AIBU to get visceral ick from...

[Chopbob]

People using the word gosh, or golly gosh.

I have never in real life heard anyone other than MN posters and Disney princesses use gosh. It's absolutely vile.

It can get in the bin along with moist, supper and plonk (wine).

(Lighthearted of course)

I’ve realised I do say gosh but only as in Oh my Gosh as a deliberate attempt not to blaspheme.

I say it too! I know lots of people who use it.

i think we’re all guilty of being a bit parochial and assuming our social bubble if ps the norm.

What’s wrong with using old-fashioned language? It’s interesting and more colourful than the impoverished vocabulary some people have today. I think people who read widely are more likely to use these expressions.

"Oh gosh, Josh" would work much better anyway.

"Oh gosh, Josh. What a slosh, Josh!" would be perfect.

I only ever hear "rip him/her a new one" on here. I'm not a nun by any means but it makes me flinch. It reminds me of reading harrowing accounts of ex-porn performers and their life-long intimate injuries.

Re 'moist' there's a hummus company in Bristol called this.

I don’t understand why it makes me cringe, either. I think that’s the definition of an ‘ick’ though, isn’t it? As I understand it, it’s meant to be something that provokes an irrationally strong reaction for reasons you can’t really explain.

I can’t stand the word ‘yummy’ (unless it’s being said to a young child). In fact adults using baby language/voices for effect makes me want to jump out of a high window. Also dislike adults in dungarees, but not as strongly as baby talk.

Lots of food-related expressions here (I wonder why? Must be some reason lost in the evolutionary past?).

I hate: meal; all the trimmings; roasties; toasties; Yorkies; pud; sweet; plonk; vino; a nice drop of red; tucking in; get in my belly; cuppa; steaming mugs of various things (kudos to everyone who mentioned hearty/nourishing soups); scran; pack-ups; sarnies; biccies; a “lovely spread”… Don’t have a problem with the food itself!

This... I want to punch people who say nom-nom or even worse nummy. I get irrationally angry about it.

I use gosh all the time...not sure why people think it's fake - it's just automatic. I'm not really posh and I tend to say 'bab' a lot because I'm from the West Midlands.

I can't stand sweet treat, light bite, cooking up a storm and I can't stand it when people keep going on about dahl when anyone says they have no money for food. Oh and 'foody'...as if the person likes and appreciates food more than everyone else. Oh and 'layer up'...it sounds so earnest and bossy. Well most people on mumsnet seem earnest and bossy really.

I agree. Didn’t it come from Miranda Hart?

Throw "panties" right there with yours.

Am so sorry.. been known to say gosh.. but it does tend to be in front of children! Normally am more of a potty mouth.

Blimey isn't posh, it's from south/east London. She's clearly appropriating Cockney cultural identity and should go stand in a corner and apologise to a Cockney.

Yep, blimey all the time in our house - London town!

Making love/lovemaking 🤢

I use ‘gosh’ all the time. I’m very posh though. 😬

I also say ‘fuck’ and ‘cunting’ daily. In fact, I’ve just used my team’s favourite one on Teams, WACCU (what a cunting cock up).

I say gosh and eat supper, also enjoy going on my hols. Personally I am far more irritated by the actual poor use of language.

Nom-nom is a new thing in our house, it's the noise the cat makes when tucking in a very tasty dinner (doesn't do it every time). I love it now!

Lol, yes, I do that and yes, it's silly. I will try to stop!

I say gosh because I really dislike swearing and I don’t like hearing young people and kids saying ‘oh my god’. Not because I’m religious just because I think it sounds awful. So I have adopted the word in front of my kids.

Words I can’t stand, ‘playdate’ ‘thriving’ ‘holi bobs’ , saying literally in every sentence.

Omg I'm so with you on those words! Also if you say 'kettle' repeatedly it starts to sound really weird 😄

I quite like 'gosh' though.

Americans absolutely love a "bloody". I was moaning about the "bloody printer" once and an American friend in the room asked me if I could say it again so she could record it.

That said I felt similarly when she said "y'all", though nothing compared to how overjoyed I felt when my French housemate actually said "ooh la la", which I'd always assumed was a stereotypical myth.

I also hate all of these-but succulent is another level.

I like it but then I'm West Country!

Blimey -previously « Cor Blimey »is short for « Lord Blind Me »- often said when an attractive female walked past a God-fearing man.