Words or Phrases You Hate
 

I can't stand the word "hubby" for husband, it makes me cringe. Similarly, I hate the word "panties" for knickers and "pantiehose" for tights - very American and very silly.

What words, if any, set your teeth on edge?

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only one i hate TORY.:D

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To be perfectly Honest I don't like it when someone starts a reply with,

"To be perfectly honest",

Does it mean that if they don't use this as a prefix to a sentence they are or would usually be lying?

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Can't stand the word "wowed"" like in she wowed the crowd with her dress or in the masterchef on TV.."can he wow the judges with his dish"..what a load of boloxnian!

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one i really hated when younger was "Last Orders Please":D cos it meant no after time.

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'Penny for 'em'.

I used to work with a stupid man who asked me that all the time.

I just used to reply my thoughts were worth considerably more, as they involved cruelly torturing an imbecile..

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I reckon that sums things up..the dreaded bell..like the grim reaper over yer shoulder.

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'chillax'.....it really annoys me

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i absolutley hate it when people constantly say
absolutely :rolleyes:

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My pet hate is when people use the fraze "at the end of the day" often used by footballers with little brain

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What about: "Have a nice day".

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" you know" constantly repeated all dumbos like Beckham tend to say that in conversation, to me shows limited vocabulary.:rolleyes:

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Rooney makes me laugh in every interview he Say's "urm" every other word, in fact he's been christened Urm Rooney in my gaffe:D

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I'm not racist but..

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+1