"The ick" is a slang term for feeling suddenly repulsed by a romantic partner — and according to the former first daughter, it's not a totally foreign concept to herJenna Bush Hager is proving that even longtime couples are not immune from “the ick.

Speaking on Today with Hoda & Jenna on Monday (December 2), Bush Hager and Kotb opened up about what changes they had to make when they first arrived at NBC. According to Bush Hager, who started as a correspondent in 2009, there was one specific Southern phrase the network banned her from using.

Jenna Bush Hager told her "Today with Hoda & Jenna" co-host that NBC told her to stop using the Southern slang since it's not "for the whole country."

Jenna Bush Hager claims she was told not to say "Hey, y'all" when she joined NBC in 2009 on the Dec. 2 episode of 'Today.' Co-host Hoda Kotb added that she also felt like she had to "change" for the network and said it took "a long time" to be herself on air again.

They were like], ‘Hey, y’all,’ isn’t for the whole country.’ And I was like, ‘Well, but it’s who I am,’” Jenna Bush Hager said.

Today show co-host Jenna Bush Hager is peeling back the curtain about her experience with the morning show. According to Bush Hager, the network was fairly strict when it came to her saying "y'all." During the December 2 installment of Today With Hoda & Jenna,