AIBU to not like words ending in 'ies' ?

[SeeyouontheothersideofCovid]

There seems to be an increase in the use of a particular word ending, and it makes me cringe. Here is my list so far:

doggies
chockies
biccies
smellies
panties
buddies - just ugh in every sense, really makes me squirm.
veggies
roasties
rellies - (shudder)
sickies.

These words seem to me a bit infantalising and lazy - for instance does it really take much more effort to say vegetables instead of veggies? Do you have any words to add to my list, or am I just being unreasonable?

Fucking jammies! Gives me the rage!

Pennies, for money. Silly. Although I do call my cat Mr Kitty.

This is not really the same but I hate the expression "picky tea" as used by some half-witted posters on here.

Drives me mad.

Can I add “yorkies” for Yorkshire puddings. Don’t know why but I can’t bear it!

Am on a roll now- don’t think anyone’s yet mentioned the worst of all..... panties. Bleugh

I dislike most of these but...

I have no issue with cheese toasties & I'm afraid our cats are referred to collectively as the 'the fluffies'.

What about wellies?

What about baddies? (E.g. villains)

My 4yo would agree.

Me: oh look at all these baby froggies

4-year old: there is no such think as a baby frog mummy. Baby frogs are called tadpoles.

This is why I don’t like homeschool.

Oh God, pennies, as in 'it cost pennies'. No it bloody didn't. In general there is too much cutesiness in places where it isn't right.

So it actually has nothing to do with ‘ies’ endings, it’s horrifically twee abbreviations you (perfectly reasonably) can’t stand?

Menageries, prairies, calories, groupies, coteries etc are all fine?

'Picky bits' is far worse than picky teas IMHO.
But I agree with most of the above although time has made wellies, baddies and a couple of others more acceptable. And surely puppies is the correct plural of puppy? As per the 'change the y into i and add -es rule'.
( I can ever only hear the word "leckie' in a strong Liverpool accent. I thought it originated there)

I call biscuits 'biccalillies' and I think that's OK.

@EugeniaGrace

My 4yo would agree.

Me: oh look at all these baby froggies

4-year old: there is no such think as a baby frog mummy. Baby frogs are called tadpoles.

This is why I don’t like homeschool.

Baby talk. An old man talked to my dd about her bot bot. Could have been a bottle, memory doesn’t serve. Dd looked at him like he was mad because I use complete words. also why dd was banned from watching teletubbies

Leaving aside the slightly alarming old man, the most offensive of all the words listed has to be panties

I claim an exemption for Scousers, who invented 'leckie' before it was even on Brookside!

Guilty.

Tootsies for toes because it’s just so CUTE if said while giving those tootsies some nibblies

There’s also baby bunnies for any rabbit

*So it actually has nothing to do with ‘ies’ endings, it’s horrifically twee abbreviations you (perfectly reasonably) can’t stand?

Menageries, prairies, calories, groupies, coteries etc are all fine?*

I like that description which does resonate - yes, the horrible tweeness of it all. But as Nom says above, it's also baby talk which may not be okay for young children but is certainly off-putting in adults.

As I've said before, words that are grammatically correct are fine - I have no objections to correct plurals eg ponies, parties, posies etc.

I agree for the most part but think baddies (villains) is acceptable. Also don’t mind toastie. Not sure why those seem ok!!

Bunnies - it's a sodding rabbit.

Veggies is not ok. It’s veg. One syllable

Willies!

Sorry....I couldn't help it...

@SeeyouontheothersideofCovid

Yes my husband thinks roasties is perfectly acceptable too. We have agreed to differ

Note - always husband, never hubby.

Came on to say hubby 😂

YANBU any infantile words not spoken by a child is unacceptable.