Hatred of certain words/phrases

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In a supermarket and heard a middle aged woman say 'OH! You've got back off your holibobs then!?'

What is wrong with saying 'holiday'? I actually cringed when I heard it.

Feel free to add your own...

“Be grateful”

Often said in a condescending, dismissive manner and emotionally manipulative.

“Americanism”

Often about something that actually isn’t universally used in the States and about phrases used or things done in a specific region no different than most countries including the UK and reeks a bit of xenophobia when thrown out in a topic for no reason.

”Woke”

Constantly used incorrectly and by people who seem to lack critical thinking and parroting whatever media tells them to fear even when the issues raised are not a problem in their area.

Chillax

Fat club fir any type of weight control meeting

Play it by ear

I agree with nearly everything on this thread, but if you ask my team at work they will tell you that I am often raging in real life 😂. So can't agree with this one

I’d add performative to that list. Useful concept now applied to anything done by someone you don’t agree.

Also dogwhistle. Again, meaningful concept but now pressed into use as a way of discrediting someone when you have no argument against what they’re actually saying.

Hun

Awesome

Furbaby

Rainbow bridge

Belly

I hate the saying " everything happens for a reason"! It really, really annoys me for obvious reasons. That child being abused...what's that fucking reason!!

And " what's for you won't to by you". Makes no sense whatsoever!

"head out" isn't an Americanism. It's been used for over 200 years. (origin was in the context of steering ships in, and out, of ports)

Phrasal verbs are extremely common in British English, much rarer in US English.

Game changer - sets my teeth on edge 😬

The phrase/ word ‘Ick’. Makes me shudder and slightly vomit in my mouth each time I hear it.

Poorly to mean ill. I know it’s irrational but I cannot stand it and I don’t really know why.

Some of these are irrational but…

Lil instead of little 🤮

Rant over

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“Helpings” of food

Juice when used to describe anything other than something from a fruit. When I hear “bean juice” or “juicy steak” it makes me queasy.

Momma and mumma !

”It works for us as a family”. Invariably means “It works for him and I suck it up.”

”You’ll never get the time back.” Always used by SAHMs to guilt women who have no choice but to work.

”No one on their deathbed wishes they had spent more time at work.” Just not true. And platitudinous.

is this the most repeated thread on MN?

top five for definite.

Don't like " looking to " as in "looking to move house" or " looking to get a new car".

Hate " it's not difficult." When it's tagged onto a reply on MN. As if that's it, the only explanation you'll ever need.

I can't even take " making memories " seriously. It's such instagram cringe territory.

"we're pregnant ". Noooooo.

"Picky Bits " is such an apt way to describe what it describes. Find it hard not to use it. I don't know what would do the job better tbh.

😆I couldn’t put up with that!

"little ones"

"I've got 3 little ones to get out of the car" or "I was out with my 2 little ones"

Urgh no, just say children or kids.

Any use of the term ‘Karen’ in a derogatory sense - even when used about v unreasonable women - has me instantly believing the person who said it is
A. Dim
B. A misogynist

Ah, I see, thanks, I did not know that, happy to learn something!
It does seem to be being used more though now? I still ( irrationally) find it grates a bit!

My top niggles:
Baby mamma or momma
The words flan or flange
Bestie or BFF
YOLO
Live, laugh, love wall signs
Journey used in this context: my career journey or when the finalists said they were on a journey on the x factor
The word solutions used as part of a company title e.g. gutter cleaning solutions or ambiguous ones like -first stop solutions.
Hair dressers shops signs that spell words wrong to look cool or edgy like cutz instead of cuts. Drives me nuts.

You must research it and come back to us with your findings ;-)

I want to add 'send it' ...

I was watching a car video on YouTube of someone in his 40's and that's what he said to the driver to put his foot down (!?). I'm in my late 30's and had never heard it before... sounded ridiculous and like he was trying to appeal to the 16-25 demographic 🙄

Much.

As in, jealous, much? Projecting, much?

I always imagine someone with zero articulation skills.

Apologies, I used ‘Americanism’ in my post. I certainly did not mean to be xenophobic, and I have learnt something.

This

We have a competition at home to see how manys"likes" we can count each evening on TV.

Also "wind her up and watch her go" - guaranteed to tip me over the edge. Usually said by irritating older sibling on unbearably smugvoice.

Oh and free when they mean three.

I think you mean, it drives you nutz 🤣

And yes a million times over to those bloody live, laugh, love etc. signs 🤮 ... they should say taste, class, idea (with 'no' written in very small font below).