Christmas words/phrases that make you cringe

[EducatingArti]

Do you have any Christmas words or phrases that make you cringe.

Mine are:
Crimbo
The Big Day
Magical.

The latter two are partly because I think it puts too much pressure on people to do something that isn't attainable - too much emphasis on things being perfect during a particular 24 hour period.

Little children will be happy and excited (and probably get overwhelmed and overtired and have tantrums) if they have family who love them, some presents from family and Santa and some treats/special food and some decorations like a Christmas tree. Beyond this I'm not sure what "making it magical" really means. It will be what it will be and children will react however they react.

on the contrary, Happy Holidays doesn’t exclude anyone. Each person/group can celebrate their preferred holiday, including Christmas .

I hate "a thing". It's EVERYWHERE now about EVERYTHING.
Sorry 😂

I have no idea where he's got it from. Obviously not me!

”Santy” is one I heard recently and it gave me the cringe in a terrible way.

"In the mouth of Christmas" when running up to the big day.

Yuk!

I don't know why but I'm another here who gets the rage about the matching family jammies thing LOL - I am so sorry if you are one of them... think it's just a bit... twee?

But everyone enjoy your families please x

Magical
Magic
The Magic of Christmas
Magical Christmas
Christmas magic
Making (Christmas) memories

It's Happy Holidays (pl) because there's more than one holy or sacred or significant day ("holiday") is celebrated at the end of December. To cover all bases, Americans say Happy Holidays. They'll say Merry Christmas if they're pretty sure they're talking to someone celebrating Christmas.

Virtue signalling social media posts

Give me strength

Great post, maxelly

A holiday in its original sense means a holy, sacred, or significant day, not specifically a vacation day or a day off work. In America, "Happy Holidays" refers to the many significant days being celebrated at the end of December. It's a 'cover all the bases' greeting and everybody understands it in its original sense.

This is an Irish colloquialism. You'd better not visit Ireland around Christmas if you object to it.

bah humbug 🤢

There was a thread about that in Pedants' Corner the other day

Using “off of” instead of “from” when describing who bought a gift. Sounds crass and grabby.

People are still allowed to find ‘Irish colloquialisms’ annoying.

Crimbo, most of the above. Picky bits is a revolting expression.

Except happy holidays which use at work for fear of inadvertently offending someone And being bollocked for assuming they celebrate Christmas therefore a specific religion.

Not Christmas but food related'- 'cooked to your liking'. Cannot stand it!
On a Christmas note, hate the stupid photos of mounds of presents, very crass.

Still cringey, sorry!

I've seen Bar humbug written here before.

I’m Irish and live in Ireland, I guess I ‘better not’ be here 🤣🤣 ‘Santy’ is so cringe and country.

No it doesn't. 'Holiday' meant 'holy day' first. The top definition in the OED is still based on 'a deligious festival', rather than a trip away or time off work.

What's wrong with that?

'Spending it with our own little family' can fuck right off too..

@fuckmemytoehurts

The last few bits of what ?? It doesn't make sense and annoys me. If it makes sense to you and doesn't annoy you then thats fine.