Words you hate for no reason

[MadWriter]

Everyone has them, though very few admit it. Words that make your skin crawl, that sound like fingernails on a blackboard, for no good reason. There are entire Facebook groups for people who hate the word "moist," for example. I have no issue with moist, but ...

A few of mine are ...

Lunch.

Brunch.

Daughter.

Meal.

I have nothing against eating, or eating at midday, and I love my female offspring as much as I do my sons. I just ... can not stand the word.

What are yours? And can you provide any insight? I'd love to know why certain words fall on our ears so wrongly ...

 

[Quantified]

I hate "morsel." Don't know why.

Also, I despise the word "conversate" -- apologies to Notorious BIG.

 

[MollyDolly]

I can't think of any that I hate, but my boss hates the word "moist," so I try to use it whenever possible

 

[INeedLove]

crunchy (ugh!!)

 

[LadyVer]

bifurcated. It's popular in finance news these days.

 

[Spenser41]

vomit

 

[Timihendrix]

I hate corporate jargon-speech. You know, stuff like "we have to leverage our assets to acclimate the next-gen end-user paradigm," etc.

 

[LadyVer]

I hate corporate jargon-speech. You know, stuff like "we have to leverage our assets to acclimate the next-gen end-user paradigm," etc.

I agree. There should be a law against this. More density and transparency are needed in corporate/SEC shareholder documents. Who are they trying to kid?

Pervert is another word I don't like, especially when it's used for desires and needs that are "normal" for most people.

 

[Aquagal]

Basically

Honestly

Never mind

 

[BlueNightingale]

Pervert is another word I don't like, especially when it's used for desires and needs that are "normal" for most people.

I'm with you on this one, and add Kinky to it as well. Why give something such a nasty sounding label when all you really mean is what they do to feel good?


On another note, I can't abide the word tits.

 

[ScarlettRouge]

I hate the word Preggers

 

[LadyVer]

I'm with you on this one, and add Kinky to it as well. Why give something such a nasty sounding label when all you really mean is what they do to feel good?


On another note, I can't abide the word tits.
( I grew up in the South, spent my life around people who use the expression "As useless as tits on a boar hog" Can't hear the word without having the image of a big ol' pig pop into my head. )

I agree with you. I grew up in the south as well and there are many southern expressions I can't stand.

 

[SmileyGirl]

I hate the words shag and snog ugghh!!

 

[Siren_Smiles]

There aren't any specific words that I dislike, just improper usage. Any word or phrase can be irritating if it's not used the way it should be.

 

[Miles Long]

I hate the phrase "it is what it is". Thanks for taking five words to say what you could have said with no words. Oh, it is what it is? For a minute I thought it might be what it isn't, but then it wouldn't be what it is, and that's just silly. Thank you so much, Captain Fucking Obvious Douchebag Moron!

*sigh*

 

[Edensgarden]

I cringe when "literally" is used incorrectly.

 

[BlueNightingale]

oh, and "irregardless"---it isn't even a damn word. why do you need the ir to negate regardless which is already negative?

 

[hwwannabe]

Snarky
Guido/guidette
Phallic
Deets
Irregardless
Slacks (as in pants)
Dethaw

 

[Edensgarden]

Snarky
Guido/guidette
Phallic
Deets
Irregardless
Slacks (as in pants)
Dethaw

britches (as in slacks and pants)

 

[hwwannabe]

My grandma pronounces motorcycle as "motorSACKle" I love her dearly, but that has always annoyed me.

 

[Edensgarden]

My grandma pronounces motorcycle as "motorSACKle" I love her dearly, but that has always annoyed me.

My Mom likes to "crimb" over fences and eats "bings" instead of beans.

 

[Pervy_Sage]

I hate hearing people from Missouri say Missour-uh! That really chaps my ass, especially since I live here.

 

[Miles Long]

My Mom likes to "crimb" over fences and eats "bings" instead of beans.

Streen bings?

 

[Edensgarden]

Streen bings?

That would be the ones. Of course we have the occasional limer bings.

 

[jeff_is_smiling]

A saying habit of my own that I hate...but never catch myself doing...

Instead of saying, "Thank you very much"...I shorten it to, "Thank you much"....irritates me every time I figure out I did it again...