Hate the word "jab" in the media.

Have a bottle of beer after the jab, LauraNorder!
Alcohol-free of course (alcohol not recommended after vaccination)

well i've had mine today so quite like the word!

I don't care what it's called . Just waiting for our "over 70 s" letter.
However, I am a bit bored with endless news showing people having needles stuck into their arms.

Cornishpatsy I've complained to the BBC on more than one occasion, they are disappointing in so many ways.

‘Jab’ is a lot easier than ‘vaccination’ to fit into a headline, or into an article that needs to fit a certain space.

I believe someone earlier,( a nurse?), said you can call it what you like but it is still sticking a needle in someone's arm.
Actually no, it is finding the correct place and inserting the needle carefully and with precision. Why demean professional skills?

Hate that “sharp,scratch”:-hardly! Jab is far more accurate , and Imwish they’d stop showing the actual ‘jab’ on the tv.Its enough to,give anyone needle phobia.

Never even noticed it but our lot here haven’t got it organised yet. Better than prick which has all sorts of connotations.

We used to have ”shots” when we went overseas. What happened to them? Did they morph into “jabs”?

NotSpaghetti

Not sure if this is the right place for this but just had to protest at the regular use of the word "jab" in relation to the Covid-19 vaccines.

I hate the phrases "get the jab", "roll out the jab" and others. When combined with "ramp up" I just want to scream.

Am I the only one who feels like this?

No when I hear the terms I feel like jabbing someone in the ribs and screaming "Stop it" or I'll ramp up the volume next time I scream in your ear. Hopefully I won't hear it again and no one will get the jab and I can roll out the barrel and not the jab. If you didn't laugh you'd scream.

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"Jab" seems to be mostly a British term. Here in America, we usually call it a "shot."

Call it what you like - here’s my arm!

I don't hate it but I choose not to use it. That's all you seem to hear on TV or radio.

A slang word I do hate is "kids" .

Preferable to "a shot" I misunderstood this at some stables recently and thought some poor horse was about to meet its maker!

Guess they are trying not to use the word "prick" any more !! ( tries to hide schoolgirl smirk and giggles at using a naughty word!!)????????