Words that other adults use that irritate you?

[Mangosmoothiesprinkles]

Some examples that seem to irritate me (yes I know it’s totally irrational!).

First is someone calling the tumble dryer ‘the tumblee’ (written phonetically to explain how they pronounce it). Second is ‘homee’ rather than home. I know there is no reason for these to give me the rage but they do.

AIBU to feel irrationally annoyed? What words that other adults use give you the rage?

littles/littlies or any twee version of 'children'
veggies. In fact most things with an unnecessary 'ies' ending sound childish.
socials (for multiple social media accounts) 'like us on our socials'
bizarre corporate speak that doesn't actually make sense 'revert to you,' rather than 'reply to you,' and 'reached out' rather than 'contacted'
also 'mortified' when you mean 'horrified'
and 'super' everything. I swear it was only a (often mocked) american term just a few years ago now everything is super cold, super fun, super scary. Why not just say 'very?'

A 'slither' of cake.

It's sliver you thick twat

Not a word but there seems to be a nee trend for dropping words from a sentence, it might be regional as ive never heard anyone in real life do it but it drives me insane..
“The dog needs walked” or “ the dinner needs cooked”. Not the best examples, but from what I’ve noticed it’s generally sentences with the words ‘to be’ missing

@burritofan

Nan. Dessert. Toilet. Lounge. Settee. Sick instead of poorly. People pronouncing the “l” in almond. DP’s pronunciation of turmeric. (“Tyume-arick.” NO.)

I’m the opposite. People saying “poorly” makes me want to openly pull a face.

Yes, 'deliverables' and 'delivering outcomes'. 'Incentivize'. ''Blue skies thinking'. And many others in this category!

''My journey' when not actually about a literal journey.

'Shitty' though I don't generally mind a bit of swearing - just that word!

'Happy birthday' if said to me; I am totally birthday-phobic.

'Pre-loved'.

I’ll defend brolly till I die, neutral on cozzy but prefer swimmers.

But the all-time worst is:

bits. Particularly “picky bits”.

Hun
Got your back
Hollibobs
Living my best life
Amazeballs
Date night
Cuppa
‘This’ and a downward emoji or in agreement to whatever is posted below

Pretty much any word used to describe the enjoyment of food, even the ones that aren't classically considered annoying.

Increased by a factor of ten if those words are said with even the most residual quantity of food still in the mouth of the person saying them.

Not just gross, also kinda childish, self-indulgent and tacky.

When people end their sentence with "no?". I cannot explain why, but I really REALLY hate it.

Any use of the word ‘boob’ as a verb to describe feeding babies.

Gosh
Super
Lush
Adorable

Hun and babe.

The overuse of "obviously"
Bought instead of brought and vice versa
Saying "bless"
Hubby/little ones/partner
Pronouncing gnocchi - g-nocki
Pronouncing bruschetta - brooshetta

Read the words 'Autumn Edit' today and it made me physically clench my jaw in annoyance. Uggh.

'....... for the win'

Or 'winning at life'

Irriatates the f out of me

Went to a new dentist last week. Seemed like a very nice young woman and knows her stuff but she repeatedly called me love and dear. I need some work done with sedation which she doesn't offer so she referred me to another practice where the equally helpful young man called me by my given name. I won't be going back to the first one.

Gotten

I’m the opposite. People saying “poorly” makes me want to openly pull a face.
You’d hate me, I’m one of those posh middle-aged bints who calls their parents Mummy and Daddy, and believes the word poorly is sacrosanct. “Sick” makes me so cross! Unless you’ve vomited, you’re not sick. Horrid. (Also say cross and horrid, fully aware they drive people wild.)

@Pumpkin5piced

Not a word but there seems to be a nee trend for dropping words from a sentence, it might be regional as ive never heard anyone in real life do it but it drives me insane.. “The dog needs walked” or “ the dinner needs cooked”. Not the best examples, but from what I’ve noticed it’s generally sentences with the words ‘to be’ missing

Ugh, I agree. I think it caught on recently on MN when people decided it made them sound a bit folksy and/or posh.

All of the above plus 'that's a you problem'. Get to fuck with that nonsense 😆

Pack up. For packed lunches. I know it's regional and really shouldn't annoy me but it does.

Doo for a party/celebration or, I don't know, a do. Why so many os? Seeing Xmas doo makes me feel quite violent. See also Xmas.

Worst I saw was on here, aeons ago, when a poster was thinking her kids were ungrateful for the supper she provided. Among the unholy amount of food items were crisp , yogs and choc.

Walla
There's a tv advert possibly for Sky and the woman says it. I always yell at the tv "it's french with a fucking v."

I’m the opposite. People saying “poorly” makes me want to openly pull a face.

I don't mind either sick or poorly, but what I can't stand is the awful exaggerated pitying tone that some people use for a person suffering minor symptoms, especially a lost or hoarse voice, and in particular the expression 'Well, at least it must get you lots of sympathy!' (Less common since covid started; perhaps because people are more scared of catching things if they stand around fussing over people with any symptoms.)

Toilet

Why? What do you prefer to call it instead? Loo? Lavatory?

“Needs gone”
“Super-“ rather than “really/so/very/extremely”

Generally, the way people write on social media (including on here)-really flipping dramatic and OTT.

Americanisms