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Cunning linguists
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Words that make you cringe.

81 replies

MardyBra · 29/08/2014 17:37

Panties
Gusset

(Do I have issues?)

OP posts:
LemonDrizzleTwunt · 22/09/2014 18:04

Discerning. My MIL says it all the time, in and out of context, and I just can't stand the shameless social climbing and posturing limited vocab and overuse of a word.

GurlwiththeCurl · 22/09/2014 18:15

Buttocks
Flange

Also the present tendency for fashion writers to use the singular:
Trouser
Short
Lip

MadameMachin · 23/09/2015 15:56

Lingerie (for underwear)

Inappropriate over-use of "myself", "yourself"

Lndnmummy · 13/10/2015 21:34

Epic

SpendSpendSpend · 13/10/2015 21:43

Choc choc
Bock bock (baby word for a bottle)
Housewife (it makes me think of a old fashioned woman)

Any baby words like chippies, tar, bow bows etc

jusdepamplemousse · 11/11/2015 07:51

Clammy

ZaraW · 27/11/2015 14:48

Tummy children using it is fine, adults not so much.
Nice

shebird · 28/11/2015 17:38

Men called their DW or DP 'baby'

hagsrus0 · 28/11/2015 20:28

Coppish - descended from codpiece, perhaps?

hagsrus0 · 28/11/2015 20:29

I hate the word "spouse"

justgoandgetalife · 28/11/2015 20:32

Buttons (esp when said with a glottal stop) - oddly, 'butter' is fine

HumphreyCobblers · 28/11/2015 20:34

spends

partialderivative · 10/12/2015 08:18

I hate saying sliver, as in a sliver of glass. It just feels wrong and I end up saying slither.

Bossytits · 10/12/2015 09:59

Egg? That's just too weird tearoom.

It's entirely irrational I know, but loathe 'piece' as in "I'm waiting for my piece of Veal" as some bloke said on the radio 4 the other day. Made me run across the room to switch him off.... Just repeating that line to myself - feels like a strangers clammy hand's working it's way up my leg.

LeonardoAcropolis · 10/12/2015 10:08

Gland. Ugh!

GracefulSwanPaddlingLegs · 10/12/2015 18:34

Minge! I hate word.

UmbongoUnchained · 10/12/2015 18:36

Pork...

Polyannatunnel · 10/12/2015 20:27

Panties
Minge
Soluble and granule (no idea why)

tormentil · 10/12/2015 20:33

kids
kiddies
'loved one'

Efferlunt · 10/12/2015 20:37

Impacted.

As is 'the weather has impacted the road conditions'

It makes me stabby as its such a crap use of English

PunkrockerGirl · 10/12/2015 20:55

Snack
Just bleugh. Because there's no more 3 meals a day as it was when I grew up and when my dc were small. Now it's breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, tea, snack, heaven forbid your dc should have to get round the supermarket without snacking. And we wonder why there's an obesity crisis Confused
Sorry op, I just having a rant.
As you were Wink

HuckfromScandal · 10/12/2015 21:34

Babes - as a pet name - bleurgh - just bleurgh
And
Gifting - such a stupid irritating word.

batshitlady · 11/12/2015 11:38

Panties and adults who say Bezzy.

batshitlady · 11/12/2015 11:38

OH and a "a big ask" !

CabbagesOnFire · 18/04/2016 11:20

Agree with "poorly!"
And "loved one."
There's a really weird phrase now heard on news / current affairs: "mood music," when what's meant is simply "mood."
I also hate "dreadful" and "ghastly."
And "ladies".

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