Words that make you cringe...

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  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    delish
    hubby
    When anyone over the age of 16 refers to their stomach as a "tummy" or "belly".

    Oh yeah and...

    vajayjay


    Agreed. That word needs to die.
  • Ashkea76
    Ashkea76 Posts: 7,162 Member
    Checkings - it's a Checking account. NOT a checkings...
  • ARDuBaie
    ARDuBaie Posts: 378 Member
    Warsh, instead of wash.
    Words that don't exist or have any meaning, like, irregardless.
    Ain't. It's ok in songs, but not in written words and if you talk like that, you probably aren't educated. Or, at least, you come off that way.
    Twerk.

    Wow, you're smacking on culture now! 'Warsh' is western Pennsylvania for wash. They also say cherry and berry, but they both rhyme with furry. And don't get me started on how 'iron' is said.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    scrumptious
    adorbs (not really a word)
    gorg (short for gorgeous, again not really a word)
    yum or yummy being used to describe anything other than food
    delish (NOT A WORD)
    using the word literally, figuratively
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    *kitten*

    And no, don't google it. Or - at least don't look at the photos.
  • salladeve
    salladeve Posts: 1,053 Member
    Most words don't bother me except this one:

    NO...........
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Oh, and the phrase, "one of the only." If it's the ONLY ONE, there's ONLY ONE.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    *kitten*

    And no, don't google it. Or - at least don't look at the photos.

    You know we all just did!

    I hate bling. Stupid, stupid word.
  • alaskamatteson
    alaskamatteson Posts: 95 Member
    I hate the word squat...
  • Bobbie8786
    Bobbie8786 Posts: 202 Member
    The mispronunciation of the word nuclear, it drives me insane when people say "nucular.."

    The moist thing amazes me. I thought it was hilarious on the show Dead Like Me when the mom had a meltdown every time she heard the word.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    The mispronunciation of the word nuclear, it drives me insane when people say "nucular.."

    The moist thing amazes me. I thought it was hilarious on the show Dead Like Me when the mom had a meltdown every time she heard the word.

    I think Webster is going to eventually say that either pronunciation is correct (I seem to remember reading that somewhere). Anyhoos:

    Usage Discussion of NUCLEAR
    Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-kyə-lər\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president. While most common in the United States, these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers.

    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    anyways

    The word is 'anyway'. A.N.Y.W.A.Y.

    OK, now I've got to go take a Xanax.
  • weightedfootsteps
    weightedfootsteps Posts: 4,349 Member
    Well...I learned two things while on the first page only....DO NOT EAT AND READ THIS AT THE SAME TIME!!!

    Second: the word DISCHARGE makes me cringe a lot! :laugh:
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    *kitten*

    And no, don't google it. Or - at least don't look at the photos.

    Why would anyone have to Google this? Everyone knows what *kitten* is, don't they?
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    taxes
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Most words don't bother me except this one:

    NO...........
    :angry:
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Almost anything that's been colloquially shortened:

    delish
    vacay
    fab

    You get the idea.
    Totes. :tongue:

    :angry:
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    Starvation Mode
  • kenthepainter
    kenthepainter Posts: 195 Member
    The word amazing bothers me bigtime, actually it's overuse that bothers me.

    ALSO

    HASHTAG, It is a tumor on the English language.
  • star5785
    star5785 Posts: 140
    baby bump
    swag
  • pseudomuffin
    pseudomuffin Posts: 1,058 Member
    *kitten*, that's the only word that makes me cringe but blech!! :sick:

    I hate it when people say "preggers" instead of pregnant.

    My fiance hates the word "cherubic"
  • Bobbie8786
    Bobbie8786 Posts: 202 Member
    The mispronunciation of the word nuclear, it drives me insane when people say "nucular.."

    The moist thing amazes me. I thought it was hilarious on the show Dead Like Me when the mom had a meltdown every time she heard the word.

    I think Webster is going to eventually say that either pronunciation is correct (I seem to remember reading that somewhere). Anyhoos:

    Usage Discussion of NUCLEAR
    Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-kyə-lər\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president. While most common in the United States, these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers.

    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear

    I realize language is a living and changing thing, but "nucular" just sounds wrong and uneducated to me. Perhaps it is my dislike for certain politicians (former president and one particular vice presidential candidate) who use that pronunciation that makes it so annoying to me.
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Pop.
    Like when someone says the pallete is neutral with pops of color.
    Or, do this with your makeup and it will make your eyes pop.
  • k121777
    k121777 Posts: 306
    Glitch .......
    and definitely UVULA (the name of that little bean that hangs in the back of your throat!) EWWW!
  • MissFuchsia
    MissFuchsia Posts: 523 Member
    'yous' as in the plural of 'you'. It's really common in Liverpool where I'm from. I always think of sheep when I hear it :laugh:
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  • la8ydi
    la8ydi Posts: 294 Member
    anyways

    The word is 'anyway'. A.N.Y.W.A.Y.

    OK, now I've got to go take a Xanax.




    Oh this gets me EVERY time - hate hate hate it!!!!!!!!
  • j0705
    j0705 Posts: 185
    puss
    maggots
    slugs
    vagina , but its most slang words that relate to it that really make me cringe :tongue:
  • greenhudler
    greenhudler Posts: 150
    Any time I hear someone say "Appalachian" and pronounce it "Appa-lay-shun" it drives me BONKERS and I definitely cringe. I'm from the Appalachian mountains and it is definitely DEFINITELY "Appa-latch-un." I was told once it's a "matter of where you're from in how you pronounce it." No...no it's not. This isn't a "po-tay-to, po-tah-to" situation, the name of the mountains is what it is!

    Sorry just absolutely gets me riled up, this post from me could also go in the "What makes you disproportionately angry" thread.
  • LuLuChick78
    LuLuChick78 Posts: 439 Member
    6 pages and no one has mentioned "pacific" vs. "specific"....I am surprised. Watching Duck Dynasty last night reminded me of that one. Leave it to Si, haha.

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