Words you dislike

[Damon_3388]

Who refers to someone whose name they know as old mate?

Some campaigner at my work. Doesn't discriminate between males and females when he does it, either, young or old.

Seems to throw it in way more than necessary too, like he'll refer to someone as "old mate" much more often than you'd usually mention someone's name when talking about them. Makes it even more annoying and seem like he's doing it to mock them.

 

[Damon_3388]

What is Bae?

Supposedly means "before anyone else", yet the context it which it often gets used usually makes no sense.

Have seen it recently used as a shortened version of "babe", too. Not sure why you wouldn't just add the extra letter.

 

[thurmanmunson]

Some campaigner at my work. Doesn't discriminate between males and females when he does it, either, young or old.

Seems to throw it in way more than necessary too, like he'll refer to someone as "old mate" much more often than you'd usually mention someone's name when talking about them. Makes it even more annoying and seem like he's doing it to mock them.

It's definitely patronising (along with 'champ' and 'cobber', and to a lesser extent, 'chief'). It sounds like someone trying to act like an elder statesman.

 

[Cruyff14]

Some campaigner at my work. Doesn't discriminate between males and females when he does it, either, young or old.

Seems to throw it in way more than necessary too, like he'll refer to someone as "old mate" much more often than you'd usually mention someone's name when talking about them. Makes it even more annoying and seem like he's doing it to mock them.

Calm down old mate.

 

[Damon_3388]

Quinoa

It's the pronunciation on this one that makes it annoying IMO. "Keen-wah" just sounds like such a wank.

 

[thurmanmunson]

Supposedly means "before anyone else", yet the context it which it often gets used usually makes no sense.

Have seen it recently used as a shortened version of "babe", too. Not sure why you wouldn't just add the extra letter.

That is brutally bad. Beyond douche.

Sounds as goofy and childish as 'wifey'

I also hate it when media refer to a celebrity's baby as 'bub', as in "Carrie Bickmore juggles her TV career with her new bub'

Bogan feral nonsense.

 

[Kram]

A certain swearword that starts with C, hate it being used. Yet I love Campaigner , you can use it with mean intent and if the other person doesn't catch on then it's even better.

I now laugh when you hear a cricket commentator say something like "Player X is a very experienced campaigner"..

 

[thurmanmunson]

It's the pronunciation on this one that makes it annoying IMO. "Keen-wah" just sounds like such a wank.

I met a girl once who pronounced Don Quixote as 'quicks-oat'

 

[kfc1]

I met a girl once who pronounced Don Quixote as 'quicks-oat'

How is it pronounced? I have no idea, Quicks-oat is as good a guess as any

 

[RedmanWasHere]

How is it pronounced? I have no idea, Quicks-oat is as good a guess as any

Key-Oh-Tee.

 

[thurmanmunson]

How is it pronounced? I have no idea, Quicks-oat is as good a guess as any

It's 'key-ho-tay' (although I've heard it pronounced as 'key-oh-tee')

Not as bad as when Brad Pitt's character pronounced Marquis de Sade as 'Shar-day' in Seven. That was hilarious.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

It's 'key-ho-tay' (although I've heard it pronounced as 'key-oh-tee')

Not as bad as when Brad Pitt's character pronounced Marquis de Sade as 'Shar-day' in Seven. That was hilarious.

She must've been a Smooth Operator.

 

[phantom13]

Ava?

My secret is out

 

[BlueBen]

"Sick" when used to mean good or cool, e.g., "that game was sick!". I know that language evolves etc. but to me it just sounds ridiculous.

 

[Xtreme]

"Sick" when used to mean good or cool, e.g., "that game was sick!". I know that language evolves etc. but to me it just sounds ridiculous.

Ian Thorpe dislikes this post

"Uncle Toby's Fully Sick Reference FTW"

 

[Scotland]

It's a toss up between 'bae' and 'boo' as to which is more nauseating.

 

[aflcliche]

yous

 

[kfc1]

yous

a new low - people spell "yous" as "use"
if you're going to be a mouth-breathing illiterate bogan at least do it properly

 

[worbod]

Partner.
You either have a girlfriend or a boyfriend, or a husband or a wife. These are all easy words to pronounce. It's not that difficult to choose which relates to you.

 

[phantom13]

Partner.
You either have a girlfriend or a boyfriend, or a husband or a wife. These are all easy words to pronounce. It's not that difficult to choose which relates to you.

I always assume said person is gay if they talk about their "partner"

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

I always assume said person is gay if they talk about their "partner"

Was going to say the same thing.

 

[Underdog]

Partner.
You either have a girlfriend or a boyfriend, or a husband or a wife. These are all easy words to pronounce. It's not that difficult to choose which relates to you.

You sound like a bit of a knob if you're 45 and refer to your boy/girlfriend - terms generally associated to teenagers.

It's simply adjusting language to suit a demographic.

 

[Boston tiger]

****buddy

 

[Pea Nut]

****buddy

Is that because you don't have one ??

 

[rippersnipper]

"Like" when it is out of context or unnecessary