Feisty

[lovelylad]

Does anyone else out there share my irrational dislike of the word 'feisty'? Help.

[ssmart]

Not too bothered about feisty, but I can't stand the use of 'cheesy' in the easy-listening sense.

[andy hughes]

Also not too bothered about feisty, but can't resist an adolescent smirk when my American friends refer to someone, possibly in a feisty sense, as 'spunky'. I also dislike the word 'fresh' when referred to in news bulletins when talking about negotiations - 'fresh' should refer to fruit and veg, and be left there!

[lootch]

lovelylad.

oh yeah, most definitely. i think it's very patronising. if anyone called me "feisty" i'd want to kick them in the @$%!. good thing i'm not. feisty, that is. lovely, you are not alone... although, "moist" and "panties" are pretty awful words too. ewww. put 'em together: moist feisty panties. well, that's just kinda funny. good name for a band perhaps?

[lovelylad]

Glad to know I'm not alone, lootch.

[siggy]

I particularly hate the recent use of 'so', as in 'I so don't want to do that', etc. Call me an old f***, but it really annoys me. Cool, huh?

[andy hughes]

You hit a nerve there Siggy, my twelve-year-old daughter says it all the time - it drives me crazy! Having children is always a good barometer for current slang, but it doesn't mean you have to like it! Slightly off the point, but still annoying, is people who answer the phone with "Yeah hi!" or "OK Yeah" - what's wrong with "Hello"? Aaaarrgghh!

[divan]

'Feel-good', as in feel-good movie makes me want to lash out. How is it that that certain sayings are just so annoying? It's not just slang - I hope it's not just growing older....

[Waterwolf]

My pet hate is people saying 'obviously' when it's not necessary.

[SRAYN1]

Ongoing. Ghastly word.

[Joshua_R]

Literally. Generally it isn't literally true. e.g. I was literally gobsmacked. ( Would that you were! )

[dogfrank]

Most of the above seem to be recent word or expressions, or at least things said by younger people. My particular gripe is with those older men - usually dressed in grey slacks, windcheaters (light blue/grey), soft-soled 'sensible' shoes (often blue-grey, sometimes brown), flat cap (optional) - who say 'Thanks much' or 'Thanking you'. What the hell's wrong with 'Thanks' or 'Thank-you'? I mean...