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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?

OP posts:
Lilacanemone · 13/12/2023 00:15

Something I keep seeing on the local FB page: “I see something the other day”. Instead of “saw”.
Never heard anyone actually say it, so why do they keep writing it?

“It is what it is”.

I actually quite like this American saying I only came across recently in a Tom and Jerry: “Is you is or is you ain’t?”.

Anyotherdude · 13/12/2023 00:22

“You Mucky pup” is so much less offensive than the “You Filthy Arab” that was used for the same purpose in my childhood, though… at least there are no racist undertones in “Mucky pup”…

Greenshake · 13/12/2023 00:30

When people say ‘baby’ instead of ‘THE baby’. It’s so irritating.

pastypirate · 13/12/2023 00:31

crackofdoom · 12/12/2023 23:58

"I was sat..."
No. You were sitting 😬

Also, "electric" rather than "electricity ".

Sat!!! Sat!!! This can trigger me into a rage.

Along with 'go and have a lay down' - and come back with an egg????? It's lie down!!!!

pastypirate · 13/12/2023 00:32

However I use the word lush liberally which I e pe t will trigger many.

Redglitter · 13/12/2023 00:34

My bad
End of
People ending a sentence (usually aggressively) with - Fact
Describing everything as 'a cheeky wee'

Longleggedgiraffe · 13/12/2023 00:45

I don't find Mucky Pup unreasonable. My Mum used to call me that and I now consider it endearing. It was a phrase that indicated she was exasperated at me getting filthy (again) but not really ticking me off.
But to answer your question about phrases I do find annoying. It's Oh My God, expressed as OMG, when used in Facebook posts, selling or promoting something. . As in: 'I made this Chocolate Cabbage Cake with Cat Litter and. Bat Droppings last night last night and OMG! my family can't get enough of it' type of post.
Or 'I wore this yesterday and OMG! my boyfriend took me straight up to the bedroom when I stepped through the door.'

FictionalCharacter · 13/12/2023 01:00

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

😂😂😂You forgot to add the xx at the end though!

marshmallowfinder · 13/12/2023 01:01

crackofdoom · 12/12/2023 23:58

"I was sat..."
No. You were sitting 😬

Also, "electric" rather than "electricity ".

On the radio, if I hear anyone say I was sat/I'm sat/I was stood/I'm stood, my hand shoots out and switches it off immediately. It's a completely automatic reaction and bloody satisfying! I wish people would stop speaking such crap.

Diggerdriverless · 13/12/2023 01:04

"Off of"
"Chest of draws"
"Very unique"

EvilElsa · 13/12/2023 01:06

Mama Bear makes me cringe on behalf of the person saying it. Also Baby Daddy.

WhichEllie · 13/12/2023 01:14

I don’t like when people repeatedly add an unnecessary “the” in front of a day. As in, “Well on the Saturday we did x so on the Sunday we did y, but we would have done y on the Wednesday if we hadn’t…” On Saturday. On Sunday. You don’t need to add “the” in there every time. It’s completely unnecessary.

SpursFan2 · 13/12/2023 01:17

I find ‘for my sins’ annoying! Not sure why though 🤣 and I find all the other phrases you’ve mentioned here annoying too - I can feel my teeth itch with annoyance as I type!

Growlybear83 · 13/12/2023 01:20

Two of the phrases which really irritate me are 'giving me the ick' and 'giving me the rage'. I have only ever heard them used on Mumsnet.

SammyScrounge · 13/12/2023 01:50

'Lived experience' makes me grind my teeth.

redalex261 · 13/12/2023 01:56

For me it’s “lived experience” - what other kind is there?

Something described as “kinda unique” WTAF does that mean?

Will join “I was outside the shop when my bag fell on the floor” - the floor is indoors! The ground (or pavement) is outside! Please people!

laying in bed instead of lying in bed…

Or “I’m not being mean/racist/twisted but..”then proceed to be just that - never fails.

Finally, women who refer to their husband as “hubby” absolutely toe curling.

resm · 13/12/2023 02:12

“You got this!”

We instead of wee eg “our we girl” or “the we school.”

“Living his/her best life.”

”Doggo” and “Furbabies.”

UncleHerbie · 13/12/2023 02:16

“Making <fucking> memories” never fails to grip my shit 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

TommyNever · 13/12/2023 02:21

"Tell him/her to go and do one."

Do one what? I always assume they mean a poo.

Mummymummy89 · 13/12/2023 02:32

Bookgrrrl · 12/12/2023 23:29

I can’t stand the word ‘tummy’. Ugh!

And it drives me nuts when people say ‘to be honest with you’, which is unfortunate, because OH says it a lot 🙄

I don't like tummy but I'm even more unreasonable about the misuse of "stomach", by people thinking it is the correct word for tummy.

Eg a "stomach ache" is 99% of the time, not your stomach aching but your intestines cramping. Your stomach is right up where your ribs start. I actually prefer tummy ache because tummy is a non scientific word for your whole abdominal area.
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Don't get me started on people saying, of pregnant women "she has a baby in her stomach" wtf I haven't eaten it.

WhichEllie · 13/12/2023 02:37

SpursFan2 · 13/12/2023 01:17

I find ‘for my sins’ annoying! Not sure why though 🤣 and I find all the other phrases you’ve mentioned here annoying too - I can feel my teeth itch with annoyance as I type!

One of my friends tacks “for my sins” onto the end of things at random. “I need a coffee. For my sins.” “I got a parking ticket for my sins.”

It catches me off guard every time. 😂

Mummymummy89 · 13/12/2023 02:38

Lilacanemone · 13/12/2023 00:15

Something I keep seeing on the local FB page: “I see something the other day”. Instead of “saw”.
Never heard anyone actually say it, so why do they keep writing it?

“It is what it is”.

I actually quite like this American saying I only came across recently in a Tom and Jerry: “Is you is or is you ain’t?”.

Pedant here - using the present tense for immediacy, when narrating the past, actually dates all the way back to Latin and was considered good oracy back then.

"And then this guy walks in..." anticipates the impending drama better than "and then this guy walked in"

(You're still allowed to find it annoying obvs)

SheenaShone · 13/12/2023 03:05

Anyone who asks a 'question' on SM and then.....says 'GO!"

Just FO

Redglitter · 13/12/2023 04:30

2 things I see on here is when someone ends their OP with 'Discuss'

But the worst is: Dear Reader 😡 Bloody hate that one

marshmallowfinder · 13/12/2023 05:36

Swop out. Such unnecessary crap. Simply swop is fine. (Or swap.)