Words/phrases you never say…

[Hairybaker]

I see a lot of language on mumsnet and other places that I just can’t imaging myself ever writing/saying.

Some that spring to mind:

Batshit crazy
Yummy
Hubby
Super (as in “that was super tasty”)

All of the above make me shudder. What words/terms do you see used a lot that would never come out of your mouth?!

Meal
Rock up
Turned round and said (I just imagine heads swivelling around 😂)
Smash it and all variations of it - "little man smashed his first day at school"
Little man
This one
Let's rock

I'm sure there are others- I may be back!

RIP/Rest In Peace

In regards to - illiterate.

Awful!

I have never in my life felt it necessary to declare myself incandescent with rage. Thankfully.

Ah yes but "every bubble kills a trouble"!

Oh god I’ve just remembered another 🤮🤮🤮🤮

”baby wants boob” and other variants. Makes me want to be sick.

Meh - cannot cannot stand this non-word!

Any kind of "journey" that doesn't involve actual travelling.

"Cheeky" anything.

Adults using infantile words eg "just had drinkies with the hubby while on holibobs"

'Wanging on'

I see ppl on Insta use this expression and have just never heard it said in real life. Very annoying expression.

Anything that would make me sound educationally subnormal, e.g.:

convo
ambo
Sainsbo's
tomoz
sarnie
biccie
Crimble
holibobs

Also, puerile euphemisms like tipple (for alcohol), flutter (for gambling), etc.

Little man, even more so when it's abbreviated in writing to Li'l man - whhhhhyyyyyyyy?!?

RIP/Rest In Peace
In regards to - illiterate.

I don't understand this.

But, anyway, RIP stands for requiescat in pace (may he/she rest in peace). It's a plea to God, not an instruction to the deceased.

Super, as in, it was super tasty.
Enjoy, as in, I gave the children some ice cream to enjoy.

Make the user sound like a cunt.

Pete Tong for wrong. Hate it

ooh, and quintessential

You've reminded me that Americans use "enjoy" in a way that sounds odd to me (British). For example, I bought a couple of tops in a store in Florida and as I walked away after paying, the sales assistant shouted after me "Enjoy your blouses!". Also I've heard American Youtubers say things like "I'm really enjoying this foundation".

Yeah it just sounds wrong and ridiculous imo.

Gifted
Mummy
Hot drink
something they need/want/wear/read
Sick with cold (it’s ‘a cold’)
When (at the start of social media posts)

"Folks"

It really makes me cringe. Seen normally on community posts eg "folks don't look after things like they used to."

Uber. "I was uber excited" "it's uber stylish" "the restaurant was uber fancy" etc.

Uber is a taxi to me, nothing more nothing less.

@Pearfacebanana - absolutely! "Folk" irritates me no end. I knowe it's irrational, but I hate it.

"This one" - to mean a third person who's in the conversation, usually one of their kids. "and then this one.. [cutesy side glance]". Shudder.

But I say 'batshit' quite a lot.

Shudder it's so annoying.

Ducks in a row

Chrimbo.

Pre-loved: what's wrong with 'second-hand'?

Journey, unless it refers to physically going somewhere.

Woke, and especially 'wokery'.