Horrid, cringey things people say

[SmidgenofaPigeon]

I nanny for a family that call dinner ‘sup sups’

It makes me feel ill. I’ve tried and tried to get the kids to stoppit and almost succeeded but due to lockdown, their mum is at home constantly and feeding them these twee little sayings as apparently it’ll be ‘a shame when they grow up and don’t say them anymore’

Sup sups is the absolute worst but we also have ‘beddiebyes’ and ‘pop pops’ (I can’t even write what that one means because Its nauseating but it’s a bodily function)

The children are 6, 9 and 11, not babies.

It sounds dramatic but the thought of hearing these stupid phrases again tomorrow for another weeks is spoiling my Sunday

Anyone got any to add to make me feel better?

Yes, 2/3 of the children still sleep with ‘muzzies’

Although, I probably shouldn’t divulge that. Alas, I am simply the hired help and should not speak out of turn.

What’s a muzzy?

My husband and I call each other Beel

@StillCoughingandLaughing the muslin cloths that are very useful for babies.

Mind you, a friend of mine has songs for each of her 6 cats, I'm not that far gone yet.

@thatsgotit, is your friend Susan Calman? Does she also dress her cats up in police uniforms as a tribute to Prime Suspect.

@viques

Wifie is the standard term for an adult female here in NE Scotland!

She doesn't have to be married to be a wifie.

At school every teacher was the Wifie Smith or the Mannie Smith.

Calling someone a dame up here is a definition insult, but wifie is just normal, we all say it!

Anyone over the age of 5 who says 'busgetti' instead of spaghetti.

Also my mil - who I otherwise adore- but she is teaching my toddler to say 'hiyaaaa' which I feel is bad English. I want her to say hi or hello, what's wrong with that?!

I think the poster proud of her preschool child asking to be breastfed by calling "boob boob" is still my favourite!

Thought of another one.

When people drop the word 'to' when they're talking about going somewhere.

Eg "Let's go Nando's"

Holibobs and adults who use the term sleeps to count down to Christmas

talking about cringey, MN posters who declare in all seriousness that they don't do "social media" 😂

When adults refer to themselves as mum/mummy and dad/daddy in relation to their pets.

Parents snuggly announcing that they give "one thing to wear, one thing to read, one thing to .." for Christmas and no more.

The word "horrid" is twee when used by grown women.

It's for grown women who haven't got over being 12 years old and posh. Seeing this word in the title put me right off reading it.

Hearing the word, 'horrid' makes me think, 'are you going to scream and scream and scream until you are sick ?'

However, there's lots of words not liked by people on this thread that I have no problem with.

There's some words and phrases that, like other posters, I find questionable. When someone uses a word or phrase that I suspect they know other people don't like I can't help but think, 'who's your audience ?'

Adults using the term “mama bear”.
“Amazeballs”
And the worst....a buffet style meal being refered to as “picky bits” 🤮

Girls’ night out : we’re women
Mummy and daddy - used by adults
Princess - about a little girl
Boobies - they’re breasts

@StillCoughingandLaughing

Presumably she assessed him against the expected level for a five year-old?

But did know that it just might not be an issue a little later in life.....being 5.....

Should I stop making animal noises, singing songs, correcting my 3 year old that police cars aren't 'neee nawwws'....?

Nope...I'm not a teacher...the cows go moo in my house!

When MIL used to say "A bow-wow, look a bow-wow!" in a funny voice, my eldest used to reply "Do you mean a dog Grandma?" She'd exclaim "YES! And What do doggies say?! What do they say?! What do they say?!"

My eldest would do a tiny sigh, and say "woof."

Now that's #DroptheMic territory.

What's the age and weight limit for using that hashtag? Because I'm I've 40 and I've put on a little weight in lockdown.

My husband had a friend that wouldn't say Mum and Dad or Mum or Dad it was always, 'mummy daddy.'

As in, 'I asked mummy daddy....
mummy daddy said to me.....
I got this for mummy daddy.....

Myself and my partner. I always hear it in a Eurotrash voice.

Nicknames for family members is fine, I think. I remember working with a small group of eleven year olds, and one was called Thomas. I said " Are you called Tom at home?" and he said " Mum calls me Tom, Tommy, Tommo - all sorts!" His friend laughed, and I said " Well, there's an old Jewish saying : The child that is loved has many names". He looked so pleased.

Also hate the word 'belly'. It's stomach or tummy

Stomach/tummy are twee Victorian euphemisms for belly, and not accurate - your real stomach is right at the top of your abdomen, not where most people mean when they use it. Tummy is horrifically naff if used by anyone whose age has reached double figures.

Belly is a great word.

It does annoy me when adults expect other adults to call them by nicknames, though. Not Jen instead of Jennifer or Chris instead of Christopher; I mean “My name’s Steve Fox, but everyone calls me Foxy” or similar. Not everyone, Steve.

This thread has just made me remember my late DGM used to always say “knicky-knacky-noonoos” in a singsong voice for knickers/pants.

I know a girl who is also a nanny for a family. The mum of said family, I think she’s about mid-40s, calls her mum (the kids grandma) “mummy”

The ultimate cringe. Anyone above 12 should not be calling their mum, mummy