# Abbreviations / diminutives that make you grind your teeth. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 21, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521 "2015-01-21T21:54:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![vontsira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/51bf81/32.png) [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/81 "2015-01-25T15:38:11Z")
The Australian “mushie” for mushroom reminds me: I cringe at “shrooms” for mushrooms – it seems that this is used only in a plural context. Has IMO, sickening connotations of “look at me, and what a hippy-type free spirit I am”. My brother, whom I love dearly, has a habit of using this expression: when I hear it from him, I have to bite my tongue. One day I’ll snap, and say something… ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/82 "2015-01-25T16:12:08Z")
San Fran. Or Frisco. And I’m not even _from_ there. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/83 "2015-01-25T16:37:02Z")
> [@vontsira](#): > > The Australian “mushie” for mushroom reminds me: I cringe at “shrooms” for mushrooms Mushrooms: culinary. 'Shrooms: psychedelic. IME, at least. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/84 "2015-01-25T16:56:56Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Mushrooms: culinary. > 'Shrooms: psychedelic. > > IME, at least. My wife hates it when I use that term! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/85 "2015-01-25T17:08:54Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > My wife hates it when I use that term! Then no 'shrooms for Sue! ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_Mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Lucky\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_Mike)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/86 "2015-01-25T20:13:09Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Even worse is “nom nom”. That would make the speaker what, a one-year old? Isn’t “nom, nom” or as I typically see it " om, nom, nom" sort of an internet meme joke? if used it that context, I am not sure I would rage. Now, if someone said to me “want some nom noms?”. I might look at them pretty weird. But, I have to admit, I have used the “za” to refer to pizza and I have said “one sec” when someone asks me to help them with something. I shall take my required clubbing as deemed appropriate by the board. ---
**Author:** ![vontsira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/51bf81/32.png) [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/87 "2015-01-26T13:10:35Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Mushrooms: culinary. > 'Shrooms: psychedelic. > > IME, at least. My brother doesn’t do mind-altering substances: he uses “shrooms” in a culinary context. And I have seen, in a cafe or restaurant which wanted to show off a hip and right-on image, the word “shrooms” on the (strictly food !) menu. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/88 "2015-01-26T19:23:40Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I just found out this evening that “bae” is an acronym for "before anyone else.” > > Ugh. It’s also a Danish word for poop. So they’re saying their loved one is a piece of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/89 "2015-01-26T19:29:44Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > Vag instead of vagina. I encounter this in print all the time. I can’t figure out how you’re supposed to pronounce it, and 99% of the time, the speaker is referring to the vulva, not vagina. This drives me nuts!! I’ve heard people say “I can see your vag in that bathing suit”. Um no, you can’t. Not unless you’re looking with a speculum. Vag is just a disgusting word. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/90 "2015-01-26T19:36:10Z")
I’m probably alone in this, but the use of “script(s)” to mean “prescription(s)” really rubs me the wrong way. “Script” already means something else; and if three-syllable words are too much for you, you shouldn’t be trusted with medication. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/91 "2015-01-26T20:06:23Z")
‘Nom nom nom’ makes me hate you. ‘Delish’ makes me want to kill you. ---
**Author:** ![busmol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@busmol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/busmol)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/92 "2015-01-27T16:25:37Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Mushrooms: culinary. > 'Shrooms: psychedelic. Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/93 "2015-01-27T17:55:43Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I have always hated hoodie. It sounds like something no one over the age of 6 months should be wearing. It’s a damn sweatshirt. On the rare occasions a hooded sweatshirt needs to be differentiated from a non-hooded sweatshirt it shall be called by the name “hooded sweatshirt” Out in the Canadian prairies they call them “Bunny Hugs”. That probably won’t help your mental image of who wears them though When some one uses OMG or WTF out loud in conversation. Just say “Oh my God” or “What the Fuck”… don’t spell it out. ---
**Author:** ![Eddie\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eddie\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_F)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/94 "2015-01-27T18:13:21Z")
> [@Fiveroptic](#): > > “Bestie.” It sounds like you’re four years old and it’s not even cute for a four year old. “Biffle” (you know, “BFFL” sounded-the-fuck-out) is even more infuriating. And I’m wholeheartedly on board with the “sammy” hatred (as I am with most things popularized by Rachael Ray), and I’ll extend my enmity to any usage of the word “nom”, especially when it concerns anything edible, and _especially_ especially when it’s repeated in rapid succession (which I will not do presently). ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/95 "2015-01-27T18:24:08Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > www Sound that shit out. Holy crap… I’d forgotten about the ire that hearing “dub dub dub” \ generates in me. How hard is it to say “double u” instead of just “dub”? ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/96 "2015-01-27T18:34:26Z")
Po-po for police. I can stand officer, cop, even pig, but po-po makes me want to stab someone with a rusty sawblade. ETA: Nom and it’s variants are cat-speak. Cat’s don’t like it when you diss their language. Best watch yourselves. ---
**Author:** ![vontsira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/51bf81/32.png) [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/97 "2015-01-27T18:37:25Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > ‘Delish’ makes me want to kill you. Would you make an exception for the old song from the north of England? : "Roll up, roll up, come and see the mermaid: See the lovely lady, half a woman, half a fish… She bowed to the audience and gave 'er tail a swish: ‘er tail came off, and eeh by gum, she really looked delish – She said’ ‘what do you fancy, lads, a bit of meat, or fish?’ At the Rawtenstall Annual Fair." ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/98 "2015-01-27T18:55:39Z")
> [@TheFaerie](#): > > Po-po for police. I can stand officer, cop, even pig, but po-po makes me want to stab someone with a rusty sawblade. Heh, My 20 year old son used po-po (ironically) when he was 7 or 8. We’d be driving in the car and he’d say, “Yo, Pops, PoPO at one o’clock”. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/99 "2015-01-27T20:07:26Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I’m probably alone in this, but the use of “script(s)” to mean “prescription(s)” really rubs me the wrong way. > > “Script” already means something else; and if three-syllable words are too much for you, you shouldn’t be trusted with medication. Can I have my meds though? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521/100 "2015-01-27T20:28:20Z")
Right here when people say “gummint” or some variation for government. Also, Congress Critters. Blah. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-diminutives-that-make-you-grind-your-teeth/710521.md?page=6)