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What words make you cringe?

427 replies

Bintymcbintface · 05/03/2022 16:47

Just that really. What words make you kinda recoil.

Mine are:

Treats
Creamy
Hubby
Furbabes/furbabies

OP posts:
BorsetshireBanality · 07/03/2022 22:27

Under the doctor (a phrase for hypochondriac old ladies)

abw94 · 07/03/2022 22:29

'This arvo' 🤢🤢

ConsuelaHammock · 07/03/2022 22:29

Entitled
Fur baby - it’s an animal ! A lovely animal but an animal nonetheless.
Princess
Making memories- they’ll remember the most random crappy

ThinWomansBrain · 07/03/2022 22:32

things you only read on mn
hubby
fanjo

  • rainbow bridge
RhianVJ · 07/03/2022 23:02

Choccies, biccies.
Choccy biccies.
Please, just no.

MabelsApron · 07/03/2022 23:44

“Littlies” and “poonami” (that AWFUL Pampers ad, it needs banning!)

lollipoprainbow · 08/03/2022 08:06

Oldies for old people so patronising

StupidUsernameUnavailable · 08/03/2022 13:48

When items of clothing are referred to as "pieces". Gives me more rage than cringe though!

greenpolkadot55 · 08/03/2022 13:58

Not me so much but my daughter hate ,,,,,
moist
flan

whatinthenameofhen · 08/03/2022 21:31

Abreast

SleepyRoo · 08/03/2022 21:37

Woke

ddl1 · 08/03/2022 22:09

Think outside the box

Incentivize

Blue-skies thinking

Or anything ultra-managerial

Pre-loved

Happy birthday (if said to me- HAAAATE my birthday)

astorsback · 08/03/2022 22:48

Bits (as in popping to the shop for some bits). Whatever happened to plain old groceries?

Narrative. (Done to death on Radio 4 every day). So wanky.

Space (as in "this space really lends itself to modern sculpture.") Utter bollocks.

All the Facebook words, like hubby, BFF, amazeballs etc..

GreenWhiteViolet · 08/03/2022 22:56

Panties
Noms
Furbabies
Sleeps (used in place of days/nights)
A red lip (and no lipstick on the other lip?)
Front bum/bottom (makes me think of someone with an extra arse in the front)
Adulting

Generally any kind of cutesy baby words used by adults.

namechanged221 · 08/03/2022 23:00

Meal....

No it's lunch/dinner/tea etc not 'meal'

Winniewonka · 08/03/2022 23:07

Bouji

Bits

Yours - meaning your home

Bob - as in " I'm just bobbing out to the shops to pick up some bits"😬 Or "I'll bob round to Yours later"😬

namechanged221 · 09/03/2022 06:57

'Mini-me' for child.

No, they're not your 'mini me' fuck off

Unpopular37 · 09/03/2022 09:17

@Bintymcbintface

Just that really. What words make you kinda recoil.

Mine are:

Treats
Creamy
Hubby
Furbabes/furbabies

Using what instead of which!
CailleachGranda · 09/03/2022 09:27

@ThinWomansBrain

things you only read on mn hubby fanjo
  • rainbow bridge
One of the things I live about Mn is that you DON'T see much use of "hubby" and in the rare occasions a (new) poster uses the word, they will be pulled up on it
BoodleBug51 · 09/03/2022 09:30

Shielding. That word simply drives me batshit. Especially when used with ECV and a level of superiority.

We're all vulnerable and we're all worth something to somebody.

Multicolouredsequins · 09/03/2022 09:45

Awesome

StarlightLady · 09/03/2022 09:55

I’m afraid “Mumsnet speak”. DH, DD, DS, Fanjo, OH etc.

jamandmarmaladeoncrumpets · 09/03/2022 12:36

i don't agree with the 'DH' acronyms twee crap either.

LottyD32 · 09/03/2022 13:17

To share.
To enjoy.

I've bought some crisps to share.

I have some chocolate for us to enjoy.

🤮

Seymour5 · 10/03/2022 18:52

Less instead of fewer. You/we was instead of you/we were.

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