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Slang words which make me cringe ?

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Corryanna Sat 26-Jun-21 18:18:24

My husband thinks I’m being a bit silly over this, but why can’t the BBC, ITV and everywhere else talking about the vaccination, call the injection the vaccination, or double vaccination ? Instead they call it the JAB!!!! It drives me mad every time I hear it. Honestly, “double jabbed” for pity’s sake! Anyone with me on that one?

Lucca Sat 26-Jun-21 22:20:15

Goodness me another hate thread…..

Lexisgranny Sat 26-Jun-21 22:28:35

Undoubtedly “Crem” for Crematorium”.

grumppa Sat 26-Jun-21 23:00:23

No problem with jab. Hate cuppa.

grannyqueenie Sat 26-Jun-21 23:01:08

Corryanna I have no problem at all with jabs or jags or many other expressions that seem to cause people such angst - for me life is just too short to be fretting about these things.
But I did smile at you complaining about the use of the word “jab” but then happily using the expression “my bad”.
It’s a funny old world right enough! smile

harrigran Sun 27-Jun-21 08:06:53

Holibobs and " my bad ", cringe.

Whitewavemark2 Sun 27-Jun-21 08:18:17

Americans use “shot” for “jab”

Witzend Sun 27-Jun-21 08:51:05

‘Jab’ and ‘jag’ bother me not at all.

‘Brekkie’ makes me wince, though, and FiL used to say ‘brekker’- wince again.

‘Gifting’ instead of giving. Shall have to brace myself in a few months when shops will be full of signs about C-word ‘gifting’. Even John Lewis was at it last year - I would have hoped that they’d know better.

Billybob4491 Sun 27-Jun-21 08:52:29

Fur baby - whats that all about

grandMattie Sun 27-Jun-21 08:54:02

I have had two shots!!!

Billybob4491 Sun 27-Jun-21 08:55:52

My bad - my bad what!

timetogo2016 Sun 27-Jun-21 09:58:39

Same here corryanna,i think the words jab and jag sound harsh,but to the point.
No pun intended.

Chestnut Sun 27-Jun-21 10:15:35

Some mentioned that 'sick' is now being used for great or nice or wonderful. Something good anyway. Then I heard it on TV and was 'gobsmacked' (sorry). Young people are using it. How on earth did that one come about? It already has two meanings, either vomit or sickening.

henetha Sun 27-Jun-21 10:33:34

I think some part of my brain has gone to sleep. I just can't be bothered to get worked up over things like this..

grandtanteJE65 Sun 27-Jun-21 11:14:27

Facilitate means to make something easier, so it is not always interchangeable with helping.

We have different words because we want to express nuances.

I object to jab for vaccinate or innoculate because it infers that person doing the vaccinating is not being careful but just sticking a needle into you any old how.

Most nurses take great care when vaccinating.

nanna8 Sun 27-Jun-21 12:06:20

Better a jab than a little prick?
Can’t really think of any slang words I particularly dislike except perhaps amazeballs. Gross.

GillT57 Sun 27-Jun-21 15:08:04

I don't really worry one way or another, but I do raise my eyebrows at adults using childish words such as
furbaby and hubby. I think my irritation at use of the word jab is I feel the BBC are assuming that we will not understand long words like injection or vaccination grin. Dumbing down

ExD Sun 27-Jun-21 15:18:18

I hate the word 'invite' for 'invitation'. 'Invite' is a verb - you 'invite' someone to a party by sending an 'invitation'.

Daisend1 Sun 27-Jun-21 15:47:42

JaneJudge
I prefer jab or vac to (----)Can't write it certainly not use a word what seems to be the norm these days that many use when shouting abuse at or referring to a person as a 'p---k.' Because they don't like who they are? / what they say/ or do?

Baggs Sun 27-Jun-21 16:16:27

Facilitate means to make something easier, so it is not always interchangeable with helping.

Good point, but it did mean helping in the example I gave. Without the whole context I suppose that wasn't apprent to others.

AGAA4 Sun 27-Jun-21 17:08:33

Don't really care what the vaccination, jab, jag or shot is called. Just glad I have had mine. A rose by any other name......

grandMattie Sun 27-Jun-21 18:46:48

Compliment instead of complEment…. Grrr

Parsley3 Sun 27-Jun-21 19:15:18

Fur babies.....nooo!
I don’t like jab but was glad to have my two jags.

cornishpatsy Sun 27-Jun-21 20:13:20

Grub instead of food, awful.

NfkDumpling Sun 27-Jun-21 22:14:09

I don't have any objections to jab but not jag - that's a car!

Fur babies seems quite sad to me as it implies child substitute because of being unable to have a human baby.

My hated word is snog. Kissing is so much nicer. Snog is just plain horrible.

Lucca Mon 28-Jun-21 05:04:06

grandMattie

Compliment instead of complEment…. Grrr

How is that slang ??