Lighthearted - sayings that annoy you

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Are there any words/sayings that just make your skin crawl for no reason?

I can't stand 'hubby'
Or 'Bae' ... just what even ...?!

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Don't get me started.

It doesn't mean 'famous.'

I was watching a film last night and a feisty woman was being threatened, to which she responded, 'suck my dick'.

I know this is pearl-clutchy of me but I'm sick of seeing women in films saying that. It's so cringe.

Baby needs fed.
Kitchen needs cleaned

Yeah! I keep hearing/seeing that. Where has this illiterate bollocks come from? Is it a regional thing that's spread out?

'Hun'
'Famalam '
' Making memories '🤮
'Stay safe!' ( thanks-never would have thought to do that!)

I can't stank the word Bonk is in having sex. My mum used to use it when I was younger and it made me cringe so much.

'I love the bones of him'

‘Literally’ used incorrectly drives me crazy. A friend once posted on Facebook after a tough workout “just literally had my arse handed to me at the gym”. Horrendous.

"I don't have any skin in the game."

Disgusting! Makes me think of a greyhound-style race with loads of empty human skins.

In work situations:

'Taking ownership' ... you mean if I get it wrong then it's all on me because you've told me to take ownership? Cheers

'Blue sky thinking'... daydreaming about my holidays?

'Throw everything at it'...how about you give me some clear instruction rather than vague comments meaning 'do more'

Just seen this one on another thread....pootle

Oh and fab. For some reason it makes me think of fat middle aged women.

Also (sorry I could do this all day) I only ever see it on here; trot/trotted out. It makes me think of a line up of pinky and perky style pigs.

Boob the baby.
Baby needs the boob.
Boobing.

I’m a breastfeeding mother but I hate it referred to as boobing etc. It’s so crass and obscene.

I also DESPISE hubs, hubby, hubster. It’s so bloody cutesy. Used by people who probably have ‘Mr and Mrs’ embroidered pillows and wall signs reading ‘This house is filled with love’ and Facebook posts like ‘Can’t wait for the hubby to come home. Miss him so much. I love you babe. #bestfriendsandlifepartners’. It’s just relationship vomit.

Also hate: # and people who say ‘hashtag’ out loud.

Reaching out
Checks and balances
Any sentence starting with 'so'
I'm not going to lie
Lush
Like or literally used as punctuation
Veggies
Nom nom
Ick
Myself or yourself used wrongly instead of me or you

When I worked in advertising, all the business speak was very popular at my company. Reaching out and going forward used to really annoy me. They don't bother me that much anymore (maybe because I don't hear them anymore). The first time someone told me that he wanted me to "own this", I genuinely had no idea what he meant. I take things quite literally and was trying to work out in my head how he wanted me to own an advertising campaign. I must have looked confused because I remember him repeating it at me quite a few times, until I eventually realised he wanted me to do the same job I normally did.

On Mumsnet I do get a bit fed of hearing "[normal food item] is the food of the gods".

I wouldn't say this annoys me, but I spend too much time thinking about: "What do you think to this car/dress/cake/house?" I'd always say "What do you think of this..?"
When I hear "think to this", I always worry that I'm wrong for saying "of".

"At some stage." Because whenever this phrase ever passed my mum's lips, it was always followed by an onerous demand.

I do a few of these

The one I’ve heard loads recently is “I felt some type of way about it” or some variation of this.

What type of way?! I think it means you are either upset or angry but don’t have the vocabulary to express how and why.

Cray Cray.
Eleventh billion
Duvet day

Fortunately I've never heard any of them. I've only ever read them on here.

Poorly. Makes my skin crawl, dont even like kids using it but when adults say it I want to scream, no idea why

A few that make me internally scream...

'Shook' as in, shocked??

'Do you know what I mean?', although never phrased as a question. Just attached to the end of every sentence 🙄yes I know what you mean, you mean what you JUST said!

'Hun', impossible to not sound patronising

'This is true', my mother is the absolute worst for this! Shuts down any conversation I may have been attempting to start with an interesting remark

'Babe', uuggggggggh

BadLad - or for that matter, anyone else - what does 'Cray Cray' mean?

‘baby’ as in ‘when baby arrives’ or ‘this is best for baby’ just gives me the rage. Also Draws instead of Drawers Don’t get me started on ‘Chester Draws’

People describing themselves as 'foodies' really winds me up. It's cringy and attention seeking. You can enjoy food without boring others and defining yourself by it.

Saying something is “a bit off”
Boob/boobing the baby
Getting “the ick”

The proof is in the pudding.

'Methinks' = twat with literary pretensions

'I love the bones of...' Everyone on FB apparently loves the bones of everyone. Showboating.

'Food of the gods' Always used to describe something fucking hideous sounding, like a Big Mac smeared with peanut butter and a bounty bar melted over it or something.

'Ye Gods!' So, so SO try-hard. See also: 'yada, yada, yada.' Both sound pompous, clunky and pretentious.

hate it when husband says it walked your dog for you’ (our family dog)

I really hate the expression "family dog". 😅 I understand that your dog isn't some random stray off the street. You don't need to specifically mention that it belongs to your family. What's wrong with "our dog", or even "the dog"? Do you also say "the family hamster/rabbit/budgie? (No, you don't. Nobody does.)
I also hate how some British people say "ice cream" (ice cream, instead of ice-cream.)