Anyone else?
I’ve only ever heard this phrase from swingers and the kink community.
The expression, “yuck my yum” mildly infuriates me.
It is definitely a face punching worthy turn of phrase
Face punching is “yuck my gum”
I don’t even know what it means!
Wait: Wait, I get it now. it’s along the lines of someone else’s trash is someones treasure and you should not put them down because of it?
It basically means ‘I don’t want to spoil something that you like’
Thanks! I’m a non english native speaker, so when i see colloquial phrases, sometimes i do not get the meaning.
Definitely worthy of a subtle eye roll at least. My number one would have to be “it is what it is”. They all fall under the category of “saying something without saying anything”.
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But you are saying something - the subtext could be “and we can’t change it”. It’s a way of acknowledging the situation without wanting to waste further time on it.
It’s like Vonnegut’s “so it goes.”
or you have to accept it and just have to work your way around it.
“I’m not racist.” is a great statement. “I’m not racist, but” is quickly entering dangerous territory.
“I don’t want to yuck your yum.” is also a great statement. “I don’t want to yuck your yum, but” has the same problem as the above.
That “but” is doing a lot of heavy lifting and contradicting the preceding part.
I’m generally unfavorable to any version of the word “yummy” in any context, so you have my sympathies.
I just heard this for the first time … an hour ago? From a Lemmy comment.
It does sound vaguely gross to my ears. Then again, so does the word “frothy” in a way I can’t explain. (But “moist” has never been an issue.)
Hm. So are you saying it yucks your yum?
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Yeah - the whole dynamic of claiming that you don’t intend to do the specific shitty thing that you then intentionally and specifically do is infuriating already, and “yuck your yum” just adds an extra layer of cringe to it.
While I’m definitely one to get mildly irritated at the phrasing (and am even more irritated by “fur babies” lol), I’m really bothered by people excusing their own rudeness - right up there with saying “no offense” right before being deliberately offensive. Like if you don’t want to yuck my yum or cause offense then why are you about to do it anyway?
The reason I say “no offense” is to indicate to you that my intention is something other than offending you.
For example “no offense but your breath stinks. We should stop and get some mouthwash before we get to the party”
I’m not saying that to make a person feel bad, though they will likely feel bad after I say it. I’m saying it to help them.
I’m autistic, man. If the autistic kid can figure this stuff out so can you. No offense, but maybe you should consider things you don’t understand more deeply before tossing them in the waste bin.
Thanks for your comment, certainly there are people like yourself who mean those words earnestly to convey a delicate point. I also imagine that comes out in your demeanor and character when you are saying that to someone.
Unfortunately, in my experience, many people say it without any sense of empathy or compassion at all despite the literal meaning. 😕
I think people misinterpret it more than people use it as a cover for being mean.
What about “skin dogs”
Is that like the reverse of the above, used on human children?
Exactly
I prefer “pets of the flesh”
Yeah I agree! I usually interrupt with “offense taken” before they get through their sentence.
Either say it or don’t, but lets not pretend the disclaimer does anything other than act as a mild spoiler that they are about to say something edgy.
The part that’s infuriating isn’t the phrase. Its a good phrase when used correctly. It’s annoying that your friend is explicitly hating on your personal opinion after stating they want to respect your difference of opinion.
People have different opinions. One person’s “ew” is a other person’s “oooh.” So never yuck someone else’s yum.
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I say this on purpose to annoy my friends, especially in situations where it’s not needed
Ditto, I use it ironically for things that truly reprehensible. I.e. “I don’t want to yuck anyone’s yum, but cannibalism isn’t for me.”
