Slang words which make me cringe ?

I really hate the word ‘gobsmacked’.

grandMattie

Sorry, wrong thread! Apologies if it offended you, Lucca.

Not offended

I really don't like 'has my back'. What's wrong with supports me?

Sorry, wrong thread! Apologies if it offended you, Lucca.

grandMattie

Compliment instead of complEment…. Grrr

How is that slang ??

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.

Grub instead of food, awful.

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

Compliment instead of complEment…. Grrr

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......

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.

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?

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

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 . Dumbing down

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

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.

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..

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.

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

My bad - my bad what!

I have had two shots!!!

Fur baby - whats that all about

‘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.

Americans use “shot” for “jab”

Holibobs and " my bad ", cringe.