'Foodstuffs' and other words too awful to mention.

[rabbitsnose]

Some words just really make me shudder. Also, 'meal' and 'helping' as in 'another helping of broccoli'. Noooo

I hate the word ‘flavourful’. I have no idea why but whenever I hear or read it I get irrationally irritated

@Carbosug, I'd add to your list houses that "flow well".

Listen, love, if your house is "flowing" it's probably been washed away by a tidal wave.

I'm so pleased someone else has mentioned meal and Amelia - I just think of meal worms.
Also I can't bear 'toolkit' - It's a list of useful information.

I agree with most of these but Hanamuslim I shuddered when I read yours.

The tabloid-y "stepping out".

No one seems to get reported about as going out or visiting the theatre or something...
They're always "stepping out". As though they might break into break into a song and dance routine.

And I used to like the word "adorable" but now every time a "cute tot" does something, it's "adorable" (and may "melt hearts" too).
Princess Charlotte's hair bobbles were "adorable", apparently.
Hair bobbles!

I really hate ways of describing 'important' people like top dog and big bug. Big bug in particular makes me irrationally angry and I have no idea why

I hate “ taking ownership of the problem”

The word "like" accompanied by a gesture or included as a prefix for any and every word in a sentence/ conversation.

"Learnings" for "lessons". I can say no more on that one. Rage.

"Beverage"
It's a drink non?!

Describing anything as either lush or divine (usually misspelt as devine). Lush is such a horrendous word.

I have an unhealthy hate for “self-care” and “wellness”. It’s called looking after yourself, and health. Both words make me think the person saying it MUST be a giant twat and really up their own arse.

Information pack. You mean a couple of sheets of paper in a twatty cardboard folder?

'I don't like it when people say "a wine" for a glass of wine.'

I feel the same - especially in uses like 'after a few wines' - while 'after a few beers' is acceptable. I also say 'a coffee', but 'a cup of tea'.

'Activities', in relation to children's, um, activities, annoys me. Adults have hobbies, children have 'activities'.

The use of 'nice' to mean 'luxurious' and/or 'expensive'.

Actually, rereading my last post, the imprecise use of 'few' in present-day English annoys me. I've seen loads of posts on here talking about 'a few months' where, from the context, they can't mean more than two, three at a push. For me, 'a few' of anything starts at about four or five.

Making love
They are pregnant
Meal

Just thought of another one..

When someone suggests getting together to 'have a natter'. Awful!

"A large helping..."

Urgh it makes my skin crawl.

So does "serving suggestion".

Oh "beverage". Shudder!

"A huge salad" usually said in a sanctimonious tone on Mumsnet where all food perceived to be "good" is in "huge" portions and puddings are all ways "little treats".

*always

And said salad will be "inhaled" or "wolfed down".
Or, even worse, here in the Midlands it's more often than not "woofed" down.
Which makes no sense.

Just one word.. yum. 🤢

Mine relate mostly to food - meal, nutritious, from scratch...

Also hate when people overemphasise how much they love their children - I love the the bones of them, they are my world etc etc - of course you love them, no need to over egg the pud...

Oh yeah, 'pudding' is another one I hate - it's 'dessert' to me. I've never seen a 'pudding' section on a menu, only a 'dessert' section...

Ah yes, a red lip - it's not "a lip", there are two of them. Similarly, a smoky eye... As for "killer heels" - high heels I think you mean?

Been drinking gin & prosecco since 6pm so on a roll...

People referring to babies as 'a tiny baby' or a 'a little baby' - surely 'baby' would suffice. I mean, we know, by virtue of the word 'baby' that they are small beings...