To dislike the term 'naice'?

83 replies

MemoryOfSleep · 14/11/2018 12:59

I am starting to see this with increasing frequency on MN. From what I gather, it means posh/expensive. I don't know how those who use it pronounce and for or some reason I find it incredibly irritating! AIBU?

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MemoryOfSleep · 14/11/2018 13:28

I've read penis beaker and elderly Korean lady, but my favourite thus far has been the one about the fat balls. Penis beaker was also hilarious.

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seventhgonickname · 14/11/2018 13:29

I always took it to mean nice and not as posh as it seems,pretentious.Perfect for the right situations.

tellmewhenthespaceshiplands · 14/11/2018 13:29

I need to find Elderly Korean Lady ...

MemoryOfSleep · 14/11/2018 13:29

@Andtheresaw how do you pronounce it??

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GreatDuckCookery6211 · 14/11/2018 13:32

Penis beaker was also hilarious

It really wasn't.

thecatsthecats · 14/11/2018 13:34

I think it's a lot more expressive than 'nice' on it's own.

Nice = decent, ok, of an acceptable standard, no obvious deficiencies, an area with working, well behaved citizens etc, but they don't shop waitrose.
Naice = that extra bit special from the finest range, property prices just that bit extra and so on.

JellyBears · 14/11/2018 13:34

Snapped and farted it’s my favourite

DaphneDiligaf · 14/11/2018 13:37

I think it depends how it's used, in some cases it feels like a genuine boast, on others it seems tongue in cheek.

JellyBears · 14/11/2018 13:38

I think it’s used in here in a smarmy jealous kinda way tbh. Nothing wrong with buying nice if you can afford it.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 14/11/2018 13:42

I think it’s used in here in a smarmy jealous kinda way tbh

It isn't. It's a way of saying something is "nice" quality.

Example - my dog chewed my naice shoes. Meaning the shoes were decent ones. That kind of thing.

wijjy · 14/11/2018 14:09

Naice = nice but with a soupçon of extra pretentiousness. It's a useful word.

Nice ham = reasonable quality

Naice ham = artisanal ham, wrapped in greaseproof paper and comes in a paper bag. Probably from a butcher with a hipster beard.

MrsTommyBanks · 14/11/2018 14:18

Penguin on a train is the best thread ever.
Naice is a part of MN legendness.

Hezz · 14/11/2018 14:55

Lots of people think penis beaker ruined mumsnet it did

Naice was around here back in the days it was all trees.

Fuckit I miss those days

WhentheRabbitsWentWild · 14/11/2018 14:58

Elderly Korean Lady entertained me all of that afternoon .

OP I am with you

Naice , for some reason, boils my piss.

Oysterbabe · 14/11/2018 15:01

I like it, naice ham is very different from nice ham. I know what a poster means when they use it.

Personally I like filthy ham. The description needs to contain the words mechanically separated, formed and added water. I know it's wrong but it's so good.

EverardDigby · 14/11/2018 15:02

I used naice the other day (first time I'd used it) to mean posh and a bit pretentious, it's definitely different from nice.

BasinHaircut · 14/11/2018 15:06

I think if you don’t know about the naice shopping list it looks a bit wanky.

It’s an ‘in joke’ that’s all.

Someone on my road has a number plate that says ‘naiice’ and it always makes me chuckle.

TheQueef · 14/11/2018 15:29

Can anyone remember the bun fight about Robert Mugabe eyeliner pencils?
I don't think it made it to classics but it left me wheezing.
Such a random thing to row about.

Sohardtochooseausername · 14/11/2018 15:31

I like naice. It’s very useful shorthand.

Pursefirst · 14/11/2018 15:46

@Miggeldy, YES! It's always reminded me of dear Valerie.

OP, the fat balls one is my absolute favourite MN thread ever. I honestly laughed so hard I cried.

CovenofMiLsfromHades · 14/11/2018 15:55

I don't know why you don't like it OP? Are you a bit common and prefer value ham from Tesco?

OksanaAstankova · 14/11/2018 15:59

According to the Urban Dictionary, the definition of 'naice' is: "An adjective to describe a genuinely nice but naïve person."

This has upset me, for reasons that I can't quite articulate.

OksanaAstankova · 14/11/2018 16:01

@TheQuuef could you explain about the Robert Mugabe eyeliner? It rings a bell, but I've forgotten the context.

puzzledlady · 14/11/2018 16:02

Bet you don’t have a son called Tarquin. Or Wentworth. Or Apollo. Stand down OP. Ha ha ha

greendale17 · 14/11/2018 16:05

I agree with you OP

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