Slang names you dislike ?

Freiheit

Saw a survey in the paper and the form of address that women least like is 'luv' , 'hun' was 3rd.

Any other forms of address people here like or dislike?

coffee_cake

"Bird". Jesus christ I could handle cúnt but "bird" drives me up the wall. I gave out to some fella on saturday night for using it

jokettle

"Babe" really p*sses me off. I don't always notice when people use it; I think I'm blocking it out! But everytime I pick up on it I start seething.

Panthro

If years of being the wingman to my mate has taught me anything, its that "hey baby" followed by pretty much any cheese line is generally not the way to go about things!
(worked for him the the very odd time though)

Faith

I hate most of them. My ex used call me "hun" and it made me tense up every time he did. He didn't do it often enough to bother telling him not to, but I still hated it. I like "love", hate "babe", "babes" is even worse, and I'm not a huge fan of "pet" being used by men.

I like sweetheart, darling, things like that - but only when said by a boyfriend, not a randomer. "Awrigh' darlin'?" is not going to turn me on!

princess-lala

I hate babe/baby/hun/luv!! These wreck my head!!

eimearcmh

bluewolf wrote: »

"Bird". Jesus christ I could handle cúnt but "bird" drives me up the wall. I gave out to some fella on saturday night for using it

I totally agree. Im not a fan of being called babe either.

Pretty_Pistol

Babe/Babes. I hate these. Hearing someone say them makes me cringe.

krudler

chicken, ugh.

kiwi123

i hate pet, it drives me insane, i find it really patronizing.

I used to hate babe but now i like when my boyfriend calls me babe, he calls me smush and stampy too but they all meant in an affectionate way.... i think!:o

Acoshla

I hate pet and sweetheart, but my most hated thing to be said to me used to happen all the time when I was working in Retail, men saying "good girl" :mad::mad:

My boyfriend calls me cupcake or button, the cheesier the better

Giselle

Petal.:mad:

WindSock

Babe, babes, baby, chick, bird, hun. It's not just when guys use it either, anyone really.

elleburp

"Moth" has got to the worst, then "pet". I find the term moth derogatory and the term pet is just plain patronising. I don't act like a moth and I am not your pet!

I don't mind luv, hun, chick, sweetie, babe....

Captain Chaos

elleburp wrote: »

"Moth" has got to the worst, then "pet". I find the term moth derogatory and the term pet is just plain patronising. I don't act like a moth and I am not your pet!
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It's not moth as in the insect, it's as gailge "maith" meaning good. Irish slang. Short term for better half.

Links234

I'm guilty of saying babe, but I only say it to my male friends

rainbow kirby

Hate "bird", particularly in its most skangery "buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurd" form.

Sid_Justice

Always thought it was spelled mot not moth.

Like, I don't really use any such affectionate pet names for my other half and would never ever use one to refer to a woman I was just friendly with or, imagine, a complete stranger.

But as a man, I've often had older women that work in shops say stuff like

"they ya go luv" or "there's your change darlin'".

And I am not a cutesy looking person. Just wondering what people here feel about randomers (taxi drivers, shop assistants etc.) calling them things like that.

Reeni

krudler wrote: »

chicken, ugh.

God yeah chicken drives me up the wall *shudder*

The Big Red Button

Captain Chaos wrote: »

It's not moth as in the insect, it's as gailge "maith" meaning good. Irish slang. Short term for better half.

I've always wondered where "moth" came from! Thanks for that!

I'm not a fan of "hun", I hate when people call me that. But I can't really talk because I'm guilty of calling everyone "pet". Just a habit I suppose. I don't ever call my boyfriend that, weirdly enough though, I usually call him "princess" or "cupcake" or "babydoll" or similar.

syklops

Captain Chaos wrote: »

It's not moth as in the insect, it's as gailge "maith" meaning good. Irish slang. Short term for better half.

You're both wrong. The word is actually Mot, not moth with people dropping the 'h'. In many parts of the country(North Dublin for one) the 't' is dropped also and it is pronounced Mo', similar in pronunciation to 'maith'.

I am not sure of the actual etymology of the word, though have read it is related either to the English word harlot, or to the Romany word for woman which is mort.

Zulu

...or, as moths supposedly eat clothes (they don't I believe it's their larva that do), ladies supposedly eat holes in mens pockets.

Apparently.

Silverfish

Zulu wrote: »

...or, as moths supposedly eat clothes (they don't I believe it's their larva that do), ladies supposedly eat holes in mens pockets.

Apparently.

Please read e charter of this forum before posting.

Zulu

Re-read it. What have I missed?

My post wasn't a sexist joke or a dig at women, it was an actual explanation for the slang term "moth" used in this country. Personally I don't think it's funny or smart, but then, neither do I think people who use it are funny or smart.

Silverfish

The term is 'Mot' not 'moth'.

So, it was a dig at women, apparently.

I won't be arguing the semantics with you, but I would advise people to be cautious of their phrasing in this thread.

Zulu

Interestingly I wasn't aware of that. Can you provide proof of the same, or is that solely based on your own opinion? I ask out of ignorance, as I was never lead to believe otherwise.

On another note, the term may have originated as a dig - the post certainly didn't.

WindSock

It's Mot according to Wiki & Urban Dictionary

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mot#Noun_4

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mot

Sounds like Moth or Maith, when said in a Dublin accent. Even if it was Moth, it'd be a pretty far stretch to use the analogy that women eat holes in mens pockets.

ordinary_girl

I hate being called "chicken", how did that ever begin to be used as an affectionate term? And I don't like "sweetheart" either, it reminds me of Jeremy Kyle and I just find it really condescending. The only ones I do like are "hun" and "darling".

Zulu

Sound!
That said, I wouldn't have thought anything was a "far stretch" for Dublin slang!?! (I guess that would explain why i believed it when I heard it )

Silverfish

http://www.slang.ie/index.php?county=Dublin&entry=mot&letter=M

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Mot&offset=0

http://www.coolslang.com/in/irish/index.php?OL=eng&TL=eng&Letter=M


http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Travel-g186591-c2351/Ireland:Irish.Slang.html



http://www.dublin1850.com/general/4mymofo.html

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mot#Noun_4

So, it appears to be general opinion that the term is 'mot'.

WindSock

Hmmm, wonder then if being called 'Hun' is meant in a derogatory fashion then, rather than a shortened version of 'Honey'? :P