https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:22:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/4#post-1619525 Wed, 07 May 2014 14:17:43 +0000 theknest 1619525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fart. And almost every word dealing with gas passing (including passing gas). </p> <p>Is there a good word for it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1619358 Wed, 07 May 2014 13:35:14 +0000 Cherrybee 1619358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: Really?? That has made me smile! I need to think of some more for you!! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1619325 Wed, 07 May 2014 13:26:39 +0000 MrsTiz 1619325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: your whole list is so hilarious to me because I've never heard any of those things! </p> <p>@MCD919: I do both of those :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1619201 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:54:41 +0000 alohaorchid 1619201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Preggo/preggers<br /> Overuse of the word "pop", as in "wanted to add a pop of colour or make my outfit pop"<br /> Nom nom, or any variation of that<br /> Timmys/wally world/crappy tire (Canadian specific I guess! And, I really dislike all three stores)<br /> Cray instead of crazy<br /> Fam jam... just say family!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600908 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:19:50 +0000 MCD919 1600908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lots of good ones on here, and ones I'm guilty of saying, too! To each her own, I guess... But I thought of 2 more that I can't stand:</p> <p>'I love me some....' </p> <p>Saying 'shut up!' when surprised. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600906 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:18:26 +0000 Cherrybee 1600906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: Yeah, I say lady bits!! I also say lady garden (and lady paving if its, y'know...?! :wink: ). But I say it with my voice slightly lowered and a mortified look on my face, as is my British way, so its all good! Oh and I say "upstairs... lady....umm.... bits" and gesture to my, y'know, those things up there....! </p> <p>Oh, another one I hate: swag. I don't speak to many people with swag, but when I do I say "Big Mac please". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600852 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:42:35 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1600852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The funniest thing about this thread is that everyone one on here is guilty or saying some of these Irksome things! So I guess we are all just annoying! I say and do a lot of these things and yet I also find certain things totally irksome. when people say " "That awkward moment when..." Or any mention of being crazy about shoes, handbags or "fabulous" </p> <p>But I also find this thread a bit guilt inducing because so many people I like a lot use these terms and I wouldn't want to make them feel bad or feel bad if I say things that irk them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600838 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:15:04 +0000 Rockies11 1600838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"Little man". Can't. Stand. It. Gives me the big time heebie jeebies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600779 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:57:17 +0000 PinkElephant 1600779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I've ever heard anyone over the age of 16 (rough estimate, haha) use words like "totes" or "jelly"....sounds like a Clueless throwback to me! :)</p> <p>Internet-speak drives me crazy as well. I used to have a younger colleague who would use "dun" for "do not/don't" in (professional) emails. I had to explain to her that it was NOT ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600758 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:34:53 +0000 JennyD 1600758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: hahahaha. So funny. </p> <p>I remember when everyone said "that sucks" and my mom hated it. And I thought she was so not cool. And now I have a nephew who says "that's sick". And I hate it. And I'm not cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600744 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:30:18 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1600744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: oh it's funny!! Just makes me cringe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600740 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:29:02 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1600740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennyD: no but I didn't know teens used the phrase! It was popular when I was growing up and it stuck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600730 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:23:25 +0000 JennyD 1600730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: thanks! I'm bad with the acronym lingo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600729 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:22:58 +0000 JennyD 1600729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: whyyyyyyyyy! Are you 13? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600722 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:20:43 +0000 Happygal 1600722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: it's ok. We're still friends. :happy: I like a lot of things that people hate here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600716 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:16:38 +0000 Espion 1600716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: ;) So guilty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600714 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:16:16 +0000 Espion 1600714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: Awwww, the Schweddy balls SNL skit is hilarious!</p> <p>I hate pudding as in "the proof is in the pudding". </p> <p>@JennyD: I think it's you only live once. I thought SMH was "so much hate" for the longest time, lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600712 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:15:40 +0000 Happygal 1600712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: :happy: you know, I think I hear "bits" used in cooking a lot. So there's also a weird food-genital thing going on.</p> <p> @JennyD: You only live once!</p> <p>@Elderberrygin: LOL over usage is the pits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600708 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:12:52 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1600708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennyD: bahahaha I say I won't lie allllll the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600702 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:10:43 +0000 Elderberrygin 1600702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL when used seemingly at random (are you laughing out loud? or at all? then why are you writing LOL?)<br /> I can barely type "moist" without wanting to scrub myself down.<br /> And the phrase "I just threw up a little in my mouth." DISGUSTING. STOP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600700 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:08:53 +0000 JennyD 1600700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not gonna lie.<br /> All flanged up.<br /> Orientated.<br /> I'm sure I have more. </p> <p>And... What is Yolo??? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600690 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:03:49 +0000 Applesandbananas 1600690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ma-tour instead of mature (muh-chur). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600686 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:00:15 +0000 mamimami 1600686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are both work-y things I guess but "area of opportunity" (just say something is going wrong or is bad!) and "personal brand." Don't get me started on personal brands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600678 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:49:45 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1600678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: yes! Particularly older people, or I think it might also be a British thing. It's ok if you're British. Otherwise you just sound funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600635 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:21:17 +0000 Happygal 1600635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: people say schedule like that?!</p> <p>@@arden: I'm also not a fan of "lady bits!" I think it's too cutesy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600577 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:47:10 +0000 Boogs 1600577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The worst one for me is FML. "Aw man I dropped the last two bites of my sandwich on the floor, FML!" Seriously?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600518 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:20:22 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1600518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FliegepilzHut: I think it might be- my SIL uses a lot of these ALL the time. So do all of her friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600460 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:43:33 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1600460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsrain: derp??? I don't know that one.</p> <p>@Rubies: Cluster-- really??? </p> <p>@redsmarties: I hate purposeful misspellings (i.e. Kountry Kitchen)...unless I'm trying to get something out phonetically, as in "Whaddya know?"</p> <p>I kind of get into colloquialisms...but "totes adorbs" is grating. Seems like a lot of this (except moist, which is universal, and "gay" or "retarded" for stupid, which is in bad taste) is just generational? Maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600425 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:15:57 +0000 sorrycharlie 1600425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: schwetty balls! hahahaha (grosses me out too) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-or-phrases-that-make-you-cringe/page/3#post-1600424 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:14:55 +0000 Mrsjets 1600424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Texts like this: "R U coming cuz we R waiting 4 U" </p>