Phrases you hate

[Lemon1111]

Mine is ‘buttery soft’…If you haven’t come across this phrase, it is mainly used when describing leggings or other clothes, but now I’ve even seen it being used to describe gold jewellery! Also butter isn't that soft…Margariney soft doesn’t have the same ring to it I suppose.. Anyone else?

On here, I don't like 'think' for the most banal of descriptions.

I work in an office, think, architects.
My son is in a sports club, think, hockey.
I drive a SUV car, think, Jaguar.

As though we couldn't possibly get our heads around it otherwise, and the truth is so outing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Or its sister phrase "have a word with yourself"

Oh yes, forgot about that one! 😂

Littlies, littles, tots - basically any twee word to describe young children.

Also hate mama bear and picky tea.

Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything

This really helped me with this one.

Oh I also hate "pours" when used to by the Daily Mail and their ilk to describe women - "she poured her curves into the black dress". She's not a liquid!!!

And hubby, hubz, hubster or any other horrible twee variety on husband.

This should be illegal!!!!!!!

That’s the one! It’s on Absolute radio constantly!
It drives me mad.

PointsSouth · Today 10:48

Heritage tomatoes.

I will disagree with that. They are old varieties (other vegetables / fruits as well) which became unpopular, because of size, or shape. Producers continued to grow them, because they have qualities such as better taste and disease resistance.

Theres a continual breeding in programme, where they cross them with commercial varieties, until they look / taste / have the same shelf life.

Somebody had the bright idea of selling them, instead of throwing them away and it's just a marketing device.

Lots of cookery programme phrases irk me.

Unctuous? Do you really mean that it's smarmy and annoyingly ingratiating?

Oven baked? Yes, I usually bake food in a fucking kettle.

There are plenty on here...

'Line eyes.........' Followed by a post where someone posts a clearly negative pregnancy test!

'Use your words......' Where the F did this actually come from?!

'Handhold please.........' Just vom!🙄

And yeah, 'one and done' for someone who chose to have one child. Very irksome!

Also hate the term 'dog whistling' when it comes to politics

Chilax
Staycation

"Socialising an idea" this is awful.

Rrrrrreeeeeeeachout

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piece of fruit - unless it’s cut up

If you offer a platter of, say, apples, bananas, oranges etc then it's perfectly normal to say Would you like a piece of fruit, meaning a whole apple, banana, orange.

Naice.

Smellies (as in a Christmas gift)
Gives me the rage
Date night

End of, at the end of a usually spurious opinion, it's the written version of a two fingered salute Up Yours.

Oh, I hate “smellies” as well. I don’t know quite why it’s so annoying.

"this programme contains things that may disturb some viewers". The clue is in the title... (Usually medical / crime programmes)

Before my time

Hey lovely people in my photo

People who state FACT at the end of a sentence.

People who tweet “There it is. That’s the tweet” at the end of their tweets.

People who repeat incredibly weak “jokes”
or puns that were never funny in the first place - “Bliar” is the one that comes to mind but “Two Tier Keir” is heading rapidly in that direction.

"Cool beans"

Her dark tresses were swept back, it's hair ffs!
No Worries -
hello can I speak to Bob please?
Sorry Bob is away from his desk,
OK no worries.
Can I take a message?
No it's OK, I'll call back, no worries

Hitmaker

Tottered, meaning walk in high heeled shoes

Flaunted her cleavage / legs / figure, meaning wear clothes in public

People who start a sentence with ‘look…’, before firing off a complete lie or saying something unpopular. Usually a politician or journalist 🤯