S/O: Weird phrases/expressions your ILs use

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"You are a failure to me, because you work for a corporation, you know how our family feels about corporations." My MIL to my husband. She is a teacher and he works for a bank. God help us all.

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Anonymous wrote:Pish instead of pee. "I have to pish" or "Do you need to go pishy?"

Pinot Noir = Pine-oat No-ihr (we have pronounced it correctly for them a few times but they remain baffled)

Are they Jewish? I learned to say "pish" in day school, but never hear it anywhere else.

For pinot noir, send them this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6yttOfIvOw

Agree this is a Jewish thing -- specifically either a NY Jewish thing or said by those who grew up speaking Yiddish. My NY inlaws say it, as do my grandparents who spoke Yiddish as kids. Never heard anyone Jewish outside of those two groups use it.

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My ILs say that expensive things are "dear." Such an antiquated, pretentious turn of phrase.

My MIL says "BM" or "movement" for poop.

Yuck

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Anonymous wrote:My MIL says "chi-POLE-TAY" for chipotle. Also "pico da-GALE-o" for pico. I cringe. She thinks she is so sophisticated but she sounds like an idiot when she can't pronounce these common words.

My mom says Chi-Pot-UL for Chipotle. She asked if we'd been to Chi Pot UL...we were so confused. she then says - they got some bowl!

My husband still laughs whenever he sees a chipotle.