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To really hate this phrase

212 replies

Endsofthetowel · 12/12/2023 20:39

And I am being unreasonable

Mucky pup.

It makes me cringe whenever it is used to 3 year old DS. I have no idea why, I am sure its unreasonable, but does anyone else have a strong reaction to a harmless phrase?

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SanitySlowlyGoing · 12/12/2023 20:43

Ahh, no, this phrase was said by both my mum and my nan when I was little, so it just makes me smile. "Ooh, you little mucky pup, come here..." as I'm being wiped with a wet cloth to within an inch of my life! Haha!
I in turn have used it with my kids.
Imo its just a cheeky kid-friendly phrase 😊
Not many phrases get to me, but my DH has serious issues with the phrase 'it is what it is'! Drives him insane 🤷‍♀️

bakewellbride · 12/12/2023 20:52

It's not as bad as when my MIL calls a baby 'sexy' and laughs 😳🤢

SanitySlowlyGoing · 12/12/2023 20:56

Oh dear.. yeah, thats weird 😕😆

NalafromtheLionKing · 12/12/2023 21:36

Will top this with the most annoying and cringy line I can think of:

At the end of the day, I’m totes on holibobs with my hubby and famfam, what a Chrimbo combo #feeling blessed #livingmybestlife #holibobsinspo #YOLO

CalistoNoSolo · 12/12/2023 21:39

Gutted and gobsmacked. I have an irrational hatred for both. And referring to a baby ( or anything else that's not an actually sexy adult human) is weird and very grim.

Sleepyallday · 12/12/2023 21:40

For some reason, I hate it when people say ‘if need be.’

e.g.
“I’ll rearrange if need be”

It makes me want to scream if I hear it 🤣

IsThePopeCatholic · 12/12/2023 21:45

Potentially instead of possibly.

EmpressaurusOfCats · 12/12/2023 21:49

’little old / ole me’. Stupid phrase unless the speaker is small & elderly, then it’s just cringey.

steff13 · 12/12/2023 21:52

Shit hot is disgusting

PixieLaLar · 12/12/2023 21:55

‘Of an evening’ irritates me for some reason….

CustardySergeant · 12/12/2023 21:57

bakewellbride · 12/12/2023 20:52

It's not as bad as when my MIL calls a baby 'sexy' and laughs 😳🤢

WTF? That is beyond sick! What a repulsive woman she is. 😡Surely you've reacted when she's said this?

Doubleespresso33 · 12/12/2023 21:57

PixieLaLar · 12/12/2023 21:55

‘Of an evening’ irritates me for some reason….

Me too!

Dogknowsbest · 12/12/2023 21:57

Least favourite word in the English language is posh. I feel like when people use it to describe someone, it's a backhanded compliment.

Bertiesmum3 · 12/12/2023 22:02

Hun, nothing worse can’t stand it when people use that word
Also Babe, omg nope he/she’s a grown up. Not a bloody Babe!!
Also instead of saying someone turned up somewhere, they say oh they just rocked up ffs, lol

fortifiedwithtea · 12/12/2023 22:06

Baby girl when referring to any girl that is not in fact a baby. Extra cringe if Baby Girl is a teenager

Behindyouiam · 12/12/2023 22:07

NalafromtheLionKing · 12/12/2023 21:36

Will top this with the most annoying and cringy line I can think of:

At the end of the day, I’m totes on holibobs with my hubby and famfam, what a Chrimbo combo #feeling blessed #livingmybestlife #holibobsinspo #YOLO

If I start this nonsense..... shoot me!

NalafromtheLionKing · 12/12/2023 22:19

Behindyouiam · 12/12/2023 22:07

If I start this nonsense..... shoot me!

Don’t sweat it Hun or u will be gutted. I’ll defiantly [definitely] stop you if need be, if you start this of an evening, baby gurl.

Itiswhysofew · 12/12/2023 22:21

Back in the day. My bad.

TroysMammy · 12/12/2023 22:30

"It's a piece of piss" to indicate something is easy to do.

SingingSands · 12/12/2023 22:32

I really cannot stand the superlative "super". Everything now is "super exciting" or "super expensive" or "super annoying". Gah!

Also cannot stand people using "cute" to describe the elderly. It's so patronising.

steff13 · 12/12/2023 22:33

PixieLaLar · 12/12/2023 21:55

‘Of an evening’ irritates me for some reason….

That is annoying.

ttcat37 · 12/12/2023 22:50

“If you know you know!”

billycat321 · 12/12/2023 22:52

For f---s sake
What the f---k
What's sexual intercourse got to do with it?

Chickenkeev · 12/12/2023 22:53

bakewellbride · 12/12/2023 20:52

It's not as bad as when my MIL calls a baby 'sexy' and laughs 😳🤢

That's really odd/disturbing.

Topofthemountain · 12/12/2023 22:55

PixieLaLar · 12/12/2023 21:55

‘Of an evening’ irritates me for some reason….

In one of my first jobs when I moved to the NE of England, there was a sign on the filing cabinets (it was a long time ago) saying. "Make sure these are locked of an evening"

23 years on and it is still wrong.

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