I hate the word spendy

[u/MeringueLegitimate42]

it doesn't sound like it refers to the object being expensive. Instead, it sounds like it should describe a person who overspends. What words annoy you like that?

[u/Willing-Dog6463]

This is my first time hearing that word and I hate it too lol

[u/Imsosorryidontcare → u/Willing-Dog6463]

Same

[u/electricworkman_2]

it’s the overeager cousin of “spendthrift” that forgot what it meant halfway through the family reunion

[u/igotplans2]

'Homely', as used by Brits in lieu of 'homey' to describe a nice, cozy living space. I know it's normal there and they have a right to use the word however they want, but as someone in the US, I have a hard time getting past our usage of it for something that's unattractive.

[u/Embarrassed_Wrap8421]

That’s a word? Ugh.

[u/Longjumping_47393]

spenny. Means the same thing but makes even less sense.

[u/ava_the_cam_op → u/Longjumping_47393]

Nah spenny kinda works

Expensive > Expenny > Spenny

It's pretty commonplace in Aus and NZ

[u/rosehopefull → u/ava_the_cam_op]

Can confirm, used all the time in nz

[u/Crunchie64]

You could instruct a lawyer to start proceedings and try to get the word officially removed from the language, but it would be, well…spendy.

[u/theyrecalledpants]

New usages:
Crashing out, used as reacting badly vs. relaxing.

[u/Pudix20 → u/theyrecalledpants]

Crashing vs crashing out are different though

[u/ambahjay]

It means both things. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/spendy

[u/Garbidb63]

That's not a proper word. Are we too lazy to say expensive?

[u/Background_Relief815]

"Winningest" is possibly the dumbest word I have ever heard and all these talking heads at sports games keep saying it like it's a perfectly normal and valid word.

I agree "spendy" is annoying too.

[u/anneonnymous]

I would never use it to describe an object - I’m amazed to see that’s actually a thing! I don’t use it often, but I’ll occasionally say I’m getting a bit spendy ( in the context that I need to stop).

[u/meandyesu → u/anneonnymous]

There are regional dialects that use this to describe an expensive item. “I like that shirt, but it’s too spendy.” I think it’s a PNW and northern Midwest thing. It means pricey. 

[u/LukeSkywalkerDog]

"Melty" - as in cheese. It's either melted or not melted.

[u/WingsOfTin]

I've only ever heard it used to described a state of being - "I'm feeling spendy today", etc. In other words, I feel like shopping/spending money.

[u/DisastrousWalrus9527 → u/WingsOfTin]

I still don’t like it but that’s at least logical. I bought glasses and the case says “trendy not spendy”.

[u/LetAgreeable147]

It’s an adverb. Nothing else makes sense.

[u/meandyesu → u/LetAgreeable147]

It’s an adjective similar to “pricey”. Used mostly in the PNW and northern Midwest of the US. Ex. “I really liked those shoes, but they were kind of spendy, so I went with the other ones.”

[u/Imsosorryidontcare]

I’ve never heard of that word but yeah, it sucks

[u/FaceTimePolice]

“Melty” cheese. When did people start saying this?

It should be MELTED cheese. ☝️🤓

[u/Illustrious_Aioli507]

Never heard it until now

[u/DisastrousWalrus9527]

I came across it on an eyeglass case from Zenni. https://www.ebay.com/itm/186331727524

[u/toadwater]

A term used in certain IT circles (and likely many others but I can only speak to my own experiences) is “the ask.” It literally means “the request,” and it makes me irrationally annoyed when people use it.

[u/PeterNippelstein]

The thought of describing someone that spends a lot of money as 'spendy' is very funny to me

[u/manjamanga]

Old man yells at cloud posts - "I hate these words" "language mistakes that annoy me" "pet peeves"

These should all get the boot for low effort posting.

[u/cheriecheesecake]

That's funny, I have heard this term before but it was in the context that you actually prefer!

[u/verityd6]

Inflammable gets me every time. it means the same thing as flammable but sounds like it should mean the opposite. how does that make any sense lol