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

[DilemmaADay]

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
'Move on' when talking about a bad situation - yeah, because the person with the problem really hasn't thought about that ...
'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?

RUMPY PUMPY
and
...periodt!

Seems a shame to throw it away.
Holibobs
Hubs
A bite to eat
Putting 'like' in any sentence unnecessarily.
Rant over.
Just saying.

'Boobing' instead of breastfeeding. It really gives me the rage.
Also Hubby, Mama Bear, and calling little girls Princess. Just fuck off.

Gifting
Hot choc
Hubby

Picture the scene
That's a good shout

Also, when people refer to their pets as their children. I know someone who calls her dogs her daughters. It takes me all I have to not tell her to get a grip.

Colleagues who say they are 'smashing' it e.g they are getting the work done.
It makes me feel elderly -I remember when smashing meant brilliant or great.

"This one"
"Boy done good"
"Hubby"
"Reaching out"
"Touching base"
"Just hopping on" (Instagram lives)

But each to their own, I'm sure there are loads of phrases I use that other people hate!

Oh and "I could care less".

YOU ARE SAYING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE SAYING.

"So..." as the start to a sentence.

Particularly when people bother to write it down:

"AIBU?

So, my mil blah blah..."

I have a friend who called their kid Kiddo.

The following phrases really boil my piss 😂

Calling people out
Natch
Period
Nuff said

And I'm sorry if this upsets anyone but I also can't stand these twee names people use for babies post pregnancy loss... Rainbow baby...sunset baby... sunrise baby....etc. Just WHY is this helpful?!?!

New normal
Second wave

Summat (rather than something).
I done XYZ (rather than I did...).
Less people (rather than fewer).
Could of / should of / would of.... argh!
Missing out a preposition before dates, eg "The President resigned Thursday" (missing out the "on" - also some wishful thinking going on here!).

I totally agree about the overuse of ‘beautiful’. Everyone’s son or daughter, mum, dad or friend seems to be described as beautiful on social media. It’s like there are no other adjectives out there.

Beauty/skin care regime when they mean regimen!
Needs gone
Invite instead of invitation
Gotten
Gifted instead of given
Cis

Gifting goes with hosting

I don't think anyone's mentioned my pet hate at the moment... The use of the word 'so' at the beginning of nearly every sentence. Together with ;like' dotted liberally throughout a conversation.

Be kind
Educate yourself

‘Lush’ this seems to be everywhere as a description of something people like. The word just makes me feel sick.

‘Woke’ and ‘snowflake’. Sick of it.

And only football fans will understand this, but ‘bitter’.

@flaviaritt

Oh god, dippy eggs is so bad.

It certainly is. Only ever acceptable for the under 5s.

Describing children as 'stunning'. Sounds creepy as hell.

I just thought of another:

Roll on hols / Christmas/ half term / 2021

The “roll on” bit especially annoys me.

"Our little family"

"Delete if not aloud"...invariably with this incorrect spelling

'Shocked' is currently overused. I'm a nursery teacher and I have apparently rendered two mothers 'shocked' already this term over such issues as damp trouser hems and not replying immediately to a non-urgent email. I'm tempted to do something actually shocking, just so they regret their unnecessary hyperbole.

@PhilSwagielka

‘Woke’ and ‘snowflake’. Sick of it.

And only football fans will understand this, but ‘bitter’.

With a name like that, you must be a blue nose! As 'red shite', I do know what you mean!