S/O: Weird phrases/expressions your ILs use
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Anonymous
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We all have odd sayings in our families, but since we grow up with them, they seem normal. But then when we hear certain sayings from the ILs...it's like, what?
Weird stuff my ILs say: "That's as fine as frog's hair." "Snicky snacks" (As in, my MIL will put out crackers and cheese, and call it "Just some snicky snacks until dinner." It's shorter to say "snacks," and "snacks" accurately conveys the meaning of a small meal...so why SNICKY SNACKS? It drives me crazy.) "French-fried potatoes in May" as a curse of some sort. Unclear. |
Anonymous
| Somebody's got the hicc-um-ups. |
Anonymous
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I'm laughing at "French fried potatoes in May" - what a weird curse!
Do you find your MIL annoying in general? |
Anonymous
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Not my ILs but my boss: "Can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."
Love it every time I hear it. |
Anonymous
| My MIL calls butts "coolies." So things like "sit on your coolie" or "my coolie is getting huge" and "go soak your coolie in the tub" come about. |
Anonymous
| This is a small one but instead of mac and cheese she says macaroni with cheese. |
Anonymous
To use a phrase from my side of the family..."Is the Pope Catholic?" |
Anonymous
I'm pretty sure I say macaroni and cheese (with an "and" not a "with"). I didn't realize that was a thing. |
Anonymous
| "You've got a little south in your mouth" to refer to someone with a southern accent. |
Anonymous
| Not so much a phrase, but she says "nun" instead of "non" so nun-refundable, nun-negotiable |
Anonymous
Ha! Fair enough. My family says that one, too. (And "Does a bear sh*t in the woods?") "Snicky snacks" is funny to me, but if an annoying IL said it, I would definitely find it grating. |
Anonymous
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My MIL say "Goodness gracious" in the most incredibly annoying sing-songy baby-talk voice. Think "Gooooness gwaysis" to my children. Over and over and over. So much so that the older one says it for days after she leaves.
It makes my ears bleed. |
Anonymous
| "Put a [good] clean on it". As in, "The house was messy so I put a good clean on it." It's so redneck-y, just say you cleaned. Gah. |
Anonymous
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My MIL (who I love) leaves out "the" when talking about other families.
We're going over to Adams. We had dinner with Smiths. |
Anonymous
| Saying "ditty" instead of diaper. Drives me crazy |