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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?

Lucca Fri 12-Mar-21 09:13:48

Oh I forgot
“I for one...”

Lucca Fri 12-Mar-21 09:13:12

Dilly the gardener. So glad to see another “all the trimmings” mentioned !

sodapop Fri 12-Mar-21 09:12:48

Panties
Hubby
Girlies
'C word
With due respect - its not going to be

Sorry Billybob I like yummy so descriptive for me.

Lucca Fri 12-Mar-21 09:10:13

Spinnaker

Detest the words masticate and pregnant.

The sentence that starts with "the truth of the matter is..." really does make me tense up. You always know it'll be anything but the truth !

Pregnant ??? What else would you say ?! “in an interesting condition”. “Up the duff” “expecting”

Billybob4491 Fri 12-Mar-21 08:24:22

Bog
Little man
Fur baby
Yummy (no human being over the age of 10 years old should use this word ever.)

shysal Fri 12-Mar-21 08:15:24

Slippy
Woke
Find your happy.
Passed away.
Bog for lavatory.

GrandmaTrisha Fri 12-Mar-21 08:14:56

Brew........

Grandma70s Fri 12-Mar-21 08:11:15

Lounge, when referring to a sitting/living room in a private house. It’s all right in the context of an airport or hotel.

DillytheGardener Fri 12-Mar-21 08:02:25

Words

Fur babies
Moist
Panties
Passed instead of died
Inspiration
Hubby
Quirky (sets my teeth on edge)

Phrases
“All the trimmings’
“Just have to get on with it” ( hate hate hate this one)

Calendargirl Fri 12-Mar-21 07:53:54

Don’t like other women addressing their friends with babe, hun, my lovely, sweet, anything like that.

Also dislike fur babies, and people referring to their dogs or other animals as girls or boys, they are animals for goodness sake!

welbeck Fri 12-Mar-21 00:19:42

panty/panties/panty-hose.
all sound a bit sleazy, the sort of words some men use about women, as in soft porn world. women would never use those words of their clothing. not in uk.

nanna8 Thu 11-Mar-21 23:33:15

Lavatory, lavvie both ugh
I always say ‘loo’, don’t like toilet,either
When we were young we used to say we were going for a slash which sounds uncouth, looking back.
Don’t like Chrissie for Christmas
Hubby is vile, so is sweetie when someone calls you that. Actually it is vile in any circumstances. They’re lollies ,aren’t they ?

Spinnaker Thu 11-Mar-21 23:06:53

Detest the words masticate and pregnant.

The sentence that starts with "the truth of the matter is..." really does make me tense up. You always know it'll be anything but the truth !

Lucca Thu 11-Mar-21 22:35:52

I’m with OP’s relative. Can’t bear “moist”.

Have had to get used to “toilet”
Can’t bear hubby and hon
,LOL used by grown ups,
and “all the trimmings” makes me scream.

Lexisgranny Thu 11-Mar-21 22:34:05

Another thought .....

The word crematorium shortened to the crem.

Scribbles Thu 11-Mar-21 22:33:52

I agree about the m-word that started this thread. Uuuuuugh!

Sputum
Humid
Hubby
Comfy
Tummy (when said by anybody over the age of 6)
Faux

grandmajet Thu 11-Mar-21 22:32:44

Yes, totally agree. Vile.

suep1953 Thu 11-Mar-21 22:27:41

The C word

grandmajet Thu 11-Mar-21 22:25:49

? Jennifer Eccles.
Why do so many women dislike the word panties I wonder??
Any ideas?

JenniferEccles Thu 11-Mar-21 22:20:53

Meghan and Harry.

grandmajet Thu 11-Mar-21 22:20:39

Joyfulnanna

People who can't pronounce chaise longue ?

I’m scared to say chaise longue now!

NellG Thu 11-Mar-21 22:08:52

Hollibobs, hun, bae.

Mamissimo Thu 11-Mar-21 22:07:49

Fur Baby for a dog.......Bubba for a baby.....and Function Room, which sounds like a place for something I don't want to witness. I wouldn't buy slacks.....and I hope it's a long time before I cross the rainbow bridge! ?

Calendargirl Thu 11-Mar-21 22:05:24

Lavatory.
Phlegm.
The F word.

TrendyNannie6 Thu 11-Mar-21 22:00:47

Frock, Panties, settee, grub, kiddies, tootsies