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What words really annoy you?

168 replies

KitschBitch · 14/12/2018 07:03

At work the other day, was told that an exclamation mark was now called a 'pling'. Now every time I see or use it I am reminded of the silly renaming and for an unknown reason it is bugging the hell out of me! Grrrrr!

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OkPedro · 15/12/2018 01:46

Bicornuate?! What?
Yes don't like the word plug or moist shudder
There are few good words for a woman's vulva/vagina. Flange became a joke word between me and and a friend.

OkPedro · 15/12/2018 01:49

Because Irish people use the words get/gotten. It's been claimed this is an Americanism like it's a bad thing. That's why I asked if people had ever met an Irish person

PrickWhittington · 15/12/2018 01:50

OkPedro - we agree on the horror of 'moist' anyway [more shuddering] Grin

GunpowderGelatine · 15/12/2018 01:55

Yak at "myself". I read in an email the other day "On the day, you will be joined by myself at around 2pm". FFS say "me". Do people think "me" isn't fancy enough or something?

OkPedro · 15/12/2018 01:56

I think because it's such a descriptive word prixkwhittington

I don't think you're a prick

thisismeusernameything · 15/12/2018 01:58

Meal. Just say breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Hubby
Hun
Spends

PrickWhittington · 15/12/2018 02:04

Because Irish people use the words get/gotten. It's been claimed this is an Americanism like it's a bad thing. That's why I asked if people had ever met an Irish person

Ah ok, get you now. I hadn't noticed to be honest.

I admit I DO sometimes get annoyed if my DC's pick up and use 'American words' instead of the ones we traditionally use for example diaper, garbage, sidewalk but only in the same way I would correct them for changing other words for example 'aint' for isn't, or computerspeak/ urban slang (Bae, Yolo, nomnom). It's not that I think there is anything wrong with those words, just that it isn't the ones I taught them.

OTOH - some words that (I think) have come from America - for example - closure(?) - incorporate well into the language as a new and very valid concept/ term.

Honestly though, I still don't think it's an English v Irish/ American whatever thing as such - it's regional too, very much so. I have a friend up in Yorkshire, and every time we go out someone will comment on pretty much every other word I say and how I pronounce it! It's annoying, yes, but I don't think it's malicious.

PrickWhittington · 15/12/2018 02:09

I don't think you're a prick

Why thank you Grin.

Yes, moist is very descriptive.

Panties? Can we also agree on the hideousness of that word? Or how about teats as 'nipples' [convulses].

FissionChips · 15/12/2018 02:11

Phlegm

OkPedro · 15/12/2018 02:12

No I don't think it's malicious either prickwhittington Don't mind me I'm just being a "keyboard warrior" we'd be having a perfectly reasonable conversation if we were face to face :-D

Nutellalovesme · 15/12/2018 02:20

Frock
Meal
Cluster

FissionChips · 15/12/2018 02:27

YY to ‘frock’.

Glottal and seepage.

knittedjest · 15/12/2018 02:29

Cluster - makes me think of bug eggs

SpamChaudFroid · 15/12/2018 03:03

I'm glad it's not just me who thinks tasty is a hideous word!

Panties obv.

Also "veg" and "choc".

coolwalking · 15/12/2018 03:19

Poorly
Belly
Choccie
Biccie
Veges
Chrimbo

MsLToe · 15/12/2018 03:28

Sanpro
Terf
Cis

MsLToe · 15/12/2018 03:29

Panties and titties

(Shudder)

Mercurial123 · 15/12/2018 05:21

Tummy - used by an adult is awful however a child is fine
Chocs
Hols, Hollibobs etc it's a holiday
Treat
Revert back no it's just revert

Anna28wall · 15/12/2018 05:25

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MsLToe · 15/12/2018 05:29

Another vote for tummy. Yuk.

Oh, and hugely fucking annoying:

POORLY.

As in, ‘I’m poorly’. Usually said in a pathetic man flu voice.

Rockmysocks · 15/12/2018 07:18

On the blob
Useless piece of shit
I could care less
Soiled as in dc's girlfriend asking if their baby girl under a year old had soiled herself
Dick and prick
Bare with me - I don't think I'll be getting naked for any old random stranger, thank you
Dump (poo)

Once worked with a lovely woman whose spelling wasn't her best quality who typed stattersticians (especially bad as we worked with 5 mathematical institutions)
Didn't hate it but made me laugh!

Takingshape12 · 15/12/2018 07:29

Panties
Belly ( I'm ok with tummy)
Crotch
Babes

makingmammaries · 15/12/2018 07:38

‘Laying’ used wrongly for ‘lying’ as in ‘he was laying on the bed’.

TacoFlavouredKisses · 15/12/2018 07:41

Cuppa Angry

NashvilleQueen · 15/12/2018 07:49

In no particular order:

Hun/hon
‘This one’ (in reference to another person)
Hubby
Methinks
‘And so it begins’ (people who posts photos at the start of a night out)
Out out
Nom nom/num nums
I’ll inbox you.
Stabby
Rapey
Awesome (save in the proper context)
Crimbo/Xmas
Friyay