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Does anyone really say "tummies"?

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j08 Fri 13-Sept-13 09:31:07

I mean, when talking to other adults? As in, "Still thinking about our tummies...".

#newsletter

hmm

Ana Tue 17-Sept-13 15:28:26

If you don't like the word, don't use it NfkDumpling. I'm certainly not going to start! grin

NfkDumpling Tue 17-Sept-13 15:21:08

I don't like the word belly either and usually said tummy. But I shall say belly future if it's old English and therefore a proper word.
(Hadn't heard of undercrackers before either- like it)

Anne58 Tue 17-Sept-13 15:15:12

Oh no Poppikok I definitely wouldn't want guts of pork from the butchers!

Poppikok Tue 17-Sept-13 14:36:39

Belly,tummy,stomach abdomen.One little word covers them all really.......GUTS smile

janthea Tue 17-Sept-13 14:33:11

grannyactivist Me too. grin

janthea Tue 17-Sept-13 14:30:31

I've never used baby words like 'woof' for 'dog'! I don't think 'tummy' is a baby word. My oncologist says 'Let me feel your tummy' when he's examining me.

kittylester Tue 17-Sept-13 14:28:16

We sometimes give each other 'voochers' as presents and have done since DS1 was young - I find it difficult to say it properly now.

MiceElf Tue 17-Sept-13 14:21:25

On the subject of baby words we still say 'doshwisher' for dishwasher which was our DS's description. I definitely prefer it.

Flowerofthewest Tue 17-Sept-13 13:47:51

On the subject of poo, my almost 3 year old DGS almost always says 'nuffin' when asked what is in his nappy. (smell gives it away of course) So, a new word for poo must be nuffin!!! grin

Flowerofthewest Tue 17-Sept-13 13:43:41

Open wide Jo smile

j08 Tue 17-Sept-13 13:09:16

You can't call this a serious thread!!!

wink

j08 Tue 17-Sept-13 13:07:51

No. Old Testament definitely says "tummy". #ijustlookeditup

#pantsonfire

Greatnan Tue 17-Sept-13 12:51:17

Doesn't the OT talk about Jonah being in a whale's belly It is just a word, why should anybody think it is horrible? Is it a class thing?
I didn't use baby talk when my children were babies - we had 'dogs' , not 'woof woofs'. I find it very odd when adult women continue to use it.

j08 Tue 17-Sept-13 12:42:11

wink !

j08 Tue 17-Sept-13 12:41:42

You say "toofypegs" Flower?! And what does your dentist say back to you? hmm

Flowerofthewest Tue 17-Sept-13 12:39:10

jim jams, toofypegs,

janthea Tue 17-Sept-13 11:15:41

I say 'stomach' or 'tummy' if talking to grandchildren. I hate the word 'belly' and my daughters never used it so hopefully my grandchildren won't either. 'Belly' sounds horrible.

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 17-Sept-13 10:05:30

Clearly that should read sigh...

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 17-Sept-13 10:05:11

Always too many cakes. Sign. Buying a new cake tin to make mini Victoria sponges from Lakeland <purr> was possibly a bad move for the waistline.

hummingbird Tue 17-Sept-13 10:00:05

This reminded me of a dire warning that used to hang on a peg in our 'bathroom' when I was little:

John and Mary thought they knew much better than their mummies.
They ate their tea with hands not washed
Now both have painful tummies.

No wonder I'm screwed up! smile

j08 Tue 17-Sept-13 09:52:24

She would have been sitting cross-legged on her bed in her 'jamas, having a catch-up dustyangel. smile

j08 Tue 17-Sept-13 09:51:22

"stomach as in acid"

Too many cakes!!! hmm

dustyangel Tue 17-Sept-13 09:46:57

I had a fix catchup of Gransnet last night after a difficult day and the thought that Cari of the great HQ could take time to ponder on such an important subject really made my day. Thanks Cari for making me laugh.
flowers and extra cupcake for you.

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 17-Sept-13 09:01:24

Galen true smile and I would say abdominal pain etc. But stomach as in acid if that makes sense (I should add I am talking generally rather than specifically!)

Nelliemoser Tue 17-Sept-13 09:01:19

Where I grew up in Leicester I think poos were referred to as bob bobs. I think my DD has said there is a similar term in South Yorkshire.