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To despise the word 'comfy'?

133 replies

citylightsbehind · 27/02/2025 17:06

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.

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SonoPazziQuestiRomani · 28/02/2025 19:52

Marooney · 28/02/2025 19:40

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.

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Agree, I wouldn't classify any of those as non-U (hun is, though). Someone upthread mentioned brekker as an alternative to brekkie - that's old fashioned public school slang. You'd sleep in a bedder, have brekker in the morning, buy stationery etc at the booker and after rugger practice maybe get a snack at the grubber. I'm sure there are others but I can't think of them atm!

LillyPJ · 28/02/2025 20:33

Sharptonguedwoman · 28/02/2025 09:43

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

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... and 'yum' and 'nom' or, worse, 'nom nom'. Eurghh...

TulipCat · 01/03/2025 09:58

SonoPazziQuestiRomani · 28/02/2025 09:20

"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!

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Loungewear is inextricably linked with lock down for me, which is probably why I don't like the word. That and "pause", which I also detest.

Travelodge · 01/03/2025 10:02

I don’t mind "comfy" but can’t bear the infantile "prezzie".

Destinye · 01/03/2025 11:48

TulipCat · 27/02/2025 19:14

If someone uttered the sentence "Comfy in my jimjams with a toasty cup of hot choc" I would have to stab them with a fork.

and an upgrade to 'hotty choccy' could cause you to stab yourself, too?

I agree to most of the words discussed here, inc. tummy, smellies, veggies, plus the word horrid. No one, apart from a character from an Enid Blyton school series, should use the word 'horrid'.

TulipCat · 01/03/2025 12:01

Destinye · 01/03/2025 11:48

and an upgrade to 'hotty choccy' could cause you to stab yourself, too?

I agree to most of the words discussed here, inc. tummy, smellies, veggies, plus the word horrid. No one, apart from a character from an Enid Blyton school series, should use the word 'horrid'.

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Funnily enough, I find choc more annoying than choccy. No idea why!

Cattery · 01/03/2025 12:05

PollyHutchen · 27/02/2025 22:21

Averse to 'making memories' and 'my little family'.

Agree. Loathe those, along with:
“this one” (whilst pointing to the mate in the photo) evokes rage in me.
Plus I cannot BEAR the word “sustenance”. I wouldn’t use it and hate hearing it anywhere.

IridescentRainbow · 02/03/2025 20:33

Also I Hate adults calling each other’Babe’ or ‘Baby’.

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