Words that make you cringe

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  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,742 Member
    your_future_ex_wife wrote: »
    Weary used in place of wary or leery.

    YES.

    I also hate the misspellings in "sneak peak", "take the reigns" and "straight jacket" and see all of these frequently, especially on Instagram and blogs.
  • laprimaJenny
    laprimaJenny Posts: 1,495 Member
    Insufficient funds
  • Susieq_1994
    Susieq_1994 Posts: 5,361 Member
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    your_future_ex_wife wrote: »
    Weary used in place of wary or leery.

    YES.

    I also hate the misspellings in "sneak peak", "take the reigns" and "straight jacket" and see all of these frequently, especially on Instagram and blogs.

    I can definitely relate to hating these, they make me want to grind my teeth down to powder. Another one that makes me want to stab someone is writing "peaked" instead of "piqued".
  • texasredreb
    texasredreb Posts: 541 Member
    Sammich for sandwich.
    Waterburger for regional fast food chain Whataburger.
    Spade or spaded for spayed (ovariohysterectomy in female pets). The other is a garden implement.
    Misuse of their, there, and they're.
    Misuse of affect and effect.
    Seen instead of saw.
    Misuse of further and farther
    Disastrous only has three syllables; not four.
  • your_future_ex_wife
    your_future_ex_wife Posts: 4,278 Member
    texasredreb wrote: »
    Sammich for sandwich.
    Waterburger for regional fast food chain Whataburger.
    Spade or spaded for spayed (ovariohysterectomy in female pets). The other is a garden implement.
    Misuse of their, there, and they're.
    Misuse of affect and effect.
    Seen instead of saw.
    Misuse of further and farther
    Disastrous only has three syllables; not four.

    you’re particular
  • Jen_philp
    Jen_philp Posts: 3 Member
    When people complain that "he/she is so bias" instead of biased, and when "verse" is used instead of "versus". They're competing against each other, not spouting bloody poetry!! Lol
  • Muddyboots85
    Muddyboots85 Posts: 164 Member
    Literally used improperly
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    Can we go now ?
  • lkpducky
    lkpducky Posts: 16,713 Member
    "Hater" who came up with that, Kim Kardashian?
    "Butthurt" too many folks I know who use that expression happen to be bullies who said something nasty and then "Oh now you're all butthurt" and what does my butt have to do with getting hurt?
    "You don't want to" uh yes I do, YOU don't want me to. More traditional friends were very bossy when my husband and I were planning our wedding, and I kept hearing that expression from them.
  • your_future_ex_wife
    your_future_ex_wife Posts: 4,278 Member
    Soulmate

    Karma (i prefer to dole out my own payback or just not care rather than waiting for some supposed cosmic justice.)


  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    Recent addition.....fitbit....
  • BasedGawd412
    BasedGawd412 Posts: 346 Member
    Cringe
    Creepy
    Sketch
    Yens
    Sir
    Ma'am
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,440 Member
    That C word that rhymes with bunt..

    It is acceptable and sometimes used as a term of endearment.
    In Australia, that word has many connotations – most of which are actually positive. 


    No no no.. hate that word used good or bad.
  • your_future_ex_wife
    your_future_ex_wife Posts: 4,278 Member
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
    That C word that rhymes with bunt..

    It is acceptable and sometimes used as a term of endearment.
    In Australia, that word has many connotations – most of which are actually positive. 


    No no no.. hate that word used good or bad.

    As I’m sure you know, it’s a very very dirty word in the US.
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,440 Member
    your_future_ex_wife wrote: »
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
    That C word that rhymes with bunt..

    It is acceptable and sometimes used as a term of endearment.
    In Australia, that word has many connotations – most of which are actually positive. 


    No no no.. hate that word used good or bad.

    As I’m sure you know, it’s a very very dirty word in the US.

    Yeah..I know.. it can be very bad here too.. it depends on the situation.. either way, hate that word.
  • noelleb411
    noelleb411 Posts: 4 Member
    Moist...that’s my cringe worthy word :#
  • Ninkasi
    Ninkasi Posts: 173 Member
    your_future_ex_wife wrote: »
    Brang

    What is this even? It sounds like onomatopoeia of a piece of rebar hitting a concrete floor.
  • your_future_ex_wife
    your_future_ex_wife Posts: 4,278 Member
    edited June 2019
    Ninkasi wrote: »
    your_future_ex_wife wrote: »
    Brang

    What is this even? It sounds like onomatopoeia of a piece of rebar hitting a concrete floor.

    It is an incorrect past tense of the word bring. It’s an old fashioned slang. I know only one person of my age who still uses it so it’s just a personal annoyance.

    https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/brang
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,742 Member
    mouthfeel

    It just grosses me out. When I hear this word used, I imagine something unpleasant in my mouth like Silly Putty or sand.

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