Do makey-uppy words piss you off ?

Liam Byrne · 26-07-2011 11:20AM #1

I was just listening to the radio and someone had texted in about a "staycation" and the word makes me want to change channel.

I have no problem with made-up words that involve the full word - e.g. "lawnmower" or the like, but a "fire engine" wasn't bastardised into "firengine" just because the end of one word sounded like the start of the other.

I always envisage the D4 types sitting around going "chortle, chortle, good one Ivor", and hitting the streets to spread their virus.

Firstly, the Irish word was "holiday"
Secondly, Irish people "stayed" - as in hit our own beaches - long before the Celtic Tiger and the recession.

So why do we need a ridiculous-sounding new "word" ?

CardBordWindow · 26-07-2011 11:22AM

makey-uppy :mad:

southsiderosie · 26-07-2011 11:23AM

Thread title: "Do makey-uppy words piss you off?"

Hee hee.

starbelgrade · 26-07-2011 11:24AM

Thread needs poll options;

Do Makey Uppy words piss you off?

- Yes they doodey

- Nokey dokey

- Atari Jaguary

beertons · 26-07-2011 11:24AM

someone take a jizz in your cornflakes?

CreepingDeath · 26-07-2011 11:24AM

Only "perma-banned".

Sergeant · 26-07-2011 11:25AM

Quite a flagulous topic.

26-07-2011 11:25AM

Always hate when people say 'rosemantic', hear it in work every Valentine's Day.

positron · 26-07-2011 11:26AM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

I was just listening to the radio and someone had texted in about a "staycation" and the word makes me want to change channel.

I think 'staycation' as a word is being misused here.

It's supposed to mean taking time off work and staying at home - as in staying at one's own house (not home country) - but I suppose we don't have a word for 'holidaying in Ireland', or is there?

Pherekydes · 26-07-2011 11:26AM

Staycation is a horrible word, especially when it's used incorrectly.

Holidaying in Ireland is not a staycation. A staycation is when you take 2 weeks off work and lounge around your own house doing f*** all.

Here's a few more to get the thread going:

edutainment (ugh)
infomercial.

danniemcq · 26-07-2011 11:26AM

better than putting .com at the end of sentances. thats annoying and i alwasys have to resist smacking whoever i hear saying it

--Kaiser-- · 26-07-2011 11:27AM

southsiderosie wrote: »

Thread title: "Do makey-uppy words piss you off?"

Hee hee.

The ironing is delicious

the groutch · 26-07-2011 11:27AM

OP needs to chillax

starbelgrade · 26-07-2011 11:27AM

positron wrote: »

I suppose we don't have a word for 'holidaying in Ireland', or is there?

Pointless.

Mr. Presentable · 26-07-2011 11:27AM

Sergeant wrote: »

Quite a flagulous topic.

Agreed. Cromulently redumnant.

minikin · 26-07-2011 11:28AM

Annoyifying thread is annoyifying.

ejmaztec · 26-07-2011 11:29AM

Pherekydes wrote: »

Staycation is a horrible word, especially when it's used incorrectly.

Holidaying in Ireland is not a staycation. A staycation is when you take 2 weeks off work and lounge around your own house doing f*** all.

Here's a few more to get the thread going:

edutainment (ugh)
infomercial.

Sounds like a fuckallation to me.

Chuck Stone · 26-07-2011 11:29AM

Nopers.

Liam Byrne · 26-07-2011 11:29AM

I had actually intended to highlight the irony of the thread title in the OP as a "P.S.", but I forgot to!

However the fact remains that I didn't chop any bits off the words, so it's more like "lawnmower" (acceptable) than "staycation" (unacceptable).

Jesus Wept · 26-07-2011 11:31AM

A lot of them do. It can depend on who is saying them, like any **** on Irish television.
Some are perfectly cromulent.

gugleguy · 26-07-2011 11:31AM

kuwlya - badunderdunks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

there!

and if you don't like em then * off!!!!!!!!!!

GLaDOS · 26-07-2011 11:32AM

The word "guesstimate" always makes me irrationally annoyed.

Liam Byrne · 26-07-2011 11:32AM

gugleguy wrote: »

.....and if you don't like em then * off!!!!!!!!!!

I've unfortunately never met a girl called "off".

alexjk · 26-07-2011 11:33AM

50% of all words are made up. FACT.

26-07-2011 11:33AM

OP I think you should chillax

Sergeant · 26-07-2011 11:36AM

Deleted User wrote: »

OP I think you should chillax

Whatever.

Pherekydes · 26-07-2011 11:37AM

alexjk wrote: »

50% of all words are made up. FACT.

90% of statistics on the interwebz are made up 10% of the time.

Malari · 26-07-2011 11:38AM

No, I like the sniglet-style ones. Among my favourites are:

"Window-cating" - the accidental use of the windscreen-wiper in a car when you meant to signal left.

"Lactomangulation" - Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk carton so badly that one has to resort to using the "illegal" side.

"Sarchasm" - The giant gulf between what is said and the person who doesn't get it.

Glinda · 26-07-2011 11:41AM

All words are makey-uppy words, just madey-uppy at different times

Feeona · 26-07-2011 11:43AM

The word blog irritates me because by the time I finally got to know what a blog was, there was this whole group of people who were like 'OMG, you don't know what a blog is!' and they weren't even kids!

We'll all look back on this golden age of the 'internet' and combined words and shake our heads in embarrassment. Combined words are so early noughties :pac:

Liam Byrne · 26-07-2011 11:49AM

Deleted User wrote: »

OP I think you should chillax

If that were actually a word I might have a clue what you're on about.

Unfortunately I can't do something that doesn't exist.

Do makey-uppy words piss you off ?

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