Words you have an illogical aversion to

StupidSexyFlanders · by **StupidSexyFlanders** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:26 pm

I just had to order a tiered letter tray for my office and I needed to order a large one for the bottom tier - advertised as a "jumbo" tray. The word "jumbo", for some reason, makes my skin crawl.

Anyone else have any seemingly innocuous words that set their teeth on edge?

R2theB · by **R2theB** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:40 pm

I hate hate HATE when people use the words "groovy" or "funky" to describe anything other than music, eg: "oh your new top is really funky!" GAAAAAAH. It makes my skin crawl. Please stop the madness! Or when people stick the word "gate" at the end of something that could be described as scandalalous. It was the Watergate scandal, not Watergate-gate. That just gives me rage more than anything though!

Edit: I also hate when people refer to their partner as "himself" or "herself". That's probably going to offend some people but I just think it's GROSS. You're talking about someone you're in love with in the third person? Ugh to you.

hestia · by **hestia** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:42 pm

bespoke

CarolinaMoon · by **CarolinaMoon** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:44 pm

"Trendy" for some reason. I just hate it

R2theB · by **R2theB** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:46 pm

CarolinaMoon wrote:"Trendy" for some reason. I just hate it

Oh massive plus 1 on that! My mum says it and thinks she's being really cool and I just want to turn my face inside out I'm dying so much. She also refers to good-looking men as "hunky"... KILL ME NOW!

StupidSexyFlanders · by **StupidSexyFlanders** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:47 pm

I also despise the word "pop".

As a verb - "I'm going to pop it in the fridge" - NO!

As a noun - "I bought a bottle of pop." - NO!

As a nickname - "We call our grandfather "Pop"" - NOOOOOOOOO!

Smileykaz · by **Smileykaz** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:48 pm

When things are named something stupid on a menu.

Went to this place one time where the chocolate cake was called 'Chocco Lumpy Bumpy'. I really really REALLY wanted it cos it looked gorgeous coming out to the table next to ours, but I was damned if I was going to ask for Chocco Lumpy Bumpy. I'm a 33 year old woman for crying out loud.

I also dislike the new craze for calling things 'amazeballs'.

Smileykaz · by **Smileykaz** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:49 pm

Also, jumbo - snicker snicker, fnarr fnarr am 14 year old boy.

I'd say you like a good oul jumbo sausage every now and again wha' SSF?

StupidSexyFlanders · by **StupidSexyFlanders** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:49 pm

R2theB wrote:Edit: I also hate when people refer to their partner as "himself" or "herself". That's probably going to offend some people but I just think it's GROSS. You're talking about someone you're in love with in the third person? Ugh to you.

Oh God,this too. And "hubby". *shudders*

Mrs Coco · by **Mrs Coco** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:50 pm

chiropractor- not sure why, its a horrible word.

or TOUCHÉ.

even Fiance, dont like this word at all. :eek

StupidSexyFlanders · by **StupidSexyFlanders** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:51 pm

Smileykaz wrote:Also, jumbo - snicker snicker, fnarr fnarr am 14 year old boy.

I'd say you like a good oul jumbo sausage every now and again wha' SSF?

See, that's the connotation isn't it?! "Jumbo". It conjures up all sorts of dirty-minded weirdness :o0

hestia · by **hestia** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:53 pm

Wife

Ellefun · by **Ellefun** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:53 pm

Vajazzle
Totes
Heino... or 'Ken
Using acronyms whilst speaking - "I watch TOWIE"... "OMG you'll never guess..."
Phlegm... :hic

Gob, as in he gobbed on the street :hic

R2theB · by **R2theB** » Wed May 02, 2022 1:56 pm

Smileykaz wrote:I also dislike the new craze for calling things 'amazeballs'.

+ 100 gazillion! Very irritating. Also, people saying BOOM when they're happy about something... "got tickets to the d-bag concert! BOOM!", oh yeah? Well, I wish you would actually explode.

BrideOfRecession · by **BrideOfRecession** » Wed May 02, 2022 2:00 pm

I'm with you on fiancé - I hated having to say that word. Thank god we were only engaged for a year.

Hubby too, ugh! I hate any words that people stick a y or ie on the end; brekkie, horsie, doggie, biccie. Especially biccie, it makes my skin crawl. Except for Mammy, I like Mammy.

I hate the word frog - it makes me sick. I never use it, ever. It's so English and weird sounding in my mouth. ANd that sound even weirder, frog in my mouth. Yuck.

Basically; overused, especially by D4 heads.

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