“Vacay” gives me the ick

[Asprogata]

Moved here about a year ago (South East if it matters) and noticed a sharp increase in people saying “vacay”. There’s now a mumsnet ad thread here with “Vacay” in the title.

I’ve no idea why, but it really grates on me (like “rub salt in my eyeballs” grates!) Probably entirely irrational, but anyone else?

Yes, I agree. I can't stand twee contractions of words and phrases that make the user sound like a toddler. Cray cray drives me ... well, drives me cray cray😆

Not everyone @Thepeopleversuswork has been here since time immemorial browsing through threads about annoying words. And, what's more, opening them just to complain about them. I hate the term 'scroll by' but I'll make an exception here just for you.

It's that bloke who's the new Sewing Bee host to blame for that one.

The ad thread was the first time I'd come across 'vacay' (thanks Mumsnet 🙄).

I actually don't mind holibobs but then I've only ever heard it once in real life.

Misuse of the word 'staycation' annoys me too but I think that's in too common usage to be corrected.

Yes!

You can actually go abroad for less than you can holiday in the UK. Someone posted something about this on a thread yesterday about Cornwall.

In the 'official' medical sense this is fine but I am yet to see a long thread without the word 'hormones' in the first or second line

Yes, I hate the use of 'staycation' for going away in your home country. This seemed to gain a lot of traction during Covid restrictions. It's only a 'staycation' if you stay in your own house.

Yes. I hate that ick phrase. It sounds so childish.

I’m with you. I’d never heard it until it was in that Mumsnet promoted thread, and wish I never had.

i do like The Ick though - it adds something of its own. More subtle/less dramatic than “makes me sick” or “I’m disgusted”.

If you were new to MN today, you would not know about the other threads.

Why join the thread if it’s so tedious for you? Odd.

Maccy Ds 😡

If I get to go on a plane to the sun you can call it whatever you like 😂🏖️

Vacay with the hubs and kiddos 🤮 please don’t.

Big hugz babes. U R gawgus.

Hubs, bubs and holibobs 🤮

Ooooohhhhhh - I thought genny lec was electricity produced by a generator 😂

Never heard them thankfully. Have been known to say jolly days though-ick😂

Did Mike off Ghosts really start platty joobs!? Oh my days, I luvs him (fans face and wipes away mascara with tips of ring fingers).

The modern world lost me completely with the contraction of the two words Britain and Exit.