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......

Fur baby 🤢🤮

The mental images of a furry baby 🤮 before picturing the woman birthing the animal 🤮 has scarred me for life.

Googled spring greens as I've never heard of them.

Never seen them in any shops here.

A senior colleague checked my work and "corrected" "bad grammar and spelling" to "bad grammar, and spelling"

I mean I did get to say "and is a fucking conjunction, it doesn't need a comma" to my line manager, which made me feel like a badass cop 😎

Ooh yes, fur baby. Owners of fur babies can also be relied upon to mention the equally annoying fucking rainbow bridge when they die.

@RaraRachael , Tesco Fresh Greens 500G - Tesco Groceries
They seem to run out of them often at my local store.
They last quite a long time but the sliced ones don't.
Tesco Sliced Greens 300G - Tesco Groceries

They're a bit like sweetheart cabbage but darker.

Meds
Toe box
Posh
Chill as in relaxed/relaxing
Yorkies and Roasties
Pieces when referring to clothing or home decor
Space when talking about a room
I’m obsessed

So are turnip greens and collard greens in the US, especially the south.

I do find it amusing when people on MN refer to Yorkshire puddings as Yorkies. The only Yorkies I know are terriers.

24/7

Or chocolate bars😋

#soblessed. Just fuck right off.

I also was oblivious to this when I first joined Mumsnet. Someone asked if the singer Dana was pronounced Darna. I spent ages pronouncing it to myself with an r in the middle, unbelievably puzzled why someone would put an r in when there wasn't one. A long time later someone explained that many English people don't pronounce an r in the middle of a word. So for them, an r changes the vowel sound and acts like ah. It's still a bit disconcerting, because I have to overrule my instinct when I see it. I understand it intellectually now, but it was a very real puzzle to me. Not faux naive at all.

We all love watching "Sorted" Food but their abbreviations:

Butts (butter)
Crem Patt ( Crème Patisserie)
Spag Bol ( Spaghetti Bolognaise)

You're all grown men . Not children .

Its not stupid.

Its used by people with energy limiting illnesses like ME to try to convey the fact that they really do have low finite limits on what they can do, compared to someone who doesn't have an energy limiting illness. That debilitating fatigue isn't just 'a bit tired'. Because if you say you don't have the energy, some people push you to 'just do x', but sometimes the spoon analogy helps them get it.

If you find the phrase irritating, you should try living with an energy limiting illness all day, every day. That's quite irritating, too.

Oh I forgot
"Gadge" for Gadget .

<Grimace>

No, it isn't used by all of us. I prefer to talk about my energy levels than my spoons because I have an energy-limiting condition, not a spoon-limiting condition.

Whatever works for you 🤷‍♀️

I was objecting to a comment that seemed to minimise energy limiting conditions and the need to be able to talk about them.

Spendy. It makes me feel sick.

Not sure how you read it like that, but OK. Glad we cleared it up.

😂 all of the above, plus “hubby”!

Nah. I just hate it it's aggravating. Just say no.

Bye bye bye (on the phone 🙄)

I hate that too.

Can't stand it when someone says "Just saying" so annoying lol 🤦

What are you like

my bad. I know what it means but it makes no sense..