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grandmajet Thu 11-Mar-21 19:18:56

My daughter’s partner cannot stand the word ‘moist’. If you use it to describe a cake, for instance, it would quite put him off!
Do you have a word you hate, and is there a proper reason for your feelings?

lemsip Fri 12-Mar-21 11:39:43

brassiere (bra)

y fronts

wot Fri 12-Mar-21 11:36:23

Banter.

Blossoming Fri 12-Mar-21 11:36:04

Another vote for “all the trimmings”. As a crafter and handsewer this gives me a mental picture of a turkey festooned with ribbons, lace, braid and fancy buttons grin

grandtanteJE65 Fri 12-Mar-21 11:34:57

All of the words I was brought up to regard as rude or obscene still make me shudder, including belly, which we were never allowed to use.

Coy euphemisms for the toilet ´, including the word "loo", baby talk employed between grown-ups or by a grown-up to a child over the age of three, "passed away, or went away" instead of "died" "fur babies" after all "pets" is bad enough, and probably even more.

I am not madly keen about the use of "gay" instead of "homosexual" either.

Alioop Fri 12-Mar-21 11:34:38

Trunks and panties make me cringe

Moth62 Fri 12-Mar-21 11:34:35

Shysal ? I’m with you on all of those

Jo1960 Fri 12-Mar-21 11:33:59

Grannybags

Another Americanism which seems to be used a lot lately is gotten instead of got

I hate it too Grannybags, although apparently its is legitimately English and was used at the time of the Mayflower. Until recently it was obsolete everywhere but the USA and Canada.

My other cringe words include:
Hubby, hubs etc
Fur babies
Panties and panty hose
Trouser (as a verb)
Ballup, a northern slang word for a man's fly, sometimes used as a term of endearment ?; I can hardly even write it.

Afters/sweet
Pass away/on etc. A friend was once castigated for using "died" in a formal report instead of "passed away" or some other euphemism.
Hun
Gift/gifting
Snacking as an activity
Toilet, WC, lady's room, Little boys room, spend a penny, powder my nose etc.
Twee stuff
Cis - We don't need to be given a new prefix as a reminder that we are not trans. It's not inclusive it's offensive.

Most of other people's lists tbh apart from swearing. Like Shakespeare's depiction of Hotspur, I see no reason why women shouldn't swear properly and like a good swear now and again; I do draw the line at c**t being used in a derogatory manner by men.

Finally "lady" used instead of "woman". As a feminist child of the 60s & 70s it sets my teeth on edge.

Yea Gods! I'm becoming a grumpy old woman ??

shysal Fri 12-Mar-21 11:32:21

MarshmEllows.
I am sat here.
I am stood here.
I shouldn't of.
The proof is in the pudding.

kittypaws49 Fri 12-Mar-21 11:32:15

"Packed with" as in the vitamin content of a food. I always visually little workers busily shoving in the Vit A, B etc.
But I quite like yummy, even though I"m a grown up.

Jennyluck Fri 12-Mar-21 11:32:02

The word to describe the noise that comes out of your bum, it starts with F. I can’t bear it, never said in our house. My friends know how I hate it.

Linnana Fri 12-Mar-21 11:31:47

‘Bigging up’ and ‘of’ instead of ‘have’.

marionk Fri 12-Mar-21 11:31:46

Fur baby, hun, rainbow bridge, the wife

Moth62 Fri 12-Mar-21 11:27:12

Another pet hate is toe or toes. No idea why, just makes me cringe

Linnana Fri 12-Mar-21 11:26:42

‘A big ask’ - why not request?

annodomini Fri 12-Mar-21 11:24:38

I think all my pet hates have been done over in this thread except rest room - a euphemism for lavatory that doesn't seem to have crossed the Atlantic yet. When I first found one in Macy's I expected to find comfy furniture where I could put my feet up. What a let-down! Another one, in a US window display of intimate garments - ie bras and knickers.

Nvella Fri 12-Mar-21 11:24:10

And “reaching out” instead of contacting or phoning - particularly when used by businesses

Nvella Fri 12-Mar-21 11:22:44

Oh yes and fur baby? and potty (for dogs)

Aepgirl Fri 12-Mar-21 11:22:19

The ‘F’ word, no matter what the context.

SecondhandRose Fri 12-Mar-21 11:21:45

Haitch yes!!! I hate it too. You don’t call Y a Yiy so why Aitch Haitch.

Frogs Fri 12-Mar-21 11:21:07

I/he/she 'turned around and said' ........my brother says it all the time. ?

Chocolatelovinggran Fri 12-Mar-21 11:20:57

Invites instead if invitations: to invite is a verb, invitations the noun. Have been known to correct speakers on television..

harrigran Fri 12-Mar-21 11:20:47

"Trust me" if they need to say it you definitely shouldn't trust them.
Fur babies, toe curling.

Nvella Fri 12-Mar-21 11:20:01

Hun and passed

mrswoo Fri 12-Mar-21 11:19:54

A-Sap used as a word rather than the initials.
Toilet - but worse than that is the word "bathroom" when referring to the lavatory.
The word fruits makes my toes curl - the plural of fruit is fruit!,

Linnana Fri 12-Mar-21 11:19:30

‘My bad’ which apparently means my fault!