Words and phrases that drive you insane...

[Ducksbehindthesofa]

Certain words (usually nonsense or pseudowords) and phrases really grate on me, sometimes to the extent I don't bother reading the rest of a narrative if I stumble across a word or phrase on my hit list, halfway through something.

There are plenty, but a few to kick off:

Holibobs. It's not even an abbreviation for goodness sake.

Chillax. Just why?

"You do you" - this seems to be the in phrase at the moment, especially with the younger generation. It always sounds vaguely condescending to me

Chrimbo. Please, no

Nom nom nom. This one is right up there with holibobs!

Your turn......

Could have been Bo as in Bo Derek or Ulrika's daughter

Yes, this.
Emails that say 'I'm just reaching out to you, to... xyz'
No, you're not, you're contacting me 😊

Yes. Date night is awful. Just say you are going out with someone. On a date is fine if it is actually a date. However, if you are married to someone, it's not a dare. You are going out for a meal/drinks/night out etc.

Fri-yay

Always hated it but my son has a Yoto and they say it every week. It makes me want to fold up into a little ball 🤮

Delta is used a lot in the IT world meaning the difference between 2 anything.

What's a Yoto?

Can’t say meal though. People don’t like that word.

I don’t like the phrase ‘my people’ as in I am going on holibobs with my people.

What does famalam mean? Never heard of it?

Draws instead of drawers. Worse if its a chester draws.
Hubby or hubs (yuk!)
Denying an offer instead of refusing it
I could be provoked to violence by Snorkers, Totty, or drinky-poos!

I used to work in customer service, and was emailed about an "insulting goodwill jester", which painted quite a vivid picture in my imagination.

Yes to a million percent 🤮

I'm baffled, everyone here in Ireland says "can I get", how is it in any way rude?

"Onboarding" or any other corporate bullshit.

If I hear another radio presenter say 'Other brands are available'..This might have been amusing the first couple of times but it is repeated
so often, it has become boring! Please Stop!!

We're pregnant

I borrowed some money to my friend 🤦

It's a drawer not a bloody draw, I saw this written in the comments section on four in a bed once, how the feck can you run a business when you don't know the difference between drawer and draw.... mind you the idiots did complain about not having a light inside the wardrobe in someone else's place, they didn't have any in their wardrobes but apparently it wasn't the same thing.

Sorry bit of a rant there but they were awful people.

And just like that he turned 13, well it wasn't just like that was it, because it took thirteen years!

Any noun with the adjective "vulnerable".

Yes, baby daddy and we are pregnant really grate.

Handhold
Hold my hand

you know it’s going to turn into a multi thread saga

And using it the other way around.

My husband pisses me off his always hogging the bathroom when it isn't he's turn to use it

That sort of thing.

Lush is very common in parts of Wales and north east England

Hollibobs
Loo
Hun

I have learned the word wankfox from Mumsnet.

Explain it to me like I’m 5 🤬

Unless your 6 years old NOBODY should be using the word 'tummy' instead of stomach! 🙄
When and why did the word stomach become unacceptable anyway? You can hear and read the childish 'tummy' used everywhere and often, I hear it on the radio and TV, read it in books and newspaper articles, it's even used on the NHS website and worst of all is hearing adult men say it! UGH!! 🤮

This. 💯
Ick
Icky
The ick

Really?
I've been living with MS for the largest part of 50 years and I've never heard of this 'spoons' thing, let alone said it!