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what word can you just not stand , it makes you cringe?

539 replies

Picklemuncher123 · 23/05/2019 15:13

I cant stand the world nipple :')

OP posts:
SwingoutSisterSledge · 23/05/2019 21:12

Icky

Moominfan · 23/05/2019 21:13

Gapping

Moominfan · 23/05/2019 21:13

Sorry meant gaping

Bipbopbee · 23/05/2019 21:14

Chillax

Mrsjayy · 23/05/2019 21:14

I don't like passed away either and would rather say Aunty Mary died

Scrulytrumptious · 23/05/2019 21:14

See also nothink. Angry

LipstickHandbagCoffee · 23/05/2019 21:15

So many
Bitchfest it’s derogatory and demeans women having an opinion
Nom Nom it’s just daft,fake cutesy
holibobs you’re not fuckin 6year old
moreish to describe food,it’s wanky

MelBurke · 23/05/2019 21:15

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ScreamingLadySutch · 23/05/2019 21:20

And 'we lost our mother'.

No you didn't. She died.

Bloody twee denialist nonsense.

foreverhanging · 23/05/2019 21:22

My mum calls a bottle (as in a baby bottle) 'bot' which gives me the absolute rage

ThatCurlyGirl · 23/05/2019 21:23

Another one: "I could care less"

YOU ARE SAYING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE SAYING

TheLoneWolfDies · 23/05/2019 21:24

In dublin 'holibobs' is 'holibops' and its no better. Hate it!

foreverhanging · 23/05/2019 21:25

Also #bossbabe makes me want to shrivel up and die

SundaeMorning · 23/05/2019 21:27

C*nt. I cant even type it out in full.

ScottishDoll · 23/05/2019 21:27

All words are made up, I get that, some migrate from common lexicon to the dictionary and some are just nonsense words that some dipshit tried to force into common lexicon and failed.

Stupid made up words, those that were forced and failed, those do my nut. There is a plethora to choose from right now.

womxn
cis/trans (outwith stereoisomerism reference of course)
ze/zir and all other pronoun nobbishness
chillax
bonkerosity (yesterday's new stupidity)

Then the words which are in the dictionary but commonly abused and misused;

artisan
curated
etc

Also just a personal ouch - talk of trouser singular, just makes me wince every time.

foreverhanging · 23/05/2019 21:33

@Scrulytrumptious there was a very very high up director at my old work who used to say somethink and anythink and I used to minute meetings and grit my teeth

Greyponcho · 23/05/2019 21:35

Words that get my goat:
Yanno.
Bae.
Supper.
Twee.
Tee (its a t-shirt)
“Steal” (when referring to an “affordable” pair of shoes that cost half the weekly food shop for a small army )
“Teamed with” (when trying to suggest what your “tee” should be worn with, typically the aforementioned shoes and hideous, yet impractical, skirt)
Thingio.
Whatevs.
And overuse of “like”, because its err, like, so daft sounding, yanno?

Rystall · 23/05/2019 21:38

@ThatCurlyGirl

Head of Making Friends?? Really?? I’m dying to know where you work!!! 😆
I’m actually imagining my Dad’s expression if I told him my job title was Head of Making Friends!!

ThatCurlyGirl · 23/05/2019 21:41

@Rystall I know - do they not realise how ridiculous it makes their company seem?!!He was from an ad agency. Luckily I work for myself so I'm allowed to ignore people with silly job titles Wink

Rystall · 23/05/2019 21:43

Oh yes, and thank you @Smarmy, referring to any child as a ‘Princess’ just kills me. My little Princess, Princess in Training, Princess on Board. Just puke. Consider yourself judged! Where’s the ambition for your daughter???? No chance you’d pick a ‘CEO in training sticker’?? Why is your ultimate ambition for your daughter to be a powerless decoration??

tararabumdeay · 23/05/2019 21:43

I'm not being funny but...
I could of listened to what you were saying before immediately putting you down, rolling my eyes, laughing and looking round for appreciation of the fact that I actually was being sarcastic. It happens alot.

Cockapoo (so whimsically ugly) and all portmanteau dog breeds. In my day them was mutts.

JaneJeffer · 23/05/2019 21:48

Turd. Makes me feel sick. Even typing it grossed me out. Luckily it's not common parlance in Ireland so I don't have to hear it too often.

Fizzyboo · 23/05/2019 21:49

Scrummy Confused
Hun
Holibobs

Craftycorvid · 23/05/2019 21:52

Brexit
Bexit pronounced as ‘Breg-zit’ - there is no bloody G in it FFS! Would you say ‘and there is the fire egg-zit’ for example?

Tummy if uttered by a trained healthcare professional to a competent adult.

Pandies instead of hands.

And one which I urge you NOT to Google if you are/were eating: felching 🤢

Lola871 · 23/05/2019 21:55

Might not strictly fit but people typing in 'dog speak', hooman particularly irritates me for some reason!

Also famalam, and holibobs, both of which have already been said.