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?

4bee4

instead of

4 by 4

Also brekkie

People saying belly (bellyache, belly button) instead of tummy

@SilverOtter

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

I fucking hate that too!

Also, the usage this past 4 or 5 years of the word 'transparent' to explain being honest and open ... It has never meant this til about 5 years ago. It means 'allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.' and it always has so FUCK OFFFFFF!!!

I have some more. Will post them soon.

Adulting.

@DeepaBeesKit

People saying belly (bellyache, belly button) instead of tummy

If I heard an adult refer to their "tummy button" I would seriously wonder if they had some sort of baby regression fetish. I would be less surprised and creeped out if they had their morning coffee out of a Tommee Tippee.

Pumpkin5piced on a thread the other day someone was taking about teachers and said "the children need taught". It made me feel so annoyed!

Thanks for the Brufen information. Still hate the word though

The word "Super" suddenly being shoehorned in.

"I'm super excited"
"These are super comfortable"
"I;m super careful"

And "Guys"
I am not a fucking "guy" . I hate being addressed as "You guys" as a group.

@Flossieskeeper

Mum- when used by people other than my own offspring. I can barely concentrate on the conversation it irritates me that much.

Agreed ! My friend does it all the time and I want to scream that we aren't sisters so not my mum!

Nan

Any sort of work speak, it really drives me nuts eg "Drill down, action that, let's touch base, join the dots, end of play, singing from the same hymn sheet, quick and dirty (analysis)". My boss speaks like this constantly and it drives me nuts.

Mums on the group I'm in, starting posts with "mamas" or "girls" referring to their baby as baba argh!! Oh and don't get me started on still counting babies age in weeks beyond 6 weeks "Charlie, 32 weeks..." say what I've no idea how old your child is?

Hun.
Referring to everything as a "journey" oh my god it makes me want to cringe!! Breastfeeding JOURNEY, trying to conceive JOURNEY. Just no.

Also my friend that breastfeeding also refers to it as ‘boobing’. Shell say ‘running five minutes late, just boobing Henry’

That makes me want to vomit.

I'm first in line to name all the words that I find creepy or weird or gross - I have a lot of sensory issues around sounds and especially food-related words- but those of you who are super upset about words changing in usage and meaning over time (like transparent meaning "open and honest" and not just "see-through") are on the wrong side of history. Language adapts and evolves, it was always thus.

"Dropping the L bomb"

"Slide into my DMs"

Just say Love or Send a message

Tummy - an adult saying "I've got an upset tummy" gives me the shivers.

"Oh goody"

@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

Yes, what is this all about? I particularly hate “I’m going supermarket” or “I’m going town” - no, you’re going TO THE supermarket or you’re going INTO town!

Toms/Pots/Choc/Chocs
Hubby/hub/hubster
Wot will u take 4 it/Wots ur best price
Sentences ended with "FACT"

The hill to die on
Hosted/Host/Hosting
Sourced
School Run

'Amazeballs' makes me cringe

Ah bless.

Any slang talk. Can't stand it, and refuse to engage with it. Talk properly or talk to someone else

I have another. 'Super excited' aaaargh.

Oh, I'm SUPER EXCITED to share this (blah blah) with you.

It inevitably involves trying to sell you something.

Lush
Belly
Famalam, holibobs etc
Cheerio - and even worse, Cheery-bye (yes, you, Jeremy Vine, Radio 2)

I’ve been vaccined.

It’s VACCINATED.