Hubby, grandbaby?

'Laters' is the latest one for 'see you later'. First came across it in 50 Shades, so that is probably why I don't like it!

The only term that really irritated me was 'Earth mother'. When my DD had her first baby (GS) she took her full maternity leave after he was born and several of her friends were also off on maternity leave and they used to gather at DD house. If I was off work she would ask me along as well (to make the tea etc ) and they would all be congratulating themselves on being 'Earth mothers' because they were using terry nappies or similar and breast feeding not bottle feeding. Thank goodness we didn't carry on like that when I had my two children!!!

I agree with all the above, some of them, I’m pretty sure have never passed my lips!

Hubby has been popular for a long time although not with me. I wouldn’t want to be a wifie. ?
If I called my cat a fur baby, he would treat me with even more contempt than he already does.
Apart from that, I love the way language changes and develops according to the age.

I dislike 'the misses' when used by a youngish man. Makes me cringe (and my son does it!).
Not a new word but I hate knickers being called 'panties'! - Oh I didn't even like typing that

Grannygravy, you might have a pet, we had a little girl in a dog suit. We had her from 2 days old when we rescued her and bottle fed her every 2 hours, day and night. She almost spoke English and understood lots.

Also one male canine member of the awkward brigade and 2 feline members of the family who seemed to think they were dogs too.

Baby father. Hun. Babe. Bless.

And a new one cropped up yesterday... he did that from the get go... meaning... he's always done that.

Uni

‘Hubby’ makes my skin crawl so does better or other half fur babies oh don’t get me on that they are not effing babies as for the rainbow bridge OMG
Playdates, showers, hun, babes (to a grown woman from a grown woman yuk yuk yuk)
Most of them are so cringeworthy now there’s a good word

I cannot bear 'grandbaby' or 'grandkids', 'kiddies' or hubby. I think 'grandbaby' is an American import but have a couple of friends who use 'hubby'.
I've been called 'hun' by one particular lovely person I know and will let her off!!

My DC had 'sleepovers' - that's OK, and leavers' do's.
But they used to have a friend over to play, not playdates.

DGS is 'good'

Some of them do set my teeth on edge, particularly fur babies, and especially when someone on Facebook finds one at the side of the road, sadly deceased.

Though leavers’ do sounds very English to me, not American, travelsafar. It reminds me of that wonderful 80s TV series, A Bit of a Do (all tickety boo...).

Just thought of two more,

Hubster (husband)

Holibobs (holidays)

'Rugrats' for tiny babies.

'Leavers do' for the end of term disco---- soooo American!!!!

I'm getting all 'emosh' When people well up at the drop of a hat and want everyone to know!!!!

That's interesting BradfordLass
I cringe at all of those mentioned.
There's a nice woman I see who called me darling from the first day we met. She does it to everyone and I'll have to get used to it.
Grandbaby please no.
We host young people almost constantly who say : I'm good thanks.
Awesome. Unreal.
I don't hear gotten or neat much.

Bathsheba I use 'betimes' a lot, in my diary mostly when I've gotten up extra early to go somewhere.

Jane10 'gotten' is Old English, in common usage when the Pilgrims went to the New World and took it with them.

Septemia 'Good' or 'I'm good' is the standard response in NZ and Australia.
Good means far more than a behavioural pattern if you care to look in the dictionary.

As in fact does 'gay' - which in my 30's dictionary is listed as "promiscuous and dissolute".

annodomini I know how how 'gotten' came about but can't bear it's use instead of eg 'has'. Its such a giveaway that a writer is American especially in novels supposedly set in UK.

My children had sleepovers and my grandchildren have sleepovers at our house.

hubby is non U.

Sleepover seems alright ( to me)
Not keen on hubby, furbaby or grandbaby though.
Hun is just awful (Attilla the Hun?)

I dislike - hubby, grandbabies and especially fur babies. Aaaargh

I like sleepover, my own children now mid 30’s enjoyed sleepovers. Their 3 and 4 year olds now ask if they can have a sleepover at my house- yes they can ?

Kitty, I'm in full agreement about the words you mention in the thread title. May I add my own per hate? 'Kiddies'.

Jane10, 'gotten is a now redundant past participle of 'get' and is still in use in 'forgotten', 'begotten'' and 'misbegotten'.

'Gotten' crossed the Atlantic and survived while it died out here.

Language evolves. I doubt anyone says 'I prithee thee' these days, or 'betimes' but these were common parlance once.

Words fall out of use, new words are introduced. Our language doesn't conveniently stand still to reflect the style of speech that we feel is 'right'. There is no eternal 'right', only a set of rules that apply at any given time. It's a living language, ever evolving.

Crikey - Ill tell The Queen of the Universe Scribbles LOL

A lot of these words are the current vernacular - you don't have to use them after all :-)

I'm sure there are a lot of words from thirty years ago that are equally ghastly !

I can't bear to read 'gotten'.
Also when did holidays become 'vacas'? Ghastly

He / she completes me.

Oh please !