What words really annoy you?

[KitschBitch]

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!

My 3 yo likes ! and says "eh uh a a ah" when he spots one. It is NOT being renamed. They already took Pluto from us!!!!!!

What does this mean?
Not judging just interested.

Squatternutbosh123, It thought a 'giggling pin' was another word for a penis (not that I've ever used it 😂)

When I was (a lot) younger, instead of saying I'd done something, I would say I done did it. Blame it on my yoof 😉😂

@ohyesiam there are some words that set my teeth on edge but which I have to acknowledge are for class reasons and therefore horribly snobbish ones. Words like meal, portion, sweet (instead of pudding), pardon, and serviette spring to mind but there are others. I'm from a background of working class parents who entered middle class professions so I suppose I have insecurities about where I fit in. Other words that I hate are the ones everyone else has said, like hubby and holibobs, but that's because they're twee af.

An exclamation mark is now called a 'pling'? Over my dead body.

Nom

Gifting

Little Man

Nice it shows lack of imagination.

‘Matchy matchy’. Often appears on MN in relation to bridesmaids’ dresses; usually accompanied by the suggestion that matching dresses are somehow a bit naff. Therefore we need a fake, somewhat mocking made-up expression to convey that.

‘Matching’. The word is ‘matching’.

Pling ? Truly never seen that. Still tend to think of them as 'screamers', from my early journalistic training - they, or their overuse - was frowned upon, unless working for the Sun, in which case !!!!

Gotten (am neither American nor Tudor)
Gifting (giving)
guzzling (conjures up Babbette's Feast)
snobby (if you are going to say it, use snobbish)
hubby, hubs

CoughLaughFart see, I think of as "matchy-matchy" as referring to a single outfit, like when somebody wears a black dress but shoes, a bag, and accessories all in the same contrasting colour. That is generally considered to be a bit naff. But I agree the term is horrible and "matching" would do just as well.

Nom, nom - just what the hell.
Devastated - when used by my dd1 to describe missing out on something really minor.
Gutted - the same.

Everyone is buying them and selling them for double on ebay - As in some stupid game like pieface. I ask her to name one of those people. She never can.

Eldest DD is regularly gutted and devastated as though she is caught up in a war zone or something. Drives me mad. I need to calm down.

Using the word 'like' multiple times in sentences. Grates on me.

sentences starting with 'so...'

Sweet spot
Crem (crematorium shortened)
Ending a sentence with "...no?"
LO (little one) I just read it as LO
Kids

Moist (self explanatory).
Chilling out (just say relaxing).
Panties. (what's wrong with knickers?).
Tummy (instead of stomach).
Pee (instead of wee).

“Relatable”. I hate it and all it implies (that a book, film etc is only of value if it’s immediately connected to you and your interests. Easy to access). God forbid thoughts should challenge us.

Moist 🤮

Amazing. It is overused on here. He is an amazing dad and he's cheating on the mum or abusive. ' Homemade ' often seen on what's for dinner threads.

Sarnie. Euch, so twee.

Words/phrases that suddenly become more fashionable.

Please know - please know I am thinking of you.
Resonated - that story really resonated with me.

They are everywhere. I cannot escape them.

There are more, but these will do.

I cannot stand hearing people say "hey ho", seeing it written down is even worse.

"Food of the Gods"

"Boob/s", fucking awful word. Especially when used as a verb.

"Snog" makes me feel physically sick. Fortunately where I live it's never really used.

choccy biccies
Picky bits
Shouty
Tummy
Nibbly things

Absolutely
Basically
Amazing
Famalam
Holibobs
Reach out/reaching out
Blessed
Om nom nom /nom nom nom

Willy.
Stud.

All the derogatory sexual words aimed at women.

Hubby
Pee

An of course BOOBING. Conjures an image of up being whacked around the head with a giant floppy breast.

@Pomsinspace That reminds me that I can't stand Americans saying 'gas'. Gas is not a liquid. Petrol is. Gas and and petrol are two entirely different things. Some cars run on petrol, some on LPG. Some on both. But they are two entirely different things, and it annoys me when they say gas when they mean a liquid fuel.