Words you have an illogical aversion to

Mrs W · by **Mrs W** » Wed May 02, 2022 3:01 pm

Smileykaz wrote: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'.

Have you ever watched Choccywoccydoodah?? new program on sky something about a chocolate shop in London, they made a 30lb easter egg a few weeks ago, it was totes amazeballs!

Ellefun · by **Ellefun** » Wed May 02, 2022 3:05 pm

Swollen.... I get the heebie jeebies from that one....

Girl From Mars · by **Girl From Mars** » Wed May 02, 2022 3:12 pm

colabottle wrote:Ok im going to take this to a whole new level and put in

Mastrubate. (where the hell did that word come from!, A master who used to bate himself!!!)

The really boring explanation for this is that it's a latin derivative literally meaning 'to defile by hand' (there ya go now, useless fact of the day)

I hate the words panties and mucus as mentioned by other posters but also, and I really don't know why, I hate the word socks. I know, I'm a right freak, I'll go now.

nelswife · by **nelswife** » Wed May 02, 2022 3:31 pm

Dont know why but i HATE hearing Irish people saying MOVIE...as in "i saw a really great movie", its FILM people, Irish FILM board, dont know why it just annoys me, also think i might go to the MOVIES tonight, its CINEMA...!!

ciaraella · by **ciaraella** » Wed May 02, 2022 3:36 pm

nelswife even worse is the pictures, i hate when someone says they're going to the pictures!

nelswife · by **nelswife** » Wed May 02, 2022 3:38 pm

ciaraella wrote:nelswife even worse is the pictures, i hate when someone says they're going to the pictures!

Yeah that drives me mad also!!..i really dont know why!

seedee · by **seedee** » Wed May 02, 2022 3:56 pm

ciaraella wrote:nelswife even worse is the pictures, i hate when someone says they're going to the pictures!

ah i kinda like that. its vintage.

Anne Cordelia Shirley · by **Anne Cordelia Shirley** » Wed May 02, 2022 3:58 pm

Sewerage.
Slurry.
The phrase 'going forward'.
Chick lit.

One thing that wrecks my head is calling adult women 'girls'. The midwife at my antenatal classes constantly refers to us as 'girls' and it is so annoying. As are the phrases 'girls night out' and 'having a girly catch up'.

Mrs2babridesoon · by **Mrs2babridesoon** » Wed May 02, 2022 4:04 pm

''Par Se'' (Spelling??? ) my friend uses it in conversations nearly time I am in her company and it drives me nuts!

ructions · by **ructions** » Wed May 02, 2022 4:25 pm

Hate amazeballs. And natch. Stupid words.

I also don't like the word pilates, especially when it's pronounced pilaaaaaaahhhhtays.
Pattern when it's pronounced pattren.

candlequeen · by **candlequeen** » Wed May 02, 2022 4:52 pm

Moist
Banter
Totes
Grub
Tasty
Austerity
Recessionista
Fashionista
Yummy Mummy
Phlegm
Bures

All of the above make my skin crawl.

And when someone I know constantly refers to Bourjois make-up as Bonjour. "What nail polish is that?" "It's a Bourjois one." "Oh you mean Bonjour?" NO I EFFING DON'T. O:|

Flower Girl · by **Flower Girl** » Wed May 02, 2022 5:15 pm

Simples. With the obligatory exclamation mark.

Hate hate hate it.

alwayshoping · by **alwayshoping** » Wed May 02, 2022 5:18 pm

most of the above celtic tiger expressions also nom nom nom aghhhhhhhh. also cupcakes its Flip fairy cakes or queen cakes. this is not america!

R2theB · by **R2theB** » Wed May 02, 2022 6:11 pm

Candlequeen, I totally forgot about "banter", I can't abide it, especially when people shorten it to "bant" as in, "man, that party last night was amazing bant". >:o(

Simples annoys me too, please don't pick up vocabulary from advertising, I don't like it and I won't have it! OH told me his most hated word is "cheesy" when used to describe music, people are always saying to him about his band "lovin' the cheesy tunes", according to him there's only good or bad music and just because you like something that's very popular or you think something is a bit naff doesn't mean it is "cheesy", it's usually just a great pop song. He also thinks people hide behind the word "cheesy" just in case someone else weighs in saying they think the song is cr@p. Good point.

R2theB · by **R2theB** » Wed May 02, 2022 6:26 pm

Should also add that there's a few American words that need to be nuked from orbit. They make NO sense: normalcy, irregardless, obligated. David Mitchell covers American English nicely here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw&ob=av3e

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