The overuse of the word "gifted"

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I have noticed on a couple of forums I frequent (including mumsnet) the overuse of the word gifted. "I gifted myself some perfume". (erm, no, you bought some perfume for yourself to use. "I gifted my friend my pram". (you gave your pram) There are some times the word gifted can stand - but is this a new trend that has crept in.....
Okay its Monday, I'm feeling curmudgeonly after reading this term used once again on another forum
AIBU?

Do I stand alone!

Not at all unreasonable. Offhand, I can't actually think of anywhere the use of 'gift' as a verb is actually necessary.

No you don't.

I don't like the word either, it seems to have risen in prevalence over the last few years. I don't know why I don't like it, I just don't 😂

Inherited, as well.

Saw someone on local fb page talking about they had "inherited" some horrible old garden slabs when they bought their house and wanted someone to come and take them off their hands.

I don't like it either, but language changes all the time I guess, otherwise we'd still be talking like we were in the Canterbury Tales.

No you’re nbu. It gives me the rage too.

I'm not a fan of it but it's better (to me anyway) than my friend who treats herself to everything 'I popped into Boots and treated myself to some shampoo and toothpaste' 'I treated myself to a book' 'I treated myself to a new mop'. If I say I'm going shopping 'are you treating yourself, you deserve a treat'. It really annoys me.

Well, pretty much every parent on here has a gifted child?!

Absolutely loathe, hate and detest 'gifted'.

What on earth is wrong with the correct word, that we have been using quite happily for as long as I can remember and long before that?

These responses are like balm to me - feeling" treated" and "gifted" all at once by the answers 😁

The "influencers" favourite word along with sponsorship.

’Penned’ is the one that drives me mad.

It's from influencers - gifted sounds more honest than bribe and more exclusive than freebie. Irritating when they use it as well, as it's a word which has become dishonest.

Verbing is a nasty habit we've picked up from our American cousins. It seems that it is often used to replace verbs that are perfectly fine such as "gifted" instead of "given" or "dialoguing" instead of "discussing".

I don't like 'gifted' as a replacement for gave and I can't stand 'birthed'. The latter makes me think of a ship (yes I know that would be berthed, it still sounds the same). 'I birthed a baby' no you gave birth to a baby, or would that be 'you gifted birth to a baby'.

Whenever I read 'birthed' I want to type 'moist gusset' all over the thread in an attempt to piss as many people off as possible, and post a link to 'No Charge' a particularly obnoxious song from my youth as a horrible version of Rick rolling.

Yes I absolutely hate “gifted” and I’m sick of seeing it on here all the time.

There are loads of other things that annoy me as well (of course)-

-“carve out” as in I want to carve out some time for myself. Reminds me of Meghan and Harry’s stupid announcements about “carving out a life” in USA.

-”plating up” and “prepping” meals - as if they’re bloody Gordon Ramsay

and (and I know I’ve already lost this battle as you just see it everywhere) sending someone an “invite” to something. Invite is a verb, you can’t send someone an invite, it’s a bloody invitation!!!

and many, many more!!

Also 'reached out' instead of contacted. You are not one of the Four Tops, knock it off.

I thought this was going to be about children who can spell their own name, thankfully not.

'you gifted birth to a baby'

🤣🤣 Crying at this

Also 'reached out' instead of contacted. You are not one of the Four Tops, knock it off.

🤣

Agree. What's wrong with called/contacted/spoke to/approached

Especially hate it on Instagram.

Poppy wearing a dress we were so #blessed to be #gifted.
Above a picture of a beige-dressed child who is having such a bad beige reaction that they are either going to be a goth or dress like that nursery teacher from balamory!
#rage

I’d like to add gotten, bangs and normalcy to the list.

I'm not keen. My daughter says it. Is it an Americanism? I expect so.

"Free gift" - it's TAUTOLOGY!!!
His/her particular "giftings". No, please. Just no!

I hear treated a lot but never gifted. Must not be in my area yet so there's that to look forward too 🤣