To really wish posters would stop using ‘naice’

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It was amusing many years ago when it was first used but now it’s just so old and a little bit lame.

It makes me cringe.

I've heard it on here. Does it mean nice?

There are loads of annoying things people say on here. And naice, which I’ve never ever said, isn’t exclusive to MN.

It's a Jilly Cooper term, isn't it? Or at least that's where I first came across it. Valerie Jones in Rivals

I like Jilly threads!!

There are lots of mildly annoying words and phrases. Naice is no worse than many. At least it used to be amusing. Lots of them never were!

@RevolvingPivot

I've heard it on here. Does it mean nice?

Yes but middle class nice.

Better than 'posh' IMO.

It's a Mumsnet tradition! You can't ban naice!

I think it’s a very helpful shorthand
I know exactly what a poster means when she describes something as naice rather than nice

I don't mind it.

The inanities about leaving washing overnight makes me cringe though. No idea why it's considered funny by anyone over 6.

What's the difference between naice and nice then?

I don’t think I’ve ever used it but I do think it’s quite a useful word in that I instantly know what the poster means when they say it.

I have to say I've never seen this word apart from on Mumsnet. I must walk around with my head buried in my phone lol

I like naice. It's useful.

But starting a post with "Goodness!" or "Gosh"? Winds me up!

I don’t mind naice as you know exactly what they mean but when I see a thread entitled ‘I left my washing out overnight’ I groan inwardly.

@Rosemarychief

What's the difference between naice and nice then?

'Naice' is 'nice' said in a upper-class accent. Like what the queen would say.

No matter what you write online, if enough people see it, someone among them will be annoyed by it.

YANBU to find it annoying and wish it would go away, but you can't honestly expect random people on the Internet to care that someone doesn't like it... or agree to stop using it.

@Snoozer11

I like naice. It's useful.

But starting a post with "Goodness!" or "Gosh"? Winds me up!

Couldn't agree more with posters using 'Gosh!'

Someone wrote a shopping list including “naice ham”. A MNer found it and put a photo on here for our amusement. That was the start of things being described as “naice”. Must be years ago now!

What's the difference between naice and nice then?

It's a tongue-in-cheek, slightly mocking or self-deprecating way of describing something that's supposedly better because it's a bit posh or maybe a middle class version of something that's looked down on a bit.

So actually it does have quite a specific meaning. For example if someone said they were taking sausage rolls on a picnic, but naice ones from the posh deli, not ones from Greggs! Using 'naice' signifies "I'm kind of joking but not really , I'm not really a food snob. Greggs' sausage rolls are fine really, honest!"

What's the difference between naice and nice then?

Naice is naicer.

Its awful, I agree. Can't stand 'vair' either. Also all the 'D' this, that and the other. Just say my H, my S, my SD etc.

Not as bad as 'picky bits'

I'd rather ban the constant use of the f-word on here, but neither of us are going to get what we want!

I don't get it. I presume it's taking the mick out of Merseyside accents but that wears a bit thin after a while and is basically quite rude.