To hate how the word Lush is bandied around these days?

[Teaseall]

It makes me shudder.
To me it means verdant, luxuriant greenery or someone who likes the drink a little too much ... it just gives me the rage when it's used to describe pretty average stuff.

What counts as ‘these days’? It’s been in common parlance in the West Country for at least 40 years, IME.

I haven’t noticed its usage increasing. The opposite, if anything. All these slang terms go in and out of fashion. Don’t use it if you don’t like it.

I have far less issue with lush than I do with "sick" as a positive term...

These days? Where I grew up right on the Welsh border, it was very commonly used.

Urgh the incorrect use of language drives me mad! ‘Devastated’ is thrown about far too much and 99% of the time the user is NOT anywhere near devastation.

I'm 46 and I remember this word being used all the time when I was a child/teen living in the west country.

I haven't heard it much but I know people from the Bristol area say, "Gert lush".

Agreed with previous posters - OP you were clearly not living in the West Country in the 1980s if you think this is new usage. But at least no one is saying “gurt lush” which always seemed a bit much….

@MrsTulipTattsyrup I think it's really started to bug me in the last 5 or so years, probably when certain West Country chef took over my local town .

I hate it too and am glad that it's not really a thing in Scotland. It also reminds me of the shop that you can smell when you're within 5 miles of it. That infuriates me too

That's the issue I think, I'm not in the West Country or Welsh borders, I'm Home Counties west of London. It doesn't bother me in context of either of those areas but for some reason it does when used locally now .... might be because I'm slipping into my dotage now

Lush was a common phrase about 20 years ago, apart from where it actually derived from and is still common parlance. The kids round here would laugh at you for using it.

"Gurt lush" and "gurt mint" have been in common usage for all my life.
(I'm a Bristolian and on the far side of 50 ).

@Indiana2021 yup, that shop gives me an instant headache .... I have to hold my breath to walk past.

I'm South East and it only seems to be used for pictures of Sunday take away roasts in polystyrene containers. As in "that was lush". "That looks lush" etc etc.

I also hate that use.

I agree, it really irrationally annoys me

Don’t move to wales!

For some reason I say it... I think perhaps a colleague uses it. But often when I say it it's met with a repetition in a welsh accent back at me

Gavin & Stacey

Stacey is a fan of the Lush ☺️

The Fat Slags of Viz magazine used the word lush back in the 90s - NE England.

@Teaseall

It makes me shudder. To me it means verdant, luxuriant greenery or someone who likes the drink a little too much ... it just gives me the rage when it's used to describe pretty average stuff.

“Shudder” means to ‘tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion’

I’m sure you don’t do that when you hear someone misuse (to your mind) the word “lush”.

It gives me the rage when people misuse language to over exaggerate …

I hate it

It makes me irrationally angry

Tom fucking Kerridge, everything he likes is "Lush". Does my head in!!!! 😡

Rant over.

Not my favourite thing to see it hear, either, but then I also dislike "gives me the rage". I guess we all have our idiosyncrasies. 😆

"see or hear"