Mammy,Mummy.

hairymick

I was in the doctors waiting room the other day and there was a woman with a child of about 5.The kid called the mother "Mammy" and yer wan says"Dont say Mammy,say Mummy".A case of snobbery gone mad?

astrofool

Mammy makes you sound like a culchie, she obviously didn't want her children sounding like a culchie, so they could achieve things in later life (once we're out of the recession!)

This thread is snobbery gone mad.

star-pants

I call mine Mother -- she hates being called Ma or Mammy

monkeyfudge

I've always called mine Esther. Is that more or less snobby?

connundrum

You should have stood over the kid and shouted:

'She's yore ma right!!'

cson

You can bate your wife, but you can't bate the Irish mammy.

cson

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I've always called mine Esther. Is that more or less snobby?

I usually call them by their first names when I'm annoyed at them.

hairymick

astrofool wrote: »

Mammy makes you sound like a culchie, she obviously didn't want her children sounding like a culchie, so they could achieve things in later life (once we're out of the recession!)

This thread is snobbery gone mad.

Mum or mummy makes you sound like a twit.An import from the British soaps.

Thrill

I use mam.

darkdubh

Mammy

Ive always called my mother Mam.Would never dream of calling her Mum,hate the word.Rhymes with bum.

WoollyRedHat

Mam rymes with ram if you're going to go down that route
*shudder*

monkeyfudge

darkdubh wrote: »

Ive always called my mother Mam.Would never dream of calling her Mum,hate the word.Rhymes with bum.

Also rhymes with cum... but we won't go there.

Xiney

I usually call her mom or maman depending on which language we're speaking in. But when I'm annoyed with her I call her Ma, eg: "Oh come on Ma, that's the most retarded thing I've ever heard"

emeraldstar

Mommy

cson wrote: »

I usually call them by their first names when I'm annoyed at them.

How many Mammies do you have?

mike65

Sir.

Hogzy

Mommy

Mam, Mammy and Ma are all culchie terminology...

Mother and Mummy are snobbish terminology

Mum/Mom is the only word FTW

dioltas

Mammy

Mam

MIN2511

My siblings and i always called Mummy/Mum but since i came to Ireland i say Ma... my mother actually likes it when i call her Mam

Alessandra

Mom/Mum sometimes Mam. My little sister is still in primary school and calls her Mammy.. She's a bit of a little culchie though. My mother prefers Mum.

Mars Bar

Mammy

Mam, it's Irish. It's short, it's easy to spell!!

Mammy is what you use when you want something.

Mom is from watching too much American television.

Mother is snobby.

Mum is just weird. Or English.

Hogzy

Mommy

mars bar wrote: »

Mam, it's Irish. It's short, it's easy to spell!!

Mum and Mom are short and easy to spell ( you had no trouble)

Leprachaun

Mummy

I call her 'mum'. Mummy and mother sound silly,mam makes you sound like a pieball and mammy makes you sound like a culchie. Mom is for yanks.

SoupyNorman

Washing Mach......er I mean Mam

Aidric

Mom.

Toots

Mummy

bravestarr082 wrote: »

Washing Mach......er I mean Mam

ooooooh!!

I call mine Mum. Used to call her Mammy when I was really young, but shortened it over the years.

My sister in law (to be) insists on her two calling her Moma (as in 'yo moma is soooo fat...') and if they call her Ma she goes mental, cos she thinks it sounds knackery.

Wazdakka

I call yore ma a good roide...

Terry

Wazdakka wrote: »

I call yore ma a good roide...

That's absolutely fantastic.

FunkZ

I call her 'howeya love'...

Mc Love

Mommy

Its Mom for me! But never with the "my" at the end, thats just sad!

o1s1n

Mammary

tolosenc

It'sa Mama, eh?

Call Me Jimmy

Mammy

It's 'Mam', you tools. It's not culchie - it's irish. Mom is yank and Mum is English tosh spoken by people who wear cardigans for pleasure.

K4t

Dude.

pickarooney

I take my cue from Al 'Bogstomper' Jolson and call her Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammyyyyy

Sleipnir

Mummy

Any Irish person who uses "mom" or "mommy" just watched far too much "Friends"

emeraldstar

Mommy

It was "Mammy" when I was a child, but now it's "Mom".

My sister still says "Mammy" though, and she's 21

Ruu_Old

Mammy

Mam, Mammy or Mother (Mumsie for a laugh). Never Mummy or *cringe* Mom :mad:*reloads*

K4t

I assume that it's only girls who say 'mammy'?

Sofiztikated

Its mam, ma, mother, depending if i want something or just talking.
Mom is too american, and mommy is for gob****es.
She's said before she wouldn't mind if we called here by her first name, but its a little strange, i think.

yellowcurl

I don't see what the big deal with 'Mom' is?? different strokes for different folks??

When trying to grab her attention it's first name time, works like a charm!

Snowie

mum.....

Sleipnir

Mummy

It would appear that using "Mom" is very much a female thing.
Which gender watched more "Friends" I wonder......

Saying Mom doesn't make you as hot as Rachel.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Mummy

Ma/mam/mammy sounds awfully coarse.

Call Me Jimmy

Mammy

Sean_K wrote: »

Ma/mam/mammy sounds awfully coarse.

I agree -wawwwwwfully coarse. Don't you just hate peasants?

Alessandra

K4t wrote: »

I assume that it's only girls who say 'mammy'?

No have heard my 22 year old brother use it:O

Sleipnir

Mummy

I worked with a 40 year old suit who called her "mammy" on the phone. How degrading.

sdanseo

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I've always called mine Esther. Is that more or less snobby?

Depends. Is it her name? :pac:

Elessar

Mam, the only Irish way.

It frustrates me come birthday/mothers day time as all the cards say "Mum".

Feck off England!

skyhighflyer

Mam is for snobby fcukers. Whatever happened to 'the oul wan'?

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Always called her by her name, she's forever trying to get us to call her mammy or mom or "anything except Orla." We briefly obliged by calling her Oral for a while but she didn't appreciate it, ungrateful bitch.

994

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