Slang words which make me cringe ?

“Reaching out” instead of phoning

Spuds instead of potatoes.

@Corryanna, you have just used one of my least favourite phrases - my bad. I really dislike the word meh, too.

I meant BJ not NJ

It would be nice to hear politicians pronounce the word 'to' properly instead of saying 'ter'. Every single Downing street character seems unable to do this, despite the Oxford education. NJ is the worst offender - how anybody with any real education can give any credence to him or others when they say "It's important ter follow the rules" beats me!

ExD, you are right - I feel that any adult should be able to distinguish a noun from a verb. However, social stationery now seems only to offer " invites..

All the above. Gutted. Gobsmacked. Innit. Grandkids. I could go on ... And not slang but can I add ‘lickle’ instead of ‘little’ and ‘we are’ pregnant. Make me want to scream. I should change my name to Meldrew.

Only the tweet ones set my teeth on edge.
Fur babies, over the rainbow bridge, and that sort of stuff.
Gifted is another.

Sorry, the full stop followed by a comma was a 'glasses not on/fat fingers fail. Also gruesome.

Calling people you don't know, 'Hun.,' online. Simply gruesome.

I thoroughly agree not "jab", it is a medical procedure we would not talk of going to the Dentist for a" pull "we would say extraction. We should all be saying immunisation.

Really don’t like that ‘my bad’ nonsense…!!!!!!

I don’t think text speak has helped.

I’m with you on this Corryanna. I can’t stand it either!

Lecky for electric.
Hun, my friend calls me it all the time, hate it.

Famalam?? What's that paperbackbutterfly? Agree about holibobs. I loathe hubster even more than hubby if that's possible. Also, hipster makes me cringe. I'm sure there are loads more....

Going back to the OP, it was also raised here:
www.gransnet.com/forums/pedants_corner/1289449-Hate-the-word-jab-in-the-media

Hubby, Hun, holibobs all vile assaults upon mine ears.

Talking about jabs which I don't mind at all, what's this "My bad" all about then? ?

Holibobs and famalam both grate on me. I have a younger friend who uses botg

Hate fur baby too, also 'tatos, ' nana - what is wrong with potato and banana, don't mind jab at all - just pleased I have had both

Agree - and falling for a baby - makes me laugh.

hollysteers

Don’t mind jab, but a close friend always talks about ‘having her din dins”
That makes me cringe, we are not six years of age!

Oh no - now you've also made me think of that dreadful term, "holibobs" Noooooo!

What makes me annoyed is naming the covid 19 China or Indian variant. It’s just covid 19 that’s all. An injection.

Hun and babe.