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Words that make you shudder

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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?

Parsley3 Fri 12-Mar-21 18:24:07

I dislike the word shudder as in I shudder to hear/think

Calendargirl Fri 12-Mar-21 18:22:08

Starting to dislike ‘toxic’.

Blossoming Fri 12-Mar-21 18:18:36

The phrase ‘spot on’.

pregpaws3 Fri 12-Mar-21 18:14:21

The word nice and husband's referring to wifey

Welshwife Fri 12-Mar-21 18:13:40

I so hate the use of ‘kids’ - I have to restrain myself from shouting at the tv when people such as Johnson say it in the HoC.

tickingbird Fri 12-Mar-21 18:04:27

Panties - makes me cringe. I also hate fart and agree it sounds so crude.

LucyW Fri 12-Mar-21 17:58:00

"like" when used constantly and inappropriately. "Yous" instead of "you" - my daughter in law says "yous" constantly. I can feel myself flinching when she says it. Fart - can barely even type it! Belly, toilet, serviette, kiddies, bum, passed instead of died. Oh dear, there seems to be rather a long list!

Witzend Fri 12-Mar-21 17:49:13

‘Dumb’ as in stupid, from people who aren’t American.

Ruby41 Fri 12-Mar-21 17:48:06

Absolutely agree with most of these but also referring to people who have not knowingly been horrible human being as 'legends'.

Witzend Fri 12-Mar-21 17:46:28

Oh, ditto to ‘panties’ sounds so twee and prissy.

And something I saw earlier - ‘bestie’ as in best friend. Unless you’re about 6 of course.

helgawills Fri 12-Mar-21 17:36:33

Up and down the country

Blossoming Fri 12-Mar-21 17:30:19

“Guy, guys, hun and bum” makes a great first line for a poem grin

kjmpde Fri 12-Mar-21 17:25:43

Lavatory, moist, when people say "fink" instead of "think"

Alioop Fri 12-Mar-21 17:25:32

Catarrh is another, yuk.! A friend of mine would say "I'm going for a piddle". For a start I don't need to know and what age are you! Another calls me Hun all the time, I cannot remember the last time she actually used my Christian name.
Your nooney.....it annoys my friend so much.

tattygran14 Fri 12-Mar-21 17:16:19

Most of the above, together with pamper, and banter. They make me cringe!

helgawills Fri 12-Mar-21 17:14:00

The pound in your pocket; prices in the High Street; am & pm (rather than24 hr clock) jabs in arms; all sound like they are addressing children rather than adults

Daisyanswerdo Fri 12-Mar-21 16:51:36

Many that have already been mentioned; also 'tasty'.

Retired65 Fri 12-Mar-21 16:47:52

I hate the use of these words, guy/guys, hun and bum..

dorabelle100 Fri 12-Mar-21 16:43:53

crimbo - for Christma

Grammaretto Fri 12-Mar-21 16:36:47

I agree with nearly everything already said but you have missed out the SL words of which there are many.
slither
slime
slug
slop
slouch
slap
etc
and I dislike isms
what does it mean?
as in ageism,sexism, racism, sectarianism.

Nanette1955 Fri 12-Mar-21 16:33:20

Fart, I just can’t use it. It sounds so crude, but even my young grandchildren use it and my daughter is a teacher. Odd as I’m not usually prudish, and while I detest swearing in ordinary conversation, I can swear with the best if it’s appropriate, I just can’t say that!

Severnsider Fri 12-Mar-21 16:30:22

I really don't understand the word Woke as in wokeful, wokeness, wokery etc.

My mind just goes blank!

Grannynise Fri 12-Mar-21 16:24:08

Flesh

tiredoldwoman Fri 12-Mar-21 16:19:30

I don't like the expression ' they welcomed a son ' when a baby was born ! Usually in glossy news type things .

GillT57 Fri 12-Mar-21 15:55:27

Moist
Hubby, hubs, hubster
Furbabies
Gussett
Lounge
All the trimmings
slap up meal
going out for a meal ( why not just say lunch, dinner?)
Panties