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To HATE made up new words

160 replies

mommymooo · 17/01/2019 11:20

For example the first choice holiday advice go MAHOOSIVE with the family VAYCAYS. BIG KAHOONAHS ON THE BEACH.
oh my god it makes my skin just crawl. Arrgghhh

OP posts:
pippistrelle · 17/01/2019 13:51

Possessive its with an apostrophe information:

www.etymonline.com/word/its

BitOutOfPractice · 17/01/2019 13:52

The apostrophe is dead. There are now bigger fish to fry

Not in this house it's not!

elQuintoConyo · 17/01/2019 14:00

Isn't doggo an Australianism?

I see no one has mentioned MN classics such as wankbadger, cuntbungling spunktrumpet, cocklodger.

How about brunch? Are we allowed that? And what about brinner (breakfast-dinner; thanks Scrubs!)?

Awesomeballs and the like make me roll my eyes, but i don't mind them. People who use 'because + noun' break my balls:

"Why do you believe in Bach Flowers?"
"Because nature".

What an absolute cock! On both frontsvGrin

Craft1905 · 17/01/2019 14:01

Isn't doggo an Australianism?

I thought that was dingo? Grin

TrendyNorthLondonTeen · 17/01/2019 14:03

OP, verily thou hast forsaken ye olde English.

NotACleverName · 17/01/2019 14:04

Well, OP, I've got bad news for you about every single word ever...

BitOutOfPractice · 17/01/2019 14:06

Break it to her gently NotACleverName Grin

You might want to sit down for this OP

Pk37 · 17/01/2019 14:08

Holibobs, hubby , chillax ..
They all make me murderous

HarryTheSteppenwolf · 17/01/2019 14:10

I assumed "kahoonahs" was a misspelling of cojones (Spanish for balls).

I also assume anyone who uses words like "convo", "ambo", "tomoz", "holibobs", "PJs", etc., is a moron and therefore ignore them.

QuestionableMouse · 17/01/2019 14:11

Every word was once 'made up'.

mommymooo · 17/01/2019 14:20

I cannot stand seeing "me n the hubs off on our hollibobs" again makes my skin crawl. Also the word "hubby" "bae" etc. For one most people who write this sentence aren't even married.
"Staykay"
"Vaykay"
All of the words mentioned to this post. I agree with.

OP posts:
Bezalelle · 17/01/2019 14:29

I hate "webinar". Makes me shudder.

purplegoat · 17/01/2019 15:18

Amazeballs
Chillax
Cray Cray
Bae

These make me see red.

Musmerian · 17/01/2019 16:07

All vagina euphemisms: foof, vajayjay, twinkle et al.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 17/01/2019 16:15

@Craft1905 - I’m sure I remember the phrase ‘lying doggo’ - which means hiding or lying low. I don’t know if it is Australian in origin, though it does have an Aussie flavour to it.

delboysskinandblister · 17/01/2019 16:26

cray cray
get (as in can I get?... What happend to May I have?) I'm old!! Grin
whatever
innit
wel jel
second referendum controversial

tiggerkid · 17/01/2019 16:27

Yes, staycation is one that is definitely not very popular with me!

BusySnipingOnCallOfDuty · 17/01/2019 16:40

There's plenty of silly words I dislike. But it's probably more because of the way the people who use them type in general, which bugs the crap out of me.

Otherwise, I have my own personal dialect at home. We are rather silly. OK, OK, I'm rather silly. Always an academic; but poetic to the core. My soul oozes with charismatic language.

It's my bastarding choice to invent words which suit me. Bastarding is a favourite of mine. Look at this bastarding weather. It's bastarding cold. Bastarding kids. I'm bastarding furious. Ahh. Bastarding.

DarlingNikita · 17/01/2019 17:21

I loathe so many of these. Also, not a word as much as as a usage, but 'it's crazy cold outside' etc gives me the fucking red mist.

Buteo · 17/01/2019 17:26

Someone at Kellogg’s must have a similar hatred of “new words” as they wouldn’t let DH have his free spoon engraved with the word Cockwomble.

NigelGresley · 17/01/2019 17:28

I predict that 'could of' and 'would of' won't be wrong for too much longer,

Nooooo, I’m not having that, not just because of people’s laziness and lack of understanding.
The problem is that nobody wants to be the one to correct someone, so the same mistakes are made and repeated.

I was going to correct someone on a Brexit thread about use of “there”, but thought better of it. Perhaps I should!!!

mommymooo · 17/01/2019 17:29

@BusySnipingOnCallOfDuty yes I I'm guilty of my own at home random language bastarding is one of mine too.
Yes I also agree with the person who said about the horrible words used for the vagina foof etc

I just don't understand why just why?

OP posts:
mogulfield · 17/01/2019 17:32

Agree with 'Could of' and holibobs 😡 what's wrong with saying holiday?

DarlingNikita · 17/01/2019 17:37

Buteo, how upsetting.

Buteo · 17/01/2019 17:42

Nikita I’d say he was gutted but I think that would be wrong, as he was slightly disappointed rather than disembowelled.

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