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......

We are pregnant - erm nope

“drop” when used to say someone has released a new single (especially when combined with “track”) “X’s new track dropped this morning” 🤮

I loathe:
Gifting 🤢
Brought "I brought this at Tescos" 🤢
"It is what it is" 🤢🤢
Yourselves "can I get coffees for yourselves?" 🤢
"You do you, boo" 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

I heard someone on the radio the other day talking about a series and they said it had been dropped. I presumed it had ceased production when what they meant was it was available to stream. I'd like to see my grandad, my Uncle Stan and Auntie Winnie get their heads round that.

Oh my days 😮what does it even mean? 😂

Pench

Late to the thread so these have probably been mentioned

The Ick
Getting your Ducks in a Row
Naice
Give your Head a Wobble
Hubby
Buba and variants

"Contacting" makes me picture skin-to-skin contact.

It's a mild-mannered alternative to "Oh my God", and it's been used since the late 19th century.

Feeling poorly
Famalam
Hollibobs
Hubby
Give your head a wobble
Did you mean to be so rude
Get your ducks in a row
Brolly
Rads (radiators)
Veggies
Lil'man
Wifey
Better half (husband / wife)
You sound fun at parties
Nest of vipers - utterly detest this
No is a whole sentence
My little family
making memories

That's just the start.....

I thought "raw dogging " was watching people have sex in a public place whilst naked. Thank you for the laugh.

Me again. 'I was literally just thinking that ' 😱

🤣

Same with panini! When I order a panino and they counter with, "you'd like a panini?". No just the one thanks!

Ricky Gervais drives me mad losing all those 't's. I think he's reaally doing it as an affectation, so that when he's out and about and doesn't want to be recognised, he bungs the 't's back in, and people haven't got a clue who he is.

What is it, please?

Generally it is a horrible new affectation, and often it is random and inconsistent. That’s how false it is.

Champagne socialist climate campaigner posh.

I know someone with a (slightly) older husband and every time they are out, she posts pictures of a cheeky drink with the pensh, little mini break with the pensh and so on.

I hate all of those but I don't mind making memories.

On the ground face down is 'prone.'

You would!

Aarrghhh!

'Bowel movement' is the correct term; 'poo' is the euphemism.

'Making memories' - what the parents think their 'little ones' will remember. 🙁

Well, I had to Google but it seems to mean doing your day to day stuff without the benefit of internet, streaming, alcohol, drugs etc. But see what you think.

A lot of the people who call themselves 'girlies' appear to be large blokes.