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?

'Controlling'is another one - bandied about as an insult.

Ickky.

Not a phrase but the absolute hysteria over putting anything remotely enjoyable to eat in a child's packed lunch. Then the ensuing competition over who gives their kids the least tasty packed lunch and the stealth boasting.

And 'high needs baby', always used when someone has a perfectly healthy, NT child but somehow feels that they are too demanding.

'I didn't want to read and run' annoys the fuck out of me !

@Chocoholic1972 oh god yes!

I take back my previous post.

Dessert as an acceptable word.

‘Run... run for the hills’

Cringeeeeee

More of a spelling error, but "lose" spelled as "loose". I bet the culprits don't spell "lost" as "loost" or "lawst".

Nibbles.
As in wine and nibbles.

Oh and borrowed someone money,
The lender lends money and the borrower borrows.

@TheDarkPassenger laughing so much at that - I've only just realised how dramatic and ridiculous it sounds

Dessert as an acceptable word

Yes! "Dessert" is so laden with middle-class angst, and really just refers to fruit. Pudding is just fine.

"Give your head a wobble" is beyond annoying.

Smellies
Naice

I fucking hate "naice". Fucks me off.

Oh, and "Are you OK OP?". Often genuine but also often used by nosy posters who have contributed nothing remotely helpful using some poor unfortunate OPs life as entertainment.

I was taught “pudding” not “dessert” – pudding is pudding, dessert is the fruit course.

"Little one" or "LO"

FUCK OFF... just write "kid", it's one letter longer than "LO" and many letters less than "little one".

TWAT.

No, Noturinatin, 'dessert' is a French word for 'pudding'; 'dessert' should only be used in restaurants or in France. Over here, at home it's pudding, not a 'type of pudding', just pudding, whether it's an apple or jam sponge (pudding) and custard. Which makes me think I really fancy some right now.

I hate posts beginning with 'So'.

Post where OP gives background to story, then says ‘fast forward to today’ as if their life is some fascinating blockbuster

Pudding is perfectly acceptable.

Holibobs, however, is not. Nor is hubster. I also hate babes as in 'hey babes'

Big girl pants.

Hubby is the absolute worst, bleuurgh 🤮

I also cannot stand the abbreviations, DD/DH etc and never use them, they're so unbearably twee.

Entitled
Hard work (as in 'you sound like')
Spoilt
Hard stare
'That doesn't work for me' as if that completely shuts down all possible counter arguments. No is not a complete sentence either

I can't think of an alternative for snacks though. Am I being thick, what do you say instead lol.

Another for skin crawling over: 'treat', 'chocs' and to add to that theme: 'fizz'. Often seen together: 'I expected more than chocs and fizz on my birthday'
Also,
'yummy'...... and 'yummy treat' can send me over the edge

Chocs is by far the one I cringe at most though, I've never heard anyone say chocs in real life.

"OP you sound lovely" always makes me laugh