To despise the word 'comfy'?

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Urggggggh. I don't know why, but I hate it.

I personally will abide a bit of discomfort for aesthetic reasons, but would never look askance at those who choose comfort over fashion.

I just have a, possibly unreasonable, hatred of the word.

I hate ‘pamper’ and ‘pampering’,* and ditto to ‘brekkie’, whoever said it. My FiL used to say ‘brekker’ which is even worse!

*I loathed them well before the word was associated with nappies. Probably because they’re associated with spa days/massages, from both of which I’d run a mile.

"Loungewear" is a marketing ploy to get people to think that they need to buy an additional range of clothes to wear at home that aren't normal clothes like jeans etc but that also aren't pyjamas. I don't know at what point people became convinced that any clothes other than elasticated tracksuit bottoms are uncomfortable, it's not as though it's a binary choice between that and a ballgown!

Don’t come to Wales then! I love lush personally.

Oh my god SAME! Thought I was weird. Also choc, hubby, belly, so many others.

No, it’s an abdomen.

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"Loungewear" is a marketing ploy to get people to think that they need to buy an additional range of clothes to wear at home that aren't normal clothes like jeans etc but that also aren't pyjamas. I don't know at what point people became convinced that any clothes other than elasticated tracksuit bottoms are uncomfortable, it's not as though it's a binary choice between that and a ballgown!

I know. Also the idea that wearing slobby tracksuit bottoms or hoodies can constitute a fashion category. Ridiculous.

Not as bad as “making memories with my little famalam on our holibobs” 🤢

Yes!! I hate this, it's so coy & babyish. My sister always says it; she's in her 50s. Drives me mad.

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People (adults) using the word “littler” instead of “smaller” in a sentence. E.g. “Oh look that cat is littler than the other cat”. Ugh makes me want to pull my ears off.

Please can we add 'yummy' to this list? 😬

All cosy and toasty, snuggled up to hubby. Bliss.

MIL calls tomatoes “toms” and jacket potatoes “jack pots” 🤮

Careful not to stab them in the tummy, though, that might make them poorly sick. Their gorjus hubby might need to make them a plate of picky bits and a cuppa to make them feel better. Then they can snuggle up under a cosy fluffy blanket and plan some holibobs with "this one", their little man and the rest of the famalam #blessed #makingmemories.

I think I need to stop typing before I puke...

I agree.

Also yummy, toasty, jammies, scrummy, bubbly, brekkie, tummy...

Basically any kind of baby-type talk.

I just think it makes the person sound really infantile and common.

"My little family" is the most hateful phrase ever. Smug, twee and insular.

I hate poorly too. Especially when used be health professionals. Part of this irrational hatred is that I've seen it used to describe everything from a minor cold to imminent death. What does it mean?!!

I agree with much of this (although comfy is fine to me) but I wonder why. It conjures up an image of grown women trying to be twee and cute like children maybe. Infantilising??

I think poorly is just a twee way of saying 'ill'. Could range from a cold to something more serious! Definitely heard it used more by professionals in recent years though. Just say ill or unwell!

It’s certainly a non-U class marker.

Don't agree at all, it's the poshest people I know who use the most ridiculous abbreviations. And words like scrummy I only hear in my head in a posh accent.. Maybe not holibobs though.

Quite. What would Mummy think?

FFS. 😂

Because it’s just so long to say, lol. Too many letters to pronounce and everyone is just too tired.

Depends which abbreviations you're talking about. Many of the ones discussed on this thread are ones used by women who call other people "hun", that's definitely a lower class marker.

My pet hates as well as comfy are hubby, the hubster ,kiddos , and tasty!

Yes that's true. The ones in the comment which sparked the non-U comment were yummy, toasty, jammies, scrummy, bubbly, brekkie, tummy.. I can see my posher friends saying all of these except for toasty maybe.