Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Words and phrases that you can't stand...

633 replies

DilemmaADay · 18/10/2020 14:57

What words and phrases irrationally (or rationally!) annoy you.

Mine are:
'Doggo' - DP uses this all the time, why make the word 'dog' longer
'No is a complete sentence' - just sounds so dismissive and I doubt anyone IRL would talk like this
'That doesnt work for us' - just sounds rude
'Little man' to describe a boy
'Hubby' - this is irrational as loads of people say this
'Boils my piss' - conjours horrible images in my head Grin
'Move on' when talking about a bad situation - yeah, because the person with the problem really hasn't thought about that Hmm...
'It is what it is' - one if those phrases that seemed to spawn from Love Island, I dont know why I hate it.

Any more?

OP posts:
FatimaMunchy · 31/10/2020 17:04

A local advert says 'Now the gifting season is upon us' 😱

bluebluezoo · 31/10/2020 18:08

“Clap back”

What? It makes no sense as a phrase. Just use a proper word like retort.

Frequentcarpetflyer · 31/10/2020 19:58

"I presume that......?" and "You do know that.....?" Those sentences are not questions.

SwimSwim · 31/10/2020 20:47

'Reaching out'
'Looping in'
'Take it to the next level'
'Giving 110%'
😤😤🤣🤣

Yippeeforme · 01/11/2020 11:56

Has anyone mentioned "nestled in the heart of"?
🤮🤮🤮

AliceAforethought · 01/11/2020 13:09

"Porn"

It's horrible enough as an abbreviation of "pornography" (and why does that require a punchy, friendly, familiar form, as if it's an everyday, normal thing? 😡), but when it's used about other, mundane and non-sexual things like property porn, earth porn etc. it's just awful.
Why on earth use it like that?

I need to delete my history and cookies now after writing that!

dexterslockedintheshedagain · 01/11/2020 13:23

"Sanpro". I don't know why, but this really irritates me

ChristopherLillicrap · 01/11/2020 13:38

" ...to put food on the table and a roof over our heads" - Anytime anyone on MN mentions having to go to work, they always have to add something like this afterwards.

"kids" unless you're talking about baby goats.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page