Irrits 

Having the 'irrits' is being very irritable (likely to snap at the next person who speaks to you!)

Australian, colloquial

'That bloke really gives me the irrits.'

Irrits by wordwizard80 August 16, 2025

irrits (the) 

shortened version of irritation:

feelings of irritation.. a scratchy annoyance.. like mild diarrhoea..

"you're giving me the irrits"

irrits (the) by Hannah Sheppard January 8, 2004

Advert Irritation

Advert irritation is a symptom of Counterproductive Advertising and is what happens when an advertisement is incorrectly targeted or when an advert is seen too frequently. There are two possible reasons why this happens:

1 The advertiser believes that screening the advert at every opportunity will increase sales; research by In Skin Media and RAPP Media shows that it just annoys people and makes them less likely to buy.
2 The belief that an advert made for the United States’ will be successful in the United Kingdom. The reasoning being that because UK customers understand the language in which the advert is made, they’ll identify with the product and everything else will fall into place. The advert may be well presented, but the customers are irritated by it either because the concept is alien or the presenter is unfamiliar.
The worst possible scenario is incorrect targeting and too frequent exposure. This happened with an advert for Lenor fabric softener screened in the UK during 2015. Originally made for the US market, it featured a minor American actress, Amy Sidaris, who was unknown in the UK; Sidaris’ manner was very much “in your face” which didn’t go down well with the more reserved UK customer base. A typical reaction of people watching was “who does this blonde bimbo with the big bristols and the weird accent think she is telling me how to do my washing?” This irritated reaction to the advert means that the customer is less likely to buy the product.

An incorrectly targeted advert, or one shown too frequently, results in advert irritation and lost sales.

Advert Irritation by AKACroatalin June 27, 2015

Irritable Male Syndrome 

Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) is the male equivalent of the female hormone change during menstruation. Believe it or not but men's hormones change every month too, this results in mood swings similar to those women experience. Luckily it doesn't cause men to bleed through their pecker.

Michael is suffering from Irritable Male Syndrome a.k.a his man period.

Irritable Male Syndrome by SkinnedHamster August 5, 2015

Irritable Bitch Syndrome 

The persistently inflammatory condition of a bitchy person, resulting in poor absorption of positive experiences while they express frequent yet pointless bitchiness. Habitual of certain men and women.

The beautiful, sunny day at the pricey amusement park was a nightmare with her Irritable Bitch Syndrome flaring up every ten minutes.

Irritable Bitch Syndrome by JayKayOfToronto February 24, 2009

We irritating

When an situation, action, or conversation causes the uncontrollable urge to place your hand over the top half of your face.

Friend: Kris and Bree got back together
Me: We irritating

We irritating by Fishtits August 13, 2019

irritection 

A state of extreme irritation caused by malfunctioning technology.

Alex felt such irritection she opened the window and threw her computer as far as she could. She smiled her first smile of the day when she heard the sound of its obliterating crash onto the sidewalk six stories down.

When she feels irritection, her lips tighten, her eyes get buggy, and she mutters some phrase with the word pecker in it.

Theo felt intense irritection after spending three fruitless hours trying to sync his iPod with his new Blackberry.

irritection by Doe Ray July 30, 2009