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?

@dizzydizzydizzy

Hun🤮

Hun is so cringe and rough haha.

I have a Facebook acquaintance who is heavily into the Juice+ MLM scam and her posts are always hun, chick, babes. Gross

@NormanStangerson

Also LOL at the people trying to ‘put the mere nanny in her place’... 🙄

Me too!

Aged 17 I was hired (alongside my 19 year old friend) by a German family as a) a home help, b) to speak English to them and c) to drill some manners into three lovely but unruly children; 7,9,11!

The hard working parents certainly didn't have a problem with us insisting on proper manners and no baby-talk (to us)!

I hate the term 'ballache'

#bossbabe

‘Cringe’ used as an adjective - as in, “OMG, that’s so cringe!” No, no, NO. It’s either “cringey” or “cringeworthy”. Something can make you cringe; it can’t be cringe.

DH sometimes says 'slurpy burpy' in daft voice if he wants our 11 year old DS to finish his drink.

I grit my teeth every time. He is a great DH in all other ways.

cringe always makes me think of minge. Not keen on either word.

The titles of some of the TTC threads make me feel sick. They’re trying to be edgy and outrageous but it makes them sound like a bunch of 14 year olds.

Ohhh myyy dayzzzzz

@KisstheTeapot14

cringe always makes me think of minge. Not keen on either word.

Cringe @ minge, if you will

@cliffdiver

I saw a buggy with the brand name Ickle Bubba.

I have this travel system. It's a great pram at a good price. Can't go wrong!

"We're pregnant" makes me cringe.
No.

You are both going to become parents but only one of you is pregnant.
"We're pregnant" is something the Smug Marrieds in Bridget Jones would say

@SpanielSprint

This is one of the reasons I really don’t want a nanny, even though it would make a lot of sense for our family. You sound horrible OP.

Maybe it's a good idea you don't get a nanny! You sound a bit horrible, too!

A distant cousin used to say ding ding mot mot for fire engine.

instead of going bed we say we’re going ‘up the apples’

@ShiteJobby

Oh god I do this far more often than I would like to admit! Ds is 6 but to be fair to me he is autistic (almost completely non verbal) and shorts words like pee pees seem to stick with him. This morning I said ok lets put on your "sockywockydoodas" wtf I have never said that in my life before! I think brain has just turned to mush in lockdown. Ds just looked at me like mum wtf are you talking about...

Sockywockydoodahs? I like that.

"Gary.

Its first name is Gary."

As in Men Behaving Badly?
I can just Gary saying that!

@Tlollj

A distant cousin used to say ding ding mot mot for fire engine. instead of going bed we say we’re going ‘up the apples’

Cockney slang for stairs. Apples and pairs. Assuming they must be cockney

@Zancah

I think we found the mother.

Original did you think that one up all by yourself? Clever poppet.

You really aren't coming across as a very nice person at all. Can imagine you would be awful as a boss.

@WhereHaveAllTheGoodTimesGone
That’s it you’ve got it. 👍

@QuidditchQueen

‘poorly’ NHS leaflets etc referring to ‘tummy’ ‘water infections’ ‘poo’ infantilising people teachers who refer to ‘mum’ and latterly everyone saying ‘stay safe’ aaaaargh!!

I like poo. Faeces or faecal matter just doesn't sound as good.

I am looking forward to the end of June when all this endless "stay safe" "hands face space" blather ends.

"hear"

@Zancah

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’

Lol. You're the NANNY, not the parent. I'd fire your condescending arse out of the front door if I got wind of you trying to belittle and undermine my parenting like that.

You wouldn’t if you knew how hard it is to find a good nanny

Got another one.

“I’m shook.”
“I was shook.”

@SpnBaby1967

Anyone who hashtags #MakingMemories deserves to be shot.

😂😂

Supper 🤮🤮🤮