Words that I see on MN that make my teeth itch....

[Leighhalfpennysthigh]

For some reason, since being on MN I have developed an irrational hatred towards certain words that are overused on here....namely, "tat" and "snacks" and I don't know why, because they are words I've used in the past! Now, ugh.

And also, even though I've used it in the title, I hate the phrase "makes my teeth itch" it's almost as bad as "boils my piss".

Does anyone else have words that MN have put them off using? Or am I just a grumpy old unreasonable bag?

Toxic. Just because you don’t get on with someone or they’ve taken a dislike to you for some reason doesn’t mean they’ re toxic.

Icky

Nom nom

Cuppa

"safeguarding"
Uttered as a kneejerk reaction in 99.99% of posts about something fuck all to do with safeguarding

Ditto GDPR.
Log it. (because the police have so little to do they'd love to do paperwork about your neighbour's bin being 2cm out of line, or the man who walks down your road)

Any long post with a cast of thousands that starts with "I have a friend, let's call her A".

Often also a wall of text no paragraphs at all.

“Interesting first post OP...”

Sorry random internet stranger! Will do better next time!

with no paragraphs

@PositiveVibez
People on a 'name' thread who won't tell you the actual name and go round the houses trying to describe it, without actually telling you the name. Just say the fucking name!!!

'Think Elizabeth, but the short version, then take the last letter of the short version, and put it at the beginning, then turn it upside down, put it back to front and that's the name I want to call my baby, but my second cousin twice removed has called her baby it. Would I be unreasonable to use it?'
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Oh yes! I mean, it's only one tiny step away from:
My first is in furbaby but not in sanpro....

'Tea when it’s actually dinner/supper'
Dinner is fine, but I hate supper unless used for actual supper, i. e. A light meal. Pasta is not bloody supper unless you are David Cameron 🤮

I've never come across a single one of those on here @BuzzShitbagBobbly - are you sure?

I hate:
Spendy
Spenny
PJs
Naice

Oh yes and veggies. So infantile.

Faff . I hate that word... bottle feeding is a faff, purees are a faff, prams are a faff.Anything which makes out the poster is oh so lazy but really they see themselves as superior.

This too shall pass.

It's condescending and dismissive, and for many people there is significant cost after a traumatic event - be it emotional, financial, psychological, whatever - that may never ever pass.

I'm assuming this is a variation on the theme of roll/stottie/bap? (I.e. no one's right).

It's a cob!

(I picked this username for a reason! ;-) -but actually I agree that all the regional variations are equally valid)

It's a cob!

Amen to that!

Entitled
Sense of entitlement
Lifestyle choice
Wow. Just wow
You sound lovely/hard work etc

And many more.

Tinkly laugh
Sanpro

Phrases found only on vegan threads. I don't care what you eat but...
A 'baby cow' is a calf
A 'baby sheep' is a lamb
A cow or sheep is not 'raped'
People always eat minuscule amounts of 'locally sourced grass fed beef'
'feed lots' don't exist in this country

'Old gimmer' is an oxymoron. A gimmer is a young female sheep.
Despite this I actually like the old gimmers.

Mummy/daddy unless used by a child. My HV always says things like "some mummies and daddies do this" etc etc

Hun/honey - unless used for sarcasm

Entitled

Love- hi love etc

Fizz - want to open a bottle of fizz? Grrr

And I've heard people use the term spenny instead of expensive!

Dessert instead of pudding. Dessert is fine if you live in France and are having a sliver of Taste au citron or clafoutis, but baked apples with custard or Manchester tart will always be pudding.

Oh and "me thinks" and "FACT" after a sentence, usually a rant! Fuck off

Tarte

Ect for etc ... et cetera

Oh yes, agree about "me thinks".

@AdaColeman only English people use pudding to cover all desserts though

The shortening of school or university subjects annoys me for some reason.
EngLang, EngLit, NatSci and CompSci being the worst.

I think it’s the middle capital letter that does it..