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Phrases You Hate

"To be fair..." "Not for nothing..." "Off-topic..." To his/her crédit..." 🤯

by Anonymousreply 600October 31, 2024 4:45 AM

"Let's circle back to..."

by Anonymousreply 1September 15, 2024 1:30 PM

I used to hate "To be sure, ...." but I've found I've used that myself.

In undergrad an instructor would use that phrase when lecturing and it grated on my ears. I've since found, however, it's convenient and understand why it's a verbal and writing crutch.

by Anonymousreply 2September 15, 2024 1:35 PM

Just sayin’.

It makes me want to commit murder. Smarmy cunts.

by Anonymousreply 3September 15, 2024 1:37 PM

I ain't gonna lie.....

It's such an idiotic term. Does that mean you normally lie but this time you're going to be honest?

by Anonymousreply 4September 15, 2024 1:40 PM

Fair enough, OP.

by Anonymousreply 5September 15, 2024 1:43 PM

At the end of the day.........

Like.....................

by Anonymousreply 6September 15, 2024 1:53 PM

"Reach out" and all other forms of business speak.

by Anonymousreply 7September 15, 2024 1:56 PM

[quote]Like.....................

So, I take it you don't watch Chris Hayes.

by Anonymousreply 8September 15, 2024 2:00 PM

Beginning sentences with “So” makes people sound unconfident and as though they need time to choose their words. It also means they follow every trend like sheep.

by Anonymousreply 9September 15, 2024 2:23 PM

What's a better phrase for 'reaching out'?

by Anonymousreply 10September 15, 2024 2:24 PM

R10, how about "call" or "write" or "talk"?

E.g.:

"Thanks for calling."

"Thanks for writing."

"I'll let you know if I have questions."

by Anonymousreply 11September 15, 2024 2:29 PM

Fuck outta here.

by Anonymousreply 12September 15, 2024 2:31 PM

"God didn't make Adam and Steve."

by Anonymousreply 13September 15, 2024 2:32 PM

As it were....

Pretentious shit.

by Anonymousreply 14September 15, 2024 2:32 PM

What a shock to learn that a Datalounger hates the phrase "to be fair..."!

by Anonymousreply 15September 15, 2024 2:33 PM

It's not a phrase, but people who use the word "literally" when it's not necessary.

"I was literally at that same CVS yesterday!"

by Anonymousreply 16September 15, 2024 2:34 PM

People who say "I'm like..."

by Anonymousreply 17September 15, 2024 2:35 PM

[quote] What's a better phrase for 'reaching out'?

Intersecting

by Anonymousreply 18September 15, 2024 2:35 PM

"We're a team!!!!"

If one more co-worker sends me an email telling me we're a team, I'm going to quit my job and live at a fucking bus stop.

Bitch I know we're a team. That's why I cover your ass whenever you decide to call out sick or WFH because of a headache.

by Anonymousreply 19September 15, 2024 2:36 PM

The phrase, "It is what it is," always annoys me although truthfully I have used it too. There's a ring of condescension to it while at the same time coming off as mindless word salad,

by Anonymousreply 20September 15, 2024 2:37 PM

That'll do, pig

by Anonymousreply 21September 15, 2024 2:38 PM

And the mangled phrases:

Get off scotch free.

Mute point.

by Anonymousreply 22September 15, 2024 2:38 PM

R19 - Relatedly, at my office (a law firm) the Partners often say we're a family. To which I think, "Yes, like the Medici"

by Anonymousreply 23September 15, 2024 2:39 PM

R20, agree. It's as if the speaker or writer has just thrown in the towel on any attempt at critical thinking.

But I've also been guilty of using it. Sometimes, you just want a candy bar for dinner.

by Anonymousreply 24September 15, 2024 2:40 PM

“Yeah, No”

People who write/say that sound like idiots.

by Anonymousreply 25September 15, 2024 2:40 PM

I’m sick of the contempt for urban speech. It’s a fucking microaggression. And yes microaggressions are dehumanizing and racist to the soul.

by Anonymousreply 26September 15, 2024 2:43 PM

R23, you made me laugh. Maybe this team-family shitspeak is more prevalent in law. It seems to go along with perpetuating a slave-sweatshop environment.

by Anonymousreply 27September 15, 2024 2:44 PM

fkin

by Anonymousreply 28September 15, 2024 2:49 PM

r26 I rarely see contempt for urban speech. I see contempt for stupid. There's a different between urban speech, and plain stupidity. I'm guessing you're teafake, or one of her derivatives. I'm fascinated by trends in language, etc. but am repulsed by blatant stupidity and willful ignorance.

by Anonymousreply 29September 15, 2024 2:50 PM

Making memories. Especially in the context of very young children who will likely never remember the memory.

by Anonymousreply 30September 15, 2024 2:51 PM

Word salad

by Anonymousreply 31September 15, 2024 2:51 PM

r26 tryna b dope

by Anonymousreply 32September 15, 2024 2:55 PM

R30 It should be the title of a raucous porno 😝

by Anonymousreply 33September 15, 2024 3:11 PM

Not a phrase specifically, but the sentiment behind it…

When at the airport and the airline worker is always apologizing for things that are really out of its control: the weather, ATC, etc. But when something happens that IS preventable they obfuscate the delay and don’t apologize.

Maddening!

by Anonymousreply 34September 15, 2024 3:14 PM

r34 Irrelevant

by Anonymousreply 35September 15, 2024 3:16 PM

Is R26 a phrase you hate?

by Anonymousreply 36September 15, 2024 3:21 PM

Clap back

by Anonymousreply 37September 15, 2024 3:24 PM

Shut up and suck my pussy

by Anonymousreply 38September 15, 2024 3:25 PM

Let me tell ya a coupla tree tings...

by Anonymousreply 39September 15, 2024 3:32 PM

Earrings! Caftans!

by Anonymousreply 40September 15, 2024 3:34 PM

It’s all good.

by Anonymousreply 41September 15, 2024 3:36 PM

[quote] how about "call" or "write" or "talk"?

That wouldn't capture the broader meaning of reaching out though. When I say reach out I typically mean to 'either call, write or talk as long as you get input in any way'. So I just say 'reach out'. I think reaching out is the better phrase in certain scenarios.

by Anonymousreply 42September 15, 2024 3:40 PM

[quote]people who use the word "literally" when it's not necessary.

Or worse when it's completely misplaced, as in the frequently seen on Instagram, "I just got tickets to see Taylor Swift and literally died!!!"

by Anonymousreply 43September 15, 2024 3:45 PM

"Can you speak to that?", "In this space..." , "Say it with your chest",

by Anonymousreply 44September 15, 2024 3:47 PM

Trump 2024

by Anonymousreply 45September 15, 2024 3:47 PM

"Y'all" in any context.

by Anonymousreply 46September 15, 2024 3:47 PM

To your point.

by Anonymousreply 47September 15, 2024 3:48 PM

R26 Proper English is best. Urban speak holds people back. I'd never hire anyone who can't speak or write clear and correct English. It can be someone's second language. But I don't want sloppy slang becoming normalized by my teams.

by Anonymousreply 48September 15, 2024 3:52 PM

“As everyone knows, I…” [like mushrooms, vote Trump, whatever]. It shows absolute egotism from the speaker who assumes their tastes , views, and whatever are well known by others. (slightly excusable among family and friends but not celebrities being interviewed).

by Anonymousreply 49September 15, 2024 3:52 PM

"Reach out" is for the stupid people.

by Anonymousreply 50September 15, 2024 4:01 PM

“I mean…” used at the beginning of a sentence. I’ve seen this in commercials, interviews, and all over social media.

Reporter: “So…when did you decide to become an actor?” Actor: “I mean…literally, when I saw the Olsen twins in New York Minute! I was like, they’re literally lesbians!” Reporter: “I think you mean thespians.” Actor: “OK, like, thespians. Jus’ sayin’…"

by Anonymousreply 51September 15, 2024 4:21 PM

How about "contact" instead of "reach out"?

And some of the (tend to be younger than Xers) folks on TV say "like" so many times that I want to bet them $50 they couldn't talk for two minutes without saying it.

I could make some serious money.

by Anonymousreply 52September 15, 2024 4:23 PM

"today years old"

by Anonymousreply 53September 15, 2024 4:52 PM

Between he and I

I should have went

Bill and myself are going to the game

by Anonymousreply 54September 15, 2024 5:12 PM

R42, R11 here. In the context you're describing, you're right that "reach out" makes good, logical sense.

What irritates me is, for example, if I email someone, and he refers to my email as reaching out. As in, "So glad you reached out to me." No, you pretentious shit, I did not reach out. I emailed you.

But what you're describing is logical and fine.

by Anonymousreply 55September 15, 2024 5:25 PM

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Let’s take this offline, align our KPIs, While we think outside the box and strategize. In the fast lane of innovation, we’ll pivot and scale, Driving engagement, we’ll never derail.

We’re all about the low-hanging fruit, Maximizing bandwidth, our goals resolute. As we streamline workflows and synergize teams, Let’s harness our vision and realize our dreams.

In this ecosystem, we’ll elevate and thrive, Together, we’ll ensure our mission’s alive!

by Anonymousreply 56September 15, 2024 5:26 PM

Let me be clear

by Anonymousreply 57September 15, 2024 5:46 PM

We don’t have to make love to have an orgasam.

by Anonymousreply 58September 15, 2024 5:56 PM

r55 I'm with you on that. I didn't reach out to you with an olive branch. I just informed you. Good point.

by Anonymousreply 59September 15, 2024 6:02 PM

I think some are a bit overly sensitive about certain phrases because they are used in situations in which the poster doesn't feel comfortable. Case in point is the corporate speech. I find most of the corporate phrases I read upthread quite usable and precise for certain scenarios. But I can see why some people feels excluded when they read or hear it. I guess in a way corporate speech is just another slang that works well in its confined settings but is otherwise useless or even counterproductive.

by Anonymousreply 60September 15, 2024 6:07 PM

I don't feel excluded when I hear Corporate Speak. I feel repulsed and saddened by what seems to me the willful derangement of the English language, an expressive and beautiful language that deserves to be used clearly and honestly, not with the desperate and phony obfuscations of Corporate Speak.

by Anonymousreply 61September 15, 2024 6:15 PM

Corporate speak, such as "headwinds and tailwinds", and also my all time unfavorite "what is the ask?". THE ASK????? Ask is a verb, but corporate America has made it a noun. How about "what is the request", "what is the question".

by Anonymousreply 62September 15, 2024 6:18 PM

R55 But isn’t email a form of reaching out. You sound exhausting.

by Anonymousreply 63September 15, 2024 6:22 PM

[bold]whatnot[/bold]

by Anonymousreply 64September 15, 2024 6:30 PM

I have an aversion to lazy, nervous public speakers who keep asking for extra applause, especially when they repeatedly say “give it up again for”. I’m also not so fond of “shout out to”.

by Anonymousreply 65September 15, 2024 6:31 PM

“It’s all good”

by Anonymousreply 66September 15, 2024 6:32 PM

[quote]The phrase, "It is what it is," always annoys me although truthfully I have used it too. There's a ring of condescension to it while at the same time coming off as mindless word salad,

r20 I would add it's also code for "I can't be bothered to do anything about it'

Literally when it's definitely not literal.

"I literally died laughing!" No, you didn't. 'I was literally shitting bricks!' You should see a doctor

by Anonymousreply 67September 15, 2024 6:54 PM

To R23, Hey, I've used that phrase 'like the Medici family"

My favorite phrase in meeting with the Board of Directors was always when they say "We're all Family here& of course I say " You people make the Medici family look like the Brady Bunch"

by Anonymousreply 68September 15, 2024 7:07 PM

[quote] “give it up again for”

That's my personal pet peeve too. I praise when I feel it, not when you tell me to do it.

by Anonymousreply 69September 15, 2024 7:07 PM

You’re being too rough.

by Anonymousreply 70September 15, 2024 7:19 PM

I like "word salad" and "fuck outta here."

The corporate speak stuff, I used to hate it, but I now just use it to my advantage.

by Anonymousreply 71September 15, 2024 7:28 PM

With all due respect

by Anonymousreply 72September 15, 2024 7:38 PM

R63, concision and precision are hallmarks of good writing. "Reach out" is uselessly broad, trite, and bland.

And the phrase, "You sound exhausting," is equally trite and has become, in the slovenly parlance of social media, a hallmark of someone who wants to dismiss another person but can't think keenly enough to think of a better reason.

In short, you sound dumb and lazy.

by Anonymousreply 73September 15, 2024 7:40 PM

“Look Bitch”, is always a good way to set the proper tone

by Anonymousreply 74September 15, 2024 7:41 PM

People who use the filler word “like” in every sentence. I listen to quite a few podcasts and there are several where people will use the word 3 or 4 times IN EVERY SENTENCE. It makes me want to scream.

I also hate “At the end of the day…” and “with that being said…”

You can throw in “Y’all” as well.

by Anonymousreply 75September 15, 2024 7:42 PM

"(He's/she's/it's) Amazing!"

Oy.

by Anonymousreply 76September 15, 2024 7:46 PM

I wish someone would push others in front of Ebikes and Ubers once in a while rather than always throwing them under the bus.

by Anonymousreply 77September 15, 2024 7:48 PM

Awesome! Unless you're talking about your trip to Machu Picchu or the birth of your child and not a refill of your iced tea.

by Anonymousreply 78September 15, 2024 7:53 PM

One of my coworkers has a really LOUD voice and uses as filler: "UHHHHHHHHHH." It's his way of holding the floor, I think.

by Anonymousreply 79September 15, 2024 7:56 PM

R73 Have I TeaCake been read to filth. Horror.

by Anonymousreply 80September 15, 2024 7:57 PM

When I hear reach, I think and feel wretch. When I hear, "reach across the aisle" I think about the person giving a reach- around hand job, and it's never pleasant.

by Anonymousreply 81September 15, 2024 8:01 PM

Something that will make me throw my TV remote across the room is when politicians and pundits begin every other response with “Look …”.

by Anonymousreply 82September 15, 2024 8:03 PM

"If you like" and "at the end of the day" are the two I hate the most.

by Anonymousreply 83September 15, 2024 8:04 PM

And when people start off answering a question with "So,......". I want to slap them.

by Anonymousreply 84September 15, 2024 8:05 PM

"fluid" unless applying to transmissions

by Anonymousreply 85September 15, 2024 8:21 PM

Holding space

Pick-me

Trauma-dumping

by Anonymousreply 86September 15, 2024 8:29 PM

What difference does it make.

Overused and often a big difference.

by Anonymousreply 87September 15, 2024 8:30 PM

R54, I love you. In 1985, my gay high school English teacher, who was the best teacher I've ever had, pointedly explained the grammatical hazards of "myself." He taught his students well, and I never say "myself" without thinking fondly of him. And his ties were fabulous!

He's still alive and well, thank goodness.

by Anonymousreply 88September 15, 2024 9:27 PM

“Per my last email…”

“I hope this email finds you well.”

by Anonymousreply 89September 15, 2024 9:44 PM

make america great again

by Anonymousreply 90September 15, 2024 9:58 PM

Make America Hell 🔥On Earth Again

by Anonymousreply 91September 15, 2024 10:01 PM

I just wanted say I hate these threads.

Carry on.

by Anonymousreply 92September 15, 2024 10:01 PM

If you’re so bent out of shape over ‘reach out’, try reach way up and way in!

by Anonymousreply 93September 15, 2024 10:08 PM

"It's me, TeaCake"

by Anonymousreply 94September 15, 2024 10:14 PM

"Only God knows why things happen..." or "God has a plan for everything..."

by Anonymousreply 95September 15, 2024 10:45 PM

"Hi, my name is (blank) and my pronouns are (blank)"

by Anonymousreply 96September 15, 2024 10:47 PM

“Gift” used as a verb.

“Invite” used as a noun.

by Anonymousreply 97September 15, 2024 11:10 PM

The latest one I've seen often and found annoying is "If you know, you know." It's more sentence filler garbage.

by Anonymousreply 98September 16, 2024 12:32 AM

“Our policy is…”

by Anonymousreply 99September 16, 2024 1:47 AM

I'm not sure about British-English, but American-English has a neck for being quite imprecise. American just don't seem to care about accurate language. When I read about grass-fed burgers I cringe. I'm thinking that this lax approach is one reason why people get so easily misinformed. People take exaggerations for real without questioning.

by Anonymousreply 100September 16, 2024 1:48 AM

Grass fed what???? Go fuck yourself.

by Anonymousreply 101September 16, 2024 2:21 AM

"Congrats."

by Anonymousreply 102September 16, 2024 2:25 AM

[quote] American-English has a neck for being quite imprecise.

Huh?

by Anonymousreply 103September 16, 2024 2:25 AM

“Philosophically…”

by Anonymousreply 104September 16, 2024 2:33 AM

r104 Is that a phrase?

by Anonymousreply 105September 16, 2024 2:36 AM

When people say/write, "Well, personally, I think..."

Why add the word "personally?" YOU'RE the one speaking - we know it's your opinion.

by Anonymousreply 106September 16, 2024 2:37 AM

"Long Story Short...."

It NEVER is short!

by Anonymousreply 107September 16, 2024 2:39 AM

R105 No. But I’ve heard managers begin sentences with that word to describe mundane issues. It’s like they are trying to be deep.

by Anonymousreply 108September 16, 2024 2:39 AM

[quote] "Long Story Short...."

I had a long-winded coworkers who would say that after a long, mind-numbing story. One day, after she said "long story short," I said: "Too late!"

by Anonymousreply 109September 16, 2024 2:41 AM

“Standing on business” is the current phrase du jour of the Yassss Kweens.

by Anonymousreply 110September 16, 2024 3:12 AM

“You GOT this!”

“____ is goals.”

“____ is the GOAT.”

“Same."

by Anonymousreply 111September 16, 2024 5:30 AM

[quote]“I hope this email finds you well.”

R89, that's a modern version of an old phrase. It used to be "I hope this letter finds you well." The purpose was and is to provide a brief, polite opening before getting right to business. It's useful in situations when you're writing to someone you haven't spoken to in a long time but don't know well enough to start with something more informal or personal. It's an empty pleasantry, but then so is "how are you?" These are the little niceties that make communication warmer and friendlier.

by Anonymousreply 112September 17, 2024 10:28 AM

R82, I thought I was the only one who noticed people starting off with the word "Look"😄... drives me nuts!

by Anonymousreply 113September 17, 2024 10:36 AM

“Such and such was before it’s time” I do not find it inherently annoying it’s just that Gen Z misuses it. They use it for any art that is somewhat above average or even excellent but very much of its era. That’s not what before its time means. They are fucking idiots.

by Anonymousreply 114September 17, 2024 10:45 AM

"...the reality is: "

I hate this phrase so much and the attitude it expresses.

Flames, flames on the side of my face

by Anonymousreply 115September 17, 2024 10:56 AM

R101 is one of those I don’t give a fuck what’s in it as long as it’s cheap kind of shopper

by Anonymousreply 116September 17, 2024 6:39 PM

Trump National Golf Club STRONG ?

by Anonymousreply 117September 17, 2024 7:23 PM

"America's Mayor" (though, I trust, that misnomer has been put to rest, finally).

WHET Rudy?

by Anonymousreply 118September 17, 2024 8:36 PM

This may be a regional thing but the one that gets me every time is "Alls I know."

by Anonymousreply 119September 17, 2024 8:47 PM

"You got this" as a hollow message of support.

by Anonymousreply 120September 17, 2024 9:56 PM

R118 Terms like that really brought us together as a country. Now we’re all so divided. I hope Kamala can bring us back together. And I don’t care if I’m called a Mary, I mean it.

by Anonymousreply 121September 17, 2024 10:07 PM

I’m watching the Emmys which Is taped and am reminded how much I loathe “speak my truth” or “hear my truth.” Greg Berlanti used it in his acceptance speech. 🤮

by Anonymousreply 122September 18, 2024 12:00 AM

“If you look at…”

by Anonymousreply 123September 18, 2024 2:52 AM

“Tell me you’re […] without telling me you’re […].”

by Anonymousreply 124September 18, 2024 3:15 AM

Anyway….

by Anonymousreply 125September 18, 2024 5:18 AM

Macaroni and Cheese 🧀 is

COMFORT food

by Anonymousreply 126September 18, 2024 5:19 AM

R120 especially when someone announces cancer or some other disease

by Anonymousreply 127September 18, 2024 5:19 AM

R100-Americans don’t need lessons in accuracy from people who drive on the wrong side of the road.

by Anonymousreply 128September 18, 2024 5:20 AM

“Cohort” - overused by every right wing podcaster

by Anonymousreply 129September 18, 2024 5:31 AM

'You know what I mean?' gets an automatic 'No, explain it better.' from me.

by Anonymousreply 130September 18, 2024 5:41 AM

I think that one originated with Oprah, R122

by Anonymousreply 131September 18, 2024 7:34 AM

I’m getting sick of “chef’s kiss.”

by Anonymousreply 132September 18, 2024 7:52 AM

Okay I will ask...OP, what is the "Chef's kiss"?

Does the Long Island Pizza chef slip his tongue down my throat b4 he takes me HARD on top of the flour bags in the storeroom?

Not that I wouldn't mind it, but I need more dark roast coffee with espresso shots.

by Anonymousreply 133September 18, 2024 2:03 PM

Yes, you nailed it

by Anonymousreply 134September 18, 2024 2:46 PM

It's an ICONIC brand

by Anonymousreply 135September 18, 2024 5:40 PM

"Chef's kiss" is SO over-used and annoying. And I hated it the first time I heard somebody use it.

by Anonymousreply 136September 18, 2024 6:16 PM

"Show runner" sounds pretentious to me. I also think the use of "drops" (as in a new product of any kind coming out) sounds odd.

by Anonymousreply 137September 18, 2024 6:45 PM

[quote] I’m watching the Emmys which Is taped and am reminded how much I loathe “speak my truth” or “hear my truth.”

Good one! My bitchy little (actually she has a huge diameter) niece uses variations of this to preface verbal abuse of her mother - my long-suffering sister. ALTERNATIVE FACTS is what I call it.

by Anonymousreply 138September 18, 2024 6:54 PM

“No worries” makes me want to claw my face off. I am not worried so stop saying that. What ever happened to a simple “no problem”?

by Anonymousreply 139September 18, 2024 6:58 PM

And any type of cloying overly and unnecessarily courteous service needs to stop. Can’t we just talk like normal people anymore. I blame Starbucks for starting this stupid trend.

by Anonymousreply 140September 18, 2024 7:03 PM

I’m sorry you feel that way.

by Anonymousreply 141September 18, 2024 7:14 PM

A shark just bit your leg off

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 142September 18, 2024 7:24 PM

Make America great again

by Anonymousreply 143September 18, 2024 7:36 PM

"Got any hot goss?"

by Anonymousreply 144September 19, 2024 2:31 AM

For you, R139. No problem.

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 145September 19, 2024 2:38 AM

It could be worse

by Anonymousreply 146September 19, 2024 2:41 AM

[quote] And any type of cloying overly and unnecessarily courteous service needs to stop.

What about the use of the word "cloying." That's enough, already. Also, I'm sick of hearing people bitch about "just the right amount" of courtesy a service person is supposed to be showing the customer. Get a life. Be thankful someone's trying to fill your order.

by Anonymousreply 147September 19, 2024 2:43 AM

[quote]"Say it with your chest",

Never heard this one; no idea what it's trying to convey.

by Anonymousreply 148September 19, 2024 3:48 AM

Whatever the case may be

Case to case basis

by Anonymousreply 149September 19, 2024 3:51 AM

I ain’t do nothin

Swear to God

by Anonymousreply 150September 19, 2024 3:55 AM

What had happened was …

by Anonymousreply 151September 19, 2024 4:08 AM

"Nothing could be further from the truth." Somehow this one gets to me, because it is always so fraudulent and overstated. Oh fuck off, plenty of things are further from the truth, and you know you mean it's basically true but some details are different.

by Anonymousreply 152September 19, 2024 4:23 AM

Riz......

by Anonymousreply 153September 19, 2024 1:26 PM

There's a lot to unpack in this thread.

by Anonymousreply 154September 19, 2024 1:30 PM

R68, Have you heard of end punctuation?

by Anonymousreply 155September 19, 2024 1:51 PM

"from mild to wild!"

by Anonymousreply 156September 19, 2024 1:54 PM

The phrase used by someone leading a conference call to reign in a talkative rambler not adding any content value to the matter at hand.

" In the interest of time let's move on "

You really want to say "shut the hell up try taking your ADD meds later in the day"

A more direct and professional response would be

"Not seeing the relevance to the issues we are discussing, but I would be happy to discuss this one-on-one with you with some other time."

Of course special rules apply if the individual involved is in a protected class or perceives them self to be in a protected class. Handle with care if you're a white older hetrosexual male leading the call.

by Anonymousreply 157September 19, 2024 2:14 PM

“I’m 4 inches.”

by Anonymousreply 158September 19, 2024 3:00 PM

Best Practices and Value-added services. Corporate bs speak.

by Anonymousreply 159September 19, 2024 3:57 PM

Doesn’t particularly fit in this thread, but on a play date with my 4.5 year old great-nephew yesterday he kept using his father’s weed blower on me. Later, in the presence of his mother, my niece, he kept whispering something to me, while sporting a big smile. When I finally understood what he was saying - that he “blew me” - I cautioned him that that could be misinterpreted.

by Anonymousreply 160September 19, 2024 4:10 PM

Oh boo hoo R157.

by Anonymousreply 161September 19, 2024 4:19 PM

Anything that's described as a "journey". Shut up!

by Anonymousreply 162September 19, 2024 7:22 PM

Colorway

by Anonymousreply 163September 19, 2024 7:24 PM

"He/she isn't wrong."

by Anonymousreply 164September 19, 2024 7:24 PM

R124 Tell me you’re a cunt without telling me you’re a cunt.

by Anonymousreply 165September 19, 2024 7:25 PM

R160 What? Nephew McNastyyyyyyy

by Anonymousreply 166September 19, 2024 7:26 PM

R160- Great nephew?

You must be quite old.

by Anonymousreply 167September 19, 2024 8:03 PM

This is the way.

by Anonymousreply 168September 19, 2024 8:14 PM

I hate "phrases you hate"

by Anonymousreply 169September 19, 2024 8:56 PM

R267 not necessarily. If you have siblings that are grandparents then you become a great uncle. The OP could be forty something with older siblings. Or even 60, that’s not old. I think you are think along likes if great grand parents. Sarah and Todd Palin if they have siblings are great aunts and uncles.

by Anonymousreply 170September 19, 2024 9:10 PM

The New York Times and their "takeaways."

by Anonymousreply 171September 19, 2024 9:21 PM

r60 are you sure he is only 4½? Seems strange that he seemed to know what he was talking about at that age.

by Anonymousreply 172September 19, 2024 9:28 PM

I hope that poor child isn’t being sexually abused.

by Anonymousreply 173September 19, 2024 9:31 PM

R94 I’ve been trying to be a good Christian lately but you trying me. Make that the last time you speak on my name.

by Anonymousreply 174September 19, 2024 11:36 PM

Most servant leaders are neither.

by Anonymousreply 175September 20, 2024 12:07 AM

"Humbling." People don't even know what the word means. Usually, it's some type of brag.

Humbling is when you strutted around like you were hot shit, not knowing you had five sheets of toilet paper hanging from the back of your pants.

by Anonymousreply 176September 20, 2024 12:18 AM

Tons of cars outside her house

by Anonymousreply 177September 20, 2024 12:19 AM

“Spill the tea”

by Anonymousreply 178September 20, 2024 2:10 PM

Trigger!!!

(not a phrase, I know)

by Anonymousreply 179September 20, 2024 10:10 PM

Gen Z randomly disliking certain words like “moist” or “demure.”

by Anonymousreply 180September 20, 2024 10:12 PM

[quote]My lady poosie is tight, pristine, gorgeous, and smells like lilacs.

Shut up, Miss Lindzebelle.

by Anonymousreply 181September 20, 2024 10:19 PM

What generation starting saying and misusing "per se" (sometimes spelling it "per say"). I think it was elder Millennials.

by Anonymousreply 182September 20, 2024 10:20 PM

“I seen…”

How are so many people stupid?

by Anonymousreply 183September 20, 2024 10:25 PM

Unless you are from Australia don’t say “ no worries “.

by Anonymousreply 184September 20, 2024 11:07 PM

If I hear one more Gen Zer say somebody understood the assignment for something mildly entertaining, Imma body slam em’.

by Anonymousreply 185September 20, 2024 11:10 PM

You might be a few decades late r182. But it wasn't as widespread as now.

by Anonymousreply 186September 20, 2024 11:39 PM

"It goes without saying..."

Well then why say it? STFU

by Anonymousreply 187September 21, 2024 2:34 AM

[quote] What ever happened to a simple “no problem”?

But that carries the same issue as "no worries". Who said their was a problem. How about we just stick with "You're welcome" or "It's my pleasure"

by Anonymousreply 188September 21, 2024 2:35 AM

Whenever I heard "At the end of the day," I immediately think "Is night."

by Anonymousreply 189September 21, 2024 2:36 AM

"Six of one or half a dozen of the other."

Fuck you, I'm not doing the math.

by Anonymousreply 190September 21, 2024 2:37 AM

[quote] How about we just stick with "You're welcome" or "It's my pleasure"

"It's my pleasure" seems pretty arbitrary and BS, IMO.

by Anonymousreply 191September 21, 2024 2:38 AM

I’m bored

by Anonymousreply 192September 21, 2024 3:12 AM

A variation of It's my pleasure is It gives me great pleasure. I once heard someone say this and I was laughing for hours afterwards.

by Anonymousreply 193September 21, 2024 3:15 AM

R191 - How is it arbitrary of it's said after performing a service or being of assistance?

by Anonymousreply 194September 21, 2024 3:23 AM

R193 - You must live a fast food / strip mall kind of life.

by Anonymousreply 195September 21, 2024 3:23 AM

The misuse of "out of pocket."

Smash burger, smash cake.

Melty.

"Eating" or "ate" to indicate some sort of personal triumph.

by Anonymousreply 196September 21, 2024 3:34 AM

[quote] [R191] - How is it arbitrary of it's said after performing a service or being of assistance?

Was it really a pleasure for some service worker to bring you your food, drink or whatever? It's a job, not an orgasm in the making.

by Anonymousreply 197September 21, 2024 4:08 AM

I LOVE "not for nothing."

by Anonymousreply 198September 21, 2024 4:17 AM

This is off topic but it is something I

HATE and am totally SICK of seeing all of the time.

I am now a show on Netflix set in Sweden and this girl is wearing a sweat shirt that says NYC on it or when I've seen some character living in Adelaide is wearing an FDNY cap- if you're not in NYC or with the FDNY don't wearing any FUCKIN clothing with that written on it.

by Anonymousreply 199September 21, 2024 4:33 AM

Imma

by Anonymousreply 200September 21, 2024 4:37 AM

“To be honest.”

by Anonymousreply 201September 21, 2024 4:53 AM

Do you object to "frankly" and "to tell you the truth" as well, R201?

by Anonymousreply 202September 21, 2024 9:48 AM

I mean....y'all are really scraping the bottom of the barrel with most of these. To make a long story short, you should Just kill yourselves.

by Anonymousreply 203September 21, 2024 11:18 AM

I’d like to retire the phrase “I love me some…”

by Anonymousreply 204September 21, 2024 12:58 PM

R197 - I don't think arbitrary means what you think it means. And yes, it is possible to feel pleasure (not sexual) in helping or serving someone in the sense of a job well done or if you like that person.

by Anonymousreply 205September 21, 2024 1:44 PM

{quote] "Eating" or "ate" to indicate some sort of personal triumph.

Bullshit. Eating my tricks was always a personal triumph.

by Anonymousreply 206September 21, 2024 1:46 PM

" innit."

by Anonymousreply 207September 21, 2024 2:47 PM

Well, not for nothing, OP but what are you really adding to the conversation? To be fair, you’ve just made a statement of hate that’s neither here nor there. Let’s circle back on this by end of play today and see if we can tease this out a little further, let it marinate a bit and do some joined up thinking on this.

by Anonymousreply 208September 21, 2024 2:58 PM

Also. in any interview: “That is a great question.”

Is it?

by Anonymousreply 209September 21, 2024 2:59 PM

"Go BIG, or go HOME!"

"I was BORN ready!"

"Living my best life!”

“What’s YOUR excuse?!”

“How’s that GOIN’ for ya?"

by Anonymousreply 210September 21, 2024 3:01 PM

“I give 110% !”

NEWSFLASH: Even if you could reach even 90% of your endurance you’d be passed out on a stretcher unable to breath. So yeah, 110% - not a thing.

by Anonymousreply 211September 21, 2024 3:04 PM

[quote] Also. in any interview: “That is a great question.” Is it?

YES! Anything is a great question that isn't about that 14 year old I knocked up and forced to get an 8th month abortion in Mexico.

by Anonymousreply 212September 21, 2024 4:11 PM

R211 You sound exhausting. Pun intended.

by Anonymousreply 213September 21, 2024 4:17 PM

Mac n Cheese

It's Macaroni AND Cheese

by Anonymousreply 214September 21, 2024 5:05 PM

Making memories gives me shingles-grade hives

by Anonymousreply 215September 21, 2024 5:32 PM

People who refer to pets as "Fur Babies" need professional help.

by Anonymousreply 216September 21, 2024 5:58 PM

What about "kitty cats"?

Somehow, "puppy dogs" doesn't bother me as much as "kitty cats."

by Anonymousreply 217September 21, 2024 10:28 PM

R217 - Be honest, it's just the mere mention of pussy that bothers you.

by Anonymousreply 218September 21, 2024 11:14 PM

"People come up to me, with tears in their eyes, saying, sir...sir..."

by Anonymousreply 219September 21, 2024 11:52 PM

“Litigate” in anything other than a legal context.

by Anonymousreply 220September 21, 2024 11:56 PM

"I'd like to pick your brain."

by Anonymousreply 221September 21, 2024 11:57 PM

I hate it when someone inserts their own name into a name drop. In other words, if you're name was Matt, and you met Bill Clinton, you might say, "I remember when when Bill Clinton said to me, Matt, I couldn't agree more."

by Anonymousreply 222September 22, 2024 12:00 AM

"Sir"

by Anonymousreply 223September 22, 2024 1:00 AM

"Sir, this is a Wendy's"

by Anonymousreply 224September 22, 2024 3:12 AM

R219 Oh, how I hate that. Nobody would have ever called him sir unless he became POTUS. It boggles my mind that it actually happened and he's in the race again. The universe must be having fun with us.

by Anonymousreply 225September 22, 2024 3:23 AM

The expression — something is “giving” X or Y. Like for ex, when some fluff piece says some actress's voice is “giving” Greta Gerwig or something.

It’s a fairly recent usage but already overused, and so vague as to be meaningless. Can't wait till it’s gone.

Why does it mean exactly & what industry did this usage slither out of, that everyone has picked it up from?

by Anonymousreply 226September 22, 2024 5:32 AM

As a side note, the phrase "If it bleeds, it leads" actually originated from the polite custom of opening a door for a lady.

by Anonymousreply 227September 22, 2024 3:08 PM

“Hope is not a strategy”. This sits in the canon of bullshit burped up by leadership coaches and people like that.

by Anonymousreply 228September 22, 2024 3:31 PM

R228 - Why is that bullshit? It's true.

by Anonymousreply 229September 22, 2024 3:49 PM

Hate is not a strategy

by Anonymousreply 230September 22, 2024 4:25 PM

It is what it is. At the end of the day. I'm more annoyed by upspeak and vocal fry thanks to you bitches bringing it to my attention.

by Anonymousreply 231September 22, 2024 4:45 PM

Spot on

by Anonymousreply 232September 22, 2024 4:50 PM

"On" line --

Who the fuck stands "on" a line?!

One stands "in" a line, as in, "in a row."

Dumbass Yankees.

They originated "reach out" too.

by Anonymousreply 233September 22, 2024 4:53 PM

[quote] "On" line -- Who the fuck stands "on" a line?!

Those of us from New York and North Jersey. I understand it started at Ellis Island (located in both New York and New Jersey), where immigrants were actually asked to stand [italic]on[/italic] different lines painted on the floor, according to the disposition of their immigration status.

by Anonymousreply 234September 22, 2024 5:50 PM

The math isn't mathing

by Anonymousreply 235September 22, 2024 6:15 PM

[quote] I'm more annoyed by upspeak and vocal fry thanks to you bitches bringing it to my attention.

It's so noticeable, IMO, it brings attention to itself.

by Anonymousreply 236September 22, 2024 6:16 PM

‘Wait, what?’

I hate that. It’s so prevalent in tv shows and movies these days. Drives me nuts.

by Anonymousreply 237September 22, 2024 6:25 PM

African champagne

by Anonymousreply 238September 22, 2024 10:34 PM

“Read for filth” and “serving cunt”.

Oh, and while I’m here - not a phrase but “vibing”.

by Anonymousreply 239September 22, 2024 11:14 PM

"Read for filth" is an old saying that I don't mind. People now say "read to filth," which I don't like. I also don't like "could care less." It's supposed to be "couldn't care less."

by Anonymousreply 240September 22, 2024 11:24 PM

‘Thread Closed.’

Rarely is a reply worthy of actually closing a thread. I find this annoying.

by Anonymousreply 241September 23, 2024 5:53 AM

Close to the chest. No, idiot, it's close to the vest. No class these days, I swear. Oh, another one, walah! It's voila!

by Anonymousreply 242September 23, 2024 6:09 AM

R242 I once saw some know-it-all queen on the DL quoting Absolutely Fabulous with “La Kwah, sweetie, La Kwah!” And who subsequently got into a right old snit when multiple people replied with the correct spelling of “Lacroix”.

Mind you I once flinched on one of my first flights in the USA when the United FA offered me “Saint Croy” when I asked for a sparkling mineral water, so, what do I know?

by Anonymousreply 243September 23, 2024 7:58 AM

Gender diverse and gender expansive. There are males, there are females, and then there are males and females who have overactive imaginations.

by Anonymousreply 244September 23, 2024 8:19 AM

"Journey". It automatically turns every block of text into a meaningless blurb. Today, I saw an ad for a box with a LED light you can grow shrooms in. (The light is for effect.) Voice-over:

[quote] " Elevate your self-development journey with our high-tech mushrooms growing device. From Forbes to the Denver Science Conference, truly is taking ..."

It continues to incorporate every single phrase of techno babble known to man. It's everything I hate - and it's spectacular. The clip must have given many tech bros a hard-on.

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 245September 23, 2024 12:18 PM

mushroom 🍄 grower is kind of a piece of ass

by Anonymousreply 246September 23, 2024 2:48 PM

FASCINATING

by Anonymousreply 247September 23, 2024 2:51 PM

Bajour

by Anonymousreply 248September 23, 2024 3:53 PM

"Switch out"

"Switch up"

"Swap out"

"Separate out"

by Anonymousreply 249September 24, 2024 12:07 AM

“Again, a fat person stopped by.”

by Anonymousreply 250September 24, 2024 12:25 AM

"Hug it out”

“Game changer”

by Anonymousreply 251September 24, 2024 12:55 AM

“…be like…”.

by Anonymousreply 252September 24, 2024 1:48 AM

We're playing checkers and he's playing chess.

by Anonymousreply 253September 24, 2024 5:23 AM

It is what it is.

I was sat/stood there.

by Anonymousreply 254September 24, 2024 5:51 AM

I was being demure. No you were being a cunt.

by Anonymousreply 255September 24, 2024 6:05 AM

R245 Yes, journey. If someone isn't walking five hundred miles than shut up.

by Anonymousreply 256September 24, 2024 6:14 AM

'But it has good bones,' the word bones always slightly empasized to impart a hint of insider knowledge of architecture or design by people who know nothing of either.

'It's a nothing burger!' which sounds like some Midwestern US term taken up by fat frau TV show hosts Rachel Ray/Rosie O'Donnell/etc, a booming, blowsy, 'who want's snacks?' soccer mom phrase that seems to survive only on Datalounge.

by Anonymousreply 257September 24, 2024 7:15 AM

The phrases that I most hate (and are detailed above) started out as clever and catchy and then were flogged to death by every wannabe/hipster/commentator/influencer/public figure seeking credibility so that I very quickly started hating them.

by Anonymousreply 258September 24, 2024 7:20 AM

Nouns not phrases invented by pseudo-straight gym bros to cover up the fact that they are perving on other pseudo-straight gym bros. E.g. “thicc”, “masc” and “mirin’”.

by Anonymousreply 259September 24, 2024 7:25 AM

Thicc was not invented by "gym brows"

by Anonymousreply 260September 24, 2024 12:39 PM

"No Problem" - "Back in the Day" - "At the end of the day"

by Anonymousreply 261September 24, 2024 12:42 PM

"Thicc" and "masc" are adjectives, not nouns, dear r259. And "mirin" is what, rice wine?

by Anonymousreply 262September 24, 2024 1:07 PM

Your call is important to us. Please continue to hold.

by Anonymousreply 263September 24, 2024 1:15 PM

To R231, "at the end of the day" is my most overused phrase at work.

I told the client last Sunday "at the end of the day, you have the majority share" so why do you fucking care what your children think? Stop fucking around& let's get this shit motherfucking done!

by Anonymousreply 264September 24, 2024 5:56 PM

"It is what it is" What I tell associates after their affairs fall apart& the nastiness starts!

"Don't let it affect your work, never fuck a co-worker" It's not the 80s& 90s anymore, there are new rules.

It happened& it is what it is, now deal with it. My replacement is much better at speaking to associates.

by Anonymousreply 265September 24, 2024 6:28 PM

To be fair….

by Anonymousreply 266September 24, 2024 6:36 PM

Shut up and suck my pussy!

by Anonymousreply 267September 24, 2024 6:51 PM

When someone says "Back in the day," I reply "What exact day was it?" They never know.

by Anonymousreply 268September 24, 2024 7:09 PM

Thanks for the correction “Dear” R262 - as a grammar nazi I’ll “oh dear” my error.

“Mirin” in this case, is pronounced as a derivative of “admirin’”, as in “I’m mirin your quads, brah”.

by Anonymousreply 269September 24, 2024 7:21 PM

Oh thats what you call it

by Anonymousreply 270September 24, 2024 8:30 PM

Hi, Irlene’s ass

by Anonymousreply 271September 24, 2024 8:30 PM

Winner winner chicken dinner

by Anonymousreply 272September 24, 2024 8:31 PM

Bed rotting

by Anonymousreply 273September 24, 2024 8:32 PM

“But among undecideds”

They are fucking cunts at this point and should be referred to as such.

by Anonymousreply 274September 24, 2024 8:34 PM

I’ve been waiting to see your cock all of my life!

by Anonymousreply 275September 24, 2024 8:48 PM

"Willing to do the work"

"Ready to show up"

Barf

by Anonymousreply 276September 24, 2024 9:42 PM

Delulu

by Anonymousreply 277September 25, 2024 3:41 AM

“Her and…”.

by Anonymousreply 278September 25, 2024 4:47 AM

“Bikini body”, “ample assets”and “peachy posterior”.

by Anonymousreply 279September 25, 2024 4:48 AM

To R275-That was 1986 to 1995 for me working on Wall Street!!!

"Soooooo many cocks& soooo little time" I was misunderstood!!

by Anonymousreply 280September 25, 2024 4:52 AM

I did a thing

by Anonymousreply 281September 25, 2024 4:36 PM

Two sleeps til vaycay!

by Anonymousreply 282September 25, 2024 4:42 PM

Hoco for Homecoming. I never heard it referred to as Hoco until this year. I must've been not paying attention.

by Anonymousreply 283September 25, 2024 4:43 PM

"So this just happened...".

by Anonymousreply 284September 25, 2024 10:43 PM

Any phrase - usually on social media - involving the words "kiddos", "doggo", "Hubs", "hubster" and "the wife".

by Anonymousreply 285September 25, 2024 11:25 PM

Not a phrase, but I've noticed so many young people overusing the word, "honestly." They use it irrespective of its meaning, almost as a filler, in the same way they say "literally."

Examples:

Honestly, that dog is so cute!

That song is honestly so awesome!

He was honestly my best friend for years.

PUKE. 🤢

by Anonymousreply 286September 25, 2024 11:53 PM

^^^ I'll add "basically" to that R286

by Anonymousreply 287September 25, 2024 11:58 PM

I hate to tell you this but ...

No you want to tell me.

by Anonymousreply 288September 25, 2024 11:58 PM

Filler words seem to be everywhere. It’s very annoying.

by Anonymousreply 289September 26, 2024 12:04 AM

R288 right. Often used when somebody tryna tell me somebody was talking bout me. Thankfully the older I get, I cut off drama filled friends like that. Bitch, don’t tell me someone was trying to talk about me. Well did you try to defend me? I don’t want to hear that shit unless it’s my parents or something.

by Anonymousreply 290September 26, 2024 12:06 AM

I mean…

by Anonymousreply 291September 26, 2024 12:11 AM

"Step foot" (wrong) as opposed to "set foot" (right).

by Anonymousreply 292September 26, 2024 12:29 AM

Any phrase including the non-word "tryna".

by Anonymousreply 293September 26, 2024 12:43 AM

“TO BE CLEAR…,”

Stop. Thanks in advance.

by Anonymousreply 294September 26, 2024 2:01 AM

One of my coworkers texts and emails in upspeak. Question mark at the end of sentences that don't need a question mark. The weird thing is that, when she actually talks, she doesn't use either upspeak or vocal fry, thank God.

by Anonymousreply 295September 26, 2024 2:06 AM

Grow our business

Grow our family

by Anonymousreply 296September 26, 2024 3:11 AM

"Right now,” as in “Are you kidding me RIGHT NOW?”

“Are you joking me RIGHT NOW?”

“Are you serious RIGHT NOW?"

by Anonymousreply 297September 26, 2024 3:18 AM

R297 I use right now a lot. You’d hate me.

by Anonymousreply 298September 26, 2024 3:22 AM

To R297, you forgot, " Please Die right now"!!

by Anonymousreply 299September 26, 2024 3:30 AM

“I could care less”. Which means the opposite of what you are trying to say.

by Anonymousreply 300September 26, 2024 4:02 AM

At CVS to pick up your prescription-

Date of birth?

It’s none of your business when I was born and it seems very big brother to have to give out this information EVERY time I go to the doctor or pick up my prescription.

by Anonymousreply 301September 26, 2024 4:07 AM

Hot water heater.

It’s a “water heater.” The “hot” is not required for clarity.

by Anonymousreply 302September 26, 2024 7:02 AM

"Jeepers"

And its derivative, "Jeepers creepers."

by Anonymousreply 303September 26, 2024 12:26 PM

"Let me make this perfectly clear!"

by Anonymousreply 304September 26, 2024 12:40 PM

R297 (“right now”) is an intensifier. I kinda like it, but would never utter it myself.

by Anonymousreply 305September 26, 2024 12:54 PM

r300 “I could care less” is an idiomatic variant. Imagine Judy Holliday saying it in Born Yesterday. It has an implied shrug in it.

by Anonymousreply 306September 26, 2024 12:55 PM

R292 (“step foot in”). Incorrect and annoying. Came here to post what you did. Noticeably wrong but not a capital offense, I guess.

by Anonymousreply 307September 26, 2024 1:09 PM

[quote]“I could care less” is an idiomatic variant.

Fixed: “I could care less” is an idiotic variant.

by Anonymousreply 308September 26, 2024 1:26 PM

“Cool beans!”

“Shut the front door!,” instead of “Shut the fuck up!”

“Oh, my goodness!,” instead place of “Oh, my god!”

They all seem so dainty, overly precious, and performative.

by Anonymousreply 309September 26, 2024 1:41 PM

“Shut the front door!,” instead of “Shut the fuck up!”

I've never heard this one.

by Anonymousreply 310September 26, 2024 1:48 PM

My frauiest gay male friend says it all the time, r310. He works around a lot of women, so the fraufluence is huge in his case.

by Anonymousreply 311September 26, 2024 2:21 PM

R311 - Your frauiest gay male friend says "shut the front door" because he's all about using the back door.

by Anonymousreply 312September 26, 2024 11:10 PM

Have a blessed day.

by Anonymousreply 313September 26, 2024 11:44 PM

“I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying!”

Shut up. You just want to let me know you’re crying FOR ATTENTION. Even more attention-seeking: idiots who post pictures and videos of themselves crying on social media.

by Anonymousreply 314September 26, 2024 11:51 PM

"We're pregnant."

by Anonymousreply 315September 27, 2024 12:09 AM

I don't like "freaking" and "freakin" in place of "fucking."

E.g., : "so freaking cute!" Ugh.

by Anonymousreply 316September 27, 2024 12:27 AM

"Pretty lady!!" and "hot mama!" chimed in by all her pals on Insta when some heffer posts a thirst trap of herself having had her glamour shot taken.

All she did was wash her hair, slap some eye shadow on, do the "chin-resting-on-hand-to-cover-the-wattle" pose and apply maximum filters.

by Anonymousreply 317September 27, 2024 12:52 AM

‘Living my best life!’

As a response when you ask someone how they are

by Anonymousreply 318September 27, 2024 1:02 AM

Understood the assignment

by Anonymousreply 319September 27, 2024 1:22 AM

Won the internet

by Anonymousreply 320September 27, 2024 1:22 AM

That's how we roll.

by Anonymousreply 321September 27, 2024 1:34 AM

"Goals" as in "they are couples goals", "squad goals" etc

by Anonymousreply 322September 27, 2024 1:36 AM

Low key as a synonym for sort of, as in:

"I was low-key angry," or "I find him low-key amusing."

Almost no other trendy phrase exasperates me as much as this.

by Anonymousreply 323September 27, 2024 1:40 AM

"Think ______"

Always annoying and condescending.

by Anonymousreply 324September 27, 2024 2:31 AM

"Do better."

by Anonymousreply 325September 27, 2024 2:32 AM

Low key is mayve the newer way of saying “kind of.” “Kind of” was probably irritating to older people when it first came into use.

by Anonymousreply 326September 27, 2024 2:35 AM

“I was stood”, “he was sat”, “I am sat on the train right now”.

by Anonymousreply 327September 27, 2024 2:42 AM

In reply: “Understand” - then proceed to respond by demonstrating that the speaker either doesn’t understand or wasn’t listening.

by Anonymousreply 328September 27, 2024 2:48 AM

R327, that sounds so weird to me too. But I think it’s British, not American.

by Anonymousreply 329September 27, 2024 3:00 AM

It is British R329 (and not all of Britain - started in northern England but seems to have spread).

It’s now popping up here in Australia as we have a lot of English expats here. I’m doing my best to stamp it out amongst the locals.

It makes my ears bleed when I hear it in an Australian accent.

by Anonymousreply 330September 27, 2024 3:38 AM

[quote]R50 "Reach out" is for the stupid people.

Well, I’d say the good thing about it is it’s up to the listener to decide the best way to do this: calling, texting, an email, dropping by…. So, it’s kind of graciously flexible.

by Anonymousreply 331September 27, 2024 4:00 AM

^^ I mean if it’s given as a directive: “Someone needs to reach out to that elderly charwoman we used to gangbang; there’s another bachelor party coming up.”

by Anonymousreply 332September 27, 2024 4:03 AM

What’s wrong with “contact”? It covers all communication types and is one word not two, for the stupid.

by Anonymousreply 333September 27, 2024 4:17 AM

"I might add"

by Anonymousreply 334September 27, 2024 4:26 AM

[quote]R106 When people say/write, "Well, personally, I think..." Why add the word "personally?" YOU'RE the one speaking - we know it's your opinion.

I’m confused by “personal friend,” as in, “He is a personal friend of mine.”

Does one have impersonal friends? Aren’t those called acquaintances?

by Anonymousreply 335September 27, 2024 4:27 AM

I had to laugh when I worked on the phones at Ticketmaster and an operator would tell a customer to go to a ticket seller for their tickets to make their personal choice.

by Anonymousreply 336September 27, 2024 4:31 AM

[quote] I’m confused by “personal friend,” as in, “He is a personal friend of mine.”

Maybe in contrast to someone who you're on friendly terms with at work. (You might grab lunch together every so often, but if either were to quit the job, there would be no further contact.)

by Anonymousreply 337September 27, 2024 4:48 AM

"It's all good" appropos of nothing, just to fill a conversational void.

by Anonymousreply 338September 27, 2024 4:51 AM

[quote]R336 I had to laugh when I worked on the phones at Ticketmaster and an operator would tell a customer to go to a ticket seller for their tickets to make their personal choice.

“Personal Choice” does sound a bit like it’s an abortion[bold] : ) [/bold]

“I’m here for my personal choice. It should be down for 11:00.”

by Anonymousreply 339September 27, 2024 5:08 AM

My "personal choice" would be "Tuna salad on toasted whole wheat with cheddar cheese"

with a Cherry coke& BBQ potato chips.

by Anonymousreply 340September 27, 2024 5:12 AM

“I’m feeling some kinda way.” (Well, that just clears it right up!)

“Adult beverage”

by Anonymousreply 341September 27, 2024 5:13 AM

[quote]R340 My "personal choice" would be "Tuna salad on toasted whole wheat with cheddar cheese.” With a Cherry coke & BBQ potato chips.

I can see you embrace life.

by Anonymousreply 342September 27, 2024 5:20 AM

To R342-Living my best life. Thank You 4 understanding!!

by Anonymousreply 343September 27, 2024 5:27 AM

Divine femininity or divine masculine

by Anonymousreply 344September 27, 2024 7:49 AM

“Personal Choice” does sound a bit like it’s an abortion : )

It was because when we sold tickets on the phone we gave customers what the computer said was next available. However you could override that and choose seating if it was a seated event. I did that once when a celebrity called and once I realized it was someone I liked, I gave them better seats. Another time someone rang back the day after the event to thank for me getting them front seats to a concert.

by Anonymousreply 345September 27, 2024 8:58 AM

I can't even

Adulting

I can't adult today

by Anonymousreply 346September 27, 2024 12:57 PM

Pop of color.

by Anonymousreply 347September 28, 2024 2:47 AM

Unpack the knapsack.

by Anonymousreply 348September 28, 2024 3:18 AM

I HATE the expression

Comfort Food

by Anonymousreply 349September 28, 2024 3:20 AM

“Am I missing something??!”

by Anonymousreply 350September 28, 2024 4:21 AM

“We have two on the aisle for Back To The Future The Musical!”

by Anonymousreply 351September 28, 2024 5:07 AM

[quote]R349 I HATE the expression Comfort Food

Why? It’s a specific thing. Plates of asparagus, aspic, anything cold, really (aside from ice cream) are not comfort foods.

Comfort foods remind one of childhood and are easy to eat: bowls of macaroni and cheese, tomato soup, pot roast, mashed potatoes… they are immediately soothing and remind you of simpler times.

by Anonymousreply 352September 28, 2024 7:52 AM

[quote] ‘Living my best life!’

Ha! And all this time I thought Oprah was saying "live your best lie"

by Anonymousreply 353September 28, 2024 6:47 PM

Asparagus, Hollandaise sauce, and bread could be comforting.

by Anonymousreply 354September 28, 2024 6:55 PM

^^ okay, fat whore!

by Anonymousreply 355September 29, 2024 1:53 AM

R347, thank you for reminding me of the horror that is "pop of color." Every frau decorating/fashion/recipe blog has used it at least once per post since 2004, and if I ever again hear or see it deployed without a smirk of irony, I will pop a blood vessel. 😱

by Anonymousreply 356September 29, 2024 2:07 AM

Don’t forget to include the hand movement, R356 - start with a fist then splay the fingers as you say “pop!”.

by Anonymousreply 357September 29, 2024 3:23 AM

Also in the home decor field: "whimsical."

by Anonymousreply 358September 29, 2024 4:33 AM

"Greeting. You are hereby ordered to report for induction . . . "

by Anonymousreply 359September 29, 2024 4:47 AM

As we’re talking home decor I’ll throw in “scattered cushions” and “a neutral palette”.

by Anonymousreply 360September 29, 2024 5:03 AM

I LOVE "American eclectic"

by Anonymousreply 361September 29, 2024 5:12 AM

"Love Wins."

Appears a lot in official Pete-Chasten photos with the camera-ready kids.

by Anonymousreply 362September 29, 2024 2:57 PM

"Here's the thing."

by Anonymousreply 363September 29, 2024 8:15 PM

“Protect children”

This is almost always code for shitting on gays or some other unpopular group of people.

by Anonymousreply 364September 29, 2024 8:22 PM

Keeping with well-gone-dry HGTV shows... "accent wall". All I care about is if it's a load-bearing wall. What you're talking about is finishing off a half-empty can of red paint.

by Anonymousreply 365September 29, 2024 9:50 PM

Victim-blaming

by Anonymousreply 366September 29, 2024 9:55 PM

[quote] What you're talking about is finishing off a half-empty can of red paint.

😝😆😂

by Anonymousreply 367September 29, 2024 9:56 PM

"I love that for you" sounds condescending and rude, but it's treated as a great compliment.

by Anonymousreply 368September 29, 2024 11:39 PM

^ Hmmm, I'm not so sure it's meant as a compliment. It's very similar to the longer-established, "Good for you!" You'd have to be pretty obtuse to not realize the sarcasm and slight.

by Anonymousreply 369September 29, 2024 11:46 PM

Motherfucking assholes, son of a bitch cock-sucking bastards, SHIT!

by Anonymousreply 370September 29, 2024 11:51 PM

regarding the ABC TV layoffs, the CEO says that the company needs to be “sustainable, efficient and future-forward.”...

tf does *that* mean?🤔

by Anonymousreply 371October 3, 2024 9:13 AM

I don´t mind so much that mindless 'now with a hint of substance, but not, really' corporate jibberish. It's what corporations do: try to day the most with the least words when selling something, and try to say the least with the most words when they would prefer not to say anything.

But how I do judge people who work in these places start bandying about these hollow randomly generated words when the boss isn´t there to appreciate the apple-polishing, or worse when they take it home with them and apply it to the non-business realm. It´s unforgiveable to try to spread office jargon to the greater world or when someone isn´t paying you to do. Keep the virus under control.

by Anonymousreply 372October 3, 2024 11:04 AM

This was GIFTED to me.

by Anonymousreply 373October 3, 2024 2:45 PM

How I despise that one, R373.

I have a friend who works with big donors for a non-profit and, while I can understand how it has crept into her vocabulary, hearing her use it outside the context of work sets my teeth on edge.

by Anonymousreply 374October 3, 2024 3:06 PM

Wait for it….

by Anonymousreply 375October 3, 2024 3:10 PM

“Gas lighting “

Why?.. just why.

We not lighting stoves are we..

by Anonymousreply 376October 3, 2024 3:50 PM

r376 If you aren't just joking and really don't know: It's a reference to what happens in the 1944 film [italic]Gaslight[/italic].

by Anonymousreply 377October 3, 2024 4:53 PM

Gimme a SIDE of SLAW

It's not slaw. It's called Cole Slaw.

No one thinks you're going to make a meal out of Cole Slaw. You don't have to preface it with SIDE.

by Anonymousreply 378October 3, 2024 5:45 PM

Yummers!

by Anonymousreply 379October 3, 2024 8:50 PM

"Fuck me!"

No thank you, I am sufficient.

by Anonymousreply 380October 3, 2024 10:28 PM

. It´s unforgiveable to try to spread office jargon to the greater world

I had a similar experience with a friend who did a psychology degree and after that she spoke like a textbook.

by Anonymousreply 381October 3, 2024 11:04 PM

My truth

by Anonymousreply 382October 3, 2024 11:18 PM

Price point.

by Anonymousreply 383October 4, 2024 11:31 AM

Yeah eh

by Anonymousreply 384October 4, 2024 12:21 PM

R383 I couldn’t even use it in a sentence

by Anonymousreply 385October 4, 2024 12:29 PM

"Plant-based"

"Lived experience"

"[insert buzzword here] the narrative"

by Anonymousreply 386October 4, 2024 1:03 PM

Flip the script. Just, ugh.

by Anonymousreply 387October 4, 2024 1:05 PM

R385 that's on you

by Anonymousreply 388October 4, 2024 1:19 PM

I hope you’re not picking up any lowly price points by cruelly insulting me

by Anonymousreply 389October 4, 2024 1:47 PM

Well, I see where I’m not wanted! I will just pick myself up, dust myself off and proudly walk off with the few price points I have been rewarded.

by Anonymousreply 390October 4, 2024 1:56 PM

"So yeah" starting every sentence of millennial-speak.

by Anonymousreply 391October 4, 2024 2:09 PM

i have a lot on my plate

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by Anonymousreply 392October 4, 2024 3:14 PM

^ Uh-oh. I use the plate one a lot. Might not anymore.

by Anonymousreply 393October 4, 2024 5:39 PM

I never realized how many phrases I hate until this thread. Just reading is pissing me off more and more.

by Anonymousreply 394October 4, 2024 5:45 PM

[quote] that's on you

I hate this one.

by Anonymousreply 395October 4, 2024 5:58 PM

I like "flipped the script."

by Anonymousreply 396October 4, 2024 5:59 PM

White Privilege, when said by some non-white person with an Ivy League education and a salary a few hundred thousand above mine.

by Anonymousreply 397October 4, 2024 10:27 PM

"You got this"

by Anonymousreply 398October 4, 2024 10:43 PM

"So yeah, there sure a lot of phrases to hate in this thread. Thanks, DL."

by Anonymousreply 399October 4, 2024 11:36 PM

R377, right, and when used to mean “similar to what happened to Ingrid Bergman in the movie Gaslight”, it’s a useful addition to the English idiom. Unfortunately, it has become frau-speak and social media-speak and therapist-speak for plain old lying, which is stupid and pointless and should be stamped out.

Wife says to cheating husband: “You’re cheating on me.”

He says: “I am not, and you’re a bitch for accusing me.” That is not gaslighting.

He says: “No, dear, no. You’re imagining things. Again. Have you stopped taking your meds? I’m going to call Dr Freud tomorrow; you need to talk to him. I’m terribly worried about you, darling. These fantasies and illusions with no basis in fact have to stop. You’re headed for another breakdown.” THAT is gaslighting.

by Anonymousreply 400October 5, 2024 12:29 AM

That sounds like gaslighting. If he said no I am not I have always been faithful then that’s a lie. But stepping over the line and suggesting it’s her bring a bitch that’s the problem sounds like ⛽️ 💡 ing

by Anonymousreply 401October 5, 2024 1:08 AM

being*

by Anonymousreply 402October 5, 2024 1:09 AM

“I don’t feel comfortable with my gender identity.”

You’re a gay men who gets a little girly sometimes. Get over it. The rest of us did.

by Anonymousreply 403October 5, 2024 1:44 AM

[quote]r385 I couldn’t even use [price point] in a sentence

“Not to put too fine a price point on it, but…”

by Anonymousreply 404October 5, 2024 6:06 AM

kink shaming

by Anonymousreply 405October 5, 2024 1:58 PM

Poor Val

by Anonymousreply 406October 5, 2024 2:00 PM

No Problem - At the End of the Day

by Anonymousreply 407October 5, 2024 2:14 PM

To R405-The only time I have ever heard "kink shaming" being used was in the movie "Fire Island". When Joel Lee& Bowen were getting HIGH on a deck in the movie FI. I attended 11 of the "LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ" meetings at the DNC in Wash.DC.& I never heard kink shaming being used by the "under 35'ers" at the meetings. I heard alot shit from the other members of these meetings.

by Anonymousreply 408October 5, 2024 6:46 PM

“Go for it”.

by Anonymousreply 409October 5, 2024 6:58 PM

I’m irked when waiters bleat “Enjoy!”

Why, thank you! It never would have occurred to me to enjoy eating something I specifically chose off an extensive menu!

by Anonymousreply 410October 5, 2024 11:12 PM

Stupidass

by Anonymousreply 411October 5, 2024 11:18 PM

"Akbar, you _are_ the father."

by Anonymousreply 412October 6, 2024 11:45 AM

I hate 10-year-old-boy-from-1957-mentality people who use the word “super” as an adverb, as in “it was super fun.”

by Anonymousreply 413October 6, 2024 12:35 PM

"Let's Agree to Disagree"

This never solved anything. It's a gaslighting method of shoving everything under the carpet. This 80's Boomer phrase needs to go.

by Anonymousreply 414October 6, 2024 12:41 PM

"I am sorry you feel that way"

Um, no you are not, you just wont admit you are wrong.

by Anonymousreply 415October 6, 2024 12:43 PM

R410 , you sound like an unbearably crotchety old queen. FFS, casual pleasantries trigger you? Yikes.

by Anonymousreply 416October 6, 2024 3:33 PM

Happy heavenly birthday!

by Anonymousreply 417October 6, 2024 8:11 PM

"As a mother of two...."

Oh boy, here comes the parents are entitled to say what they want and everyone else must shut up because your opinion only matters if you have the same exact life situation.

by Anonymousreply 418October 6, 2024 10:13 PM

My partner

Makes you sound like a vaudeville act

by Anonymousreply 419October 6, 2024 10:16 PM

R419 is obviously partner-less

by Anonymousreply 420October 6, 2024 10:17 PM

[quote]R419 Makes you sound like a vaudeville act

Somethin’ WRONG with strippin’?

by Anonymousreply 421October 6, 2024 11:14 PM

“Bro” + any fucking thought added to a fucking sentence initiated using this fucking word.

by Anonymousreply 422October 7, 2024 12:59 AM

"Diversity, equity and inclusion". 🤡 It's woke-speak for "equal opportunity"I. There is nothing with the phrase "equal opportunity".

by Anonymousreply 423October 7, 2024 2:40 AM

“I love me some…

by Anonymousreply 424October 7, 2024 2:56 AM

sesh

by Anonymousreply 425October 7, 2024 2:06 PM

Mussy and boy pussy. 🤢

by Anonymousreply 426October 7, 2024 3:52 PM

LFG!

by Anonymousreply 427October 7, 2024 6:51 PM

Ass lickin good

by Anonymousreply 428October 7, 2024 7:37 PM

"It's giving me..."

by Anonymousreply 429October 7, 2024 8:24 PM

"Hump Day!" It's always a bitter disappointment.

by Anonymousreply 430October 7, 2024 10:49 PM

R416 I agree with r410 about Enjoy! not because waitstaff say it but because "enjoy" is a transitive verb and takes a direct object (unless you grew up in Flatbush with Yiddish-speaking grandparents).

Ex: He enjoys red wine, but not the hangover. We enjoyed ourselves yesterday.

When my microwave beeps, the screen says, ENJOY YOUR MEAL (no ending punctuation). I love that. It's a Bosch.

by Anonymousreply 431October 8, 2024 1:59 AM

Taco Tuesday

Fag Tax Friday

by Anonymousreply 432October 8, 2024 8:33 PM

"We must protect ___ at all costs!"

by Anonymousreply 433October 8, 2024 9:35 PM

I don’t like “no holds barred” … simply because people always say “no HOLES barred”

(which could be a good tee shirt, actually.)

by Anonymousreply 434October 8, 2024 10:04 PM

"I was today years' old when..."

by Anonymousreply 435October 8, 2024 11:10 PM

"Welp." -- Instant identifier of an idiot who is to be avoided.

by Anonymousreply 436October 8, 2024 11:15 PM

The clinic says I need to call you about last weekend...

by Anonymousreply 437October 9, 2024 5:53 PM

Anyways...

by Anonymousreply 438October 9, 2024 6:43 PM

That album slaps.

by Anonymousreply 439October 9, 2024 7:31 PM

Sick beat. It's the new Phat.

by Anonymousreply 440October 9, 2024 7:35 PM

Not a phrase, but “prolly” for probably. I still can’t believe people speak this stupidly.

by Anonymousreply 441October 9, 2024 10:20 PM

Someone “suicides”

by Anonymousreply 442October 9, 2024 10:27 PM

Let me be clear

by Anonymousreply 443October 9, 2024 10:27 PM

To be frank

by Anonymousreply 444October 9, 2024 10:27 PM

Let me be clear is now being used by everybody everywhere. People love saying it.

by Anonymousreply 445October 9, 2024 10:31 PM

“Let me be clear” implies that I normally produce a word salad . I hate that phrase.

by Anonymousreply 446October 9, 2024 10:45 PM

“No problem” - instead of “you are welcome”. Even “mh-mhh” is better.

by Anonymousreply 447October 9, 2024 10:48 PM

Unalived

by Anonymousreply 448October 10, 2024 12:10 AM

When someone-- usually some neighborhood mommy cunt -- makes a request for recommendations for service people and rather than saying 'please' or 'thank you' at the end of the post, she writes '.... and GO!' As if anyone who reads it is at her beck and call. Or we're in a potato-sack race!

by Anonymousreply 449October 10, 2024 12:19 AM

R449 I used to know a gay guy like that. A girlie Taiwanese little shit. He would post topics on Facebook and then say “Discuss!” as if he was so important that everyone had to engage him. He was also woke AF and a professional victim. I truly hope he becomes a hate crime victim one day.

by Anonymousreply 450October 10, 2024 1:44 AM

This one is likely going to irritate some of you, but I notice when we say “people that” instead of “people who”. I thinks it’s probably grammatically acceptable, but I prefer the word “who” when we refer to humans. It sounds more refined.

by Anonymousreply 451October 10, 2024 1:51 AM

^^ That’s meant to spell “I Think it’s probably grammatically acceptable “

by Anonymousreply 452October 10, 2024 9:56 AM

Word salad

by Anonymousreply 453October 10, 2024 11:49 AM

Talking out both sides ofnthe mouth

You cant get water from a rock or however the fuck it goes

by Anonymousreply 454October 10, 2024 12:01 PM

[quote] Let me be clear is now being used by everybody everywhere. People love saying it.

It's even less clear than my "Let me make one thing perfectly clear," which I coined.

by Anonymousreply 455October 10, 2024 3:12 PM

R451, I dislike "people that," too. Really brings out the DL Oh, dear! In me.

by Anonymousreply 456October 10, 2024 6:40 PM

People THAT is not acceptable unless those people are not human beings. It's a pet peeve of mine too. I also get annoyed with people mixing up that and which, farther and further, passed and past, or less and fewer.

by Anonymousreply 457October 10, 2024 9:35 PM

Lots of picky prisses here…

by Anonymousreply 458October 10, 2024 9:46 PM

^ is a cliché-loving illiterate.

by Anonymousreply 459October 11, 2024 12:56 PM

R456 OK, then let me add people who misuse the term “myself” instead of “me”. Sample: “if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email Frederick or myself”.

by Anonymousreply 460October 11, 2024 2:48 PM

Same to you r459 - PIG

by Anonymousreply 461October 11, 2024 5:23 PM

“Transgender”

This isn’t a real thing. There are transsexuals who want to transition and cross dressers who want to wear the clothes of the opposite sex. That’s all there ever was.

by Anonymousreply 462October 11, 2024 5:30 PM

OP why do you hate to his/her credit?

by Anonymousreply 463October 11, 2024 5:46 PM

How many on here font just as you would in a corporate email or published editorial. I know I don’t.

by Anonymousreply 464October 11, 2024 5:49 PM

[quote] “Let me be clear” implies that I normally produce a word salad . I hate that phrase.

"Honestly"(as a preface) implies that you lie most of the time and that you're lying, right now.

by Anonymousreply 465October 11, 2024 7:10 PM

I like "word salad."

by Anonymousreply 466October 11, 2024 7:10 PM

“Let me be clear” means you may not have understood what the fuck I was saying before, so let me put emphasis on it so that you get it now.

by Anonymousreply 467October 11, 2024 7:15 PM

"Let me be clear" is pretty harsh, IMO. Unvarnished, it's:

[quote] Look, you dolt.

by Anonymousreply 468October 11, 2024 7:38 PM

True, R468. And, as such, it has its uses.

by Anonymousreply 469October 12, 2024 9:45 AM

You cant get water from a rock or however the fuck it goes

R454 Do you mean you can't get blood from a stone?

by Anonymousreply 470October 12, 2024 11:52 AM

getting laid

it's so lowbrow.

by Anonymousreply 471October 12, 2024 11:53 AM

I'm getting laid right now.

by Anonymousreply 472October 12, 2024 12:35 PM

I'm also getting railed

by Anonymousreply 473October 12, 2024 12:35 PM

I think the idiom is "blood from a turnip."

by Anonymousreply 474October 12, 2024 12:45 PM

You may not be able to get blood from a stone, but you can certainly get blood using one.

by Anonymousreply 475October 12, 2024 1:05 PM

"goss"

by Anonymousreply 476October 12, 2024 1:15 PM

What would you say instead of "it's all good"?my friend says it all the time

by Anonymousreply 477October 12, 2024 1:19 PM

"Dox"

Sounds like a ridiculous hero character from an old-timey serial. Dox Reardon will save the town!

by Anonymousreply 478October 12, 2024 4:16 PM

I hate when white people say it’s all good. They just don’t get the rhythm right or something. Leave that phrase alone white people.

by Anonymousreply 479October 12, 2024 4:24 PM

My Fur Babbies

by Anonymousreply 480October 13, 2024 12:00 AM

R479 = RACIST

by Anonymousreply 481October 13, 2024 12:01 AM

Cisgender

No just because I was born male and identify as male, call myself male does not mean you get to throw your own labels on me to balance out your Trans label obsession BS. Stop trying to re-define other people just to make yourself feel better. Call yourself whatever you want, leave my label alone.

by Anonymousreply 482October 13, 2024 12:06 AM

People of color

I remember when “colored” was considered offensive. But now “people of color” is okay?

by Anonymousreply 483October 13, 2024 2:25 AM

^^ your label should be “mothballs”

by Anonymousreply 484October 13, 2024 2:25 AM

Colon dweller

by Anonymousreply 485October 13, 2024 2:26 AM

[quote]R482 Cisgender…. Call yourself whatever you want, leave my label alone.

Your label should be “granny’s mothballs”

by Anonymousreply 486October 13, 2024 2:27 AM

^^^^ I agree with you^^^^R482

I had to fly to Wash DC last week because some "under 35'er" decided to include me into a "cisgender category" I explained to the man I was born MALE and will die a "DGWM with 6 children". There ain't no cisgendered or queer in labeling me.

I am a Gay White man, and yes, I have stated my boundaries, the cisgendered man no longer has a job in the DNC.

by Anonymousreply 487October 13, 2024 2:37 AM

R477: "It's OK". "We're OK." "It's fine." "Don't worry about it." We managed with these phrases and many variations for a long time before "it's all good" came along. I don't especially mind "it's all good", but there are alternatives that convey the same sentiment.

by Anonymousreply 488October 13, 2024 9:51 AM

This has annoyed and offended me for decades:

"And how are you guys today?" "Can I get you guys anything to drink?"

"GUYS" when speaking directly to NOT-YOUNG WOMEN.

The musical isn't called "Guys and GUYS"!

by Anonymousreply 489October 13, 2024 1:34 PM

R483, The wording is part of the drive to stress "people" before "descriptor," syntactically.

"Children with autism" I think is the Ur-expression.

by Anonymousreply 490October 13, 2024 1:38 PM

[quote] The musical isn't called "Guys and GUYS"!

I argued for it, but Frank and the studio said "NO!"

by Anonymousreply 491October 13, 2024 1:53 PM

[quote] The wording is part of the drive to stress "people" before "descriptor," syntactically.

Thus, "collectors of garbage" and "responders of first"

by Anonymousreply 492October 13, 2024 1:55 PM

Lets table this

I was born ready

by Anonymousreply 493October 13, 2024 5:18 PM

R489, OK. How about "can I get you dolls anything to drink?"

No? Hmm. Perhaps if we substituted "ladies"? "Girls"? "Women"? No, no, perhaps politically OK but awkward as fuck.

You "dolls, girls, ladies, women," really need to come up with a collective form of address that you don't find offensive, the way men have been "guys" for a long, long time.

by Anonymousreply 494October 14, 2024 1:08 AM

R494, Not so fast. The pronoun "you" has been correct since its inception.

"Welcome. May I get you /you two/ either of you anything to drink?"

But to your specifics: "Women" works just fine.

I personally would be tha-rilled by the clever boy who called me "doll" in a "Double Indemnity" kind of way!

In reference to "guy," it appears to have gained ground as a name for men post-Guy Fawkes. Irony Alert: My birthday is November 5, Guy Fawkes Day (and Election Day)!

by Anonymousreply 495October 14, 2024 7:46 AM

The use of "my", in particular in Scruff, GrowlR or similar profiles:

"I love my rugby, and I do love my pizza and beers". "I love spooning, but I do love my nights out as well".

by Anonymousreply 496October 14, 2024 8:02 AM

Under his eye.

by Anonymousreply 497October 14, 2024 8:04 AM

"This never happened". "Prove it". "I've never seen this".

Just because something is not in your very limited experience, doesn't mean that it isn't in anybody else's, flyover shut-in.

by Anonymousreply 498October 14, 2024 8:05 AM

"It is what it is."

Which to me always translates as "STFU, I don't care."

by Anonymousreply 499October 14, 2024 8:57 AM

[quote]r497 Under his eye.

May the Lord open.

by Anonymousreply 500October 14, 2024 9:23 AM

Your card has been declined

by Anonymousreply 501October 14, 2024 12:27 PM

R494 - I always rather liked being called a broad, a dame, or a skirt.

by Anonymousreply 502October 14, 2024 12:56 PM

Sir, if you don't put your pants back on I'm calling security

by Anonymousreply 503October 14, 2024 3:08 PM

This isn't my first rodeo.

Yeah, we can tell by your bitter attitude and face to match.

by Anonymousreply 504October 15, 2024 10:35 PM

I see you conveniently stopped short of cumdump, Helen

by Anonymousreply 505October 15, 2024 10:47 PM

I’ve read some respected authors use “shook his/her head yes.”

I always thought you nodded your head yes and shook your head no. It grates on me when I read “shook his head yes” but I guess it’s okay!

#H8It

by Anonymousreply 506October 15, 2024 11:10 PM

Maybe their shook their head all about?

by Anonymousreply 507October 15, 2024 11:34 PM

R502 & R505 will you floozies put a cork in it?

by Anonymousreply 508October 15, 2024 11:36 PM

Teen Chapel Roan shook her head so hard she ended up in the hospital. On Vicodin.

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by Anonymousreply 509October 16, 2024 12:10 AM

[quote]"And how are you guys today?" "Can I get you guys anything to drink?" This has annoyed and offended me for decades.

Then r489 may I suggest you get over it. Please. It’s been a commonly accepted general idiom for more than decades. People mean no disrespect. I suppose you also take exception to “dude” or any other idiom that doesn’t exclusively encompass your frau-dom.

by Anonymousreply 510October 16, 2024 2:02 PM

Bob is your uncle- anyone who says this should be kicked in the face

by Anonymousreply 511October 16, 2024 10:43 PM

It's actually "Bob's your uncle", R511.

And around here that has been updated to "Bob's your gay auntie".

by Anonymousreply 512October 16, 2024 11:31 PM

"You do you"

by Anonymousreply 513October 17, 2024 12:23 AM

[quote] "You do you"

I thought that was code for masturbation.

by Anonymousreply 514October 17, 2024 12:36 AM

In theory- there was a stupid manager at my old job who used this term to explain the simplest stupid shit like a complaint from an irate caller and stupid call centre work jargon, and I thought it was due to her lack of education- High school degree and some college HOWEVER I heard the term used by someone who is highly educated - supremely highly educated - like law degree and all..

What the fuck does ," in theory " mean, like what the fuck??? Unless you're a philosopher- there is no reason to use this term ..

by Anonymousreply 515October 17, 2024 10:26 PM

In theory- there was a stupid manager at my old job who used this term to explain the simplest stupid shit like a complaint from an irate caller and stupid call centre work jargon, and I thought it was due to her lack of education- High school degree and some college HOWEVER I heard the term used by someone who is highly educated - supremely highly educated - like law degree and all..

What the fuck does ," in theory " mean, like what the fuck??? Unless you're a philosopher- there is no reason to use this term ...

by Anonymousreply 516October 17, 2024 10:27 PM

In theory, your post is good, r515.

Posting it repeatedly undermines its impact, however.

by Anonymousreply 517October 18, 2024 1:53 AM

In a tutorial class one guy was pontificating about something and prefaced every statement with The Thing is. It got me and my buddy so amused that it was a relief when he said something meant to be funny and we could laugh out loud.

by Anonymousreply 518October 18, 2024 2:05 AM

“Off of” when the speaker actually means “from”.

“So, -“ anything - it’s a verbal prop. Just stop it.

“like” inserted randomly into sentences. Just stop it.

by Anonymousreply 519October 18, 2024 6:13 AM

I was just reading a trip report where the writer referred to his wife/fiancee/girlfriend as "my lady" so had to sprint over here before vomiting profusely.

by Anonymousreply 520October 18, 2024 6:43 AM

"_____ at its finest."

by Anonymousreply 521October 18, 2024 7:32 AM

Speak your truth..

by Anonymousreply 522October 18, 2024 10:09 AM

“Speaking truth to power.” “Za” for the word “pizza”

“I’ll reach out to you …..” always sounds like the speaker is stupid and thinks “I’ll reach out to…” makes them sound educated and fabulous.

Someone is explaining something or recounting an event…”So, I said I thought it would be a good idea to (whatever), right?” Right? I hate that a lot and I’m hearing it a lot. “So then, right in the middle of the meeting, a giant cow crashes down from the ceiling. RIGHT?”

If you’re saying it, I assume you think what you’re saying is an accurate description of an event or a theory or a luncheon at The Olive Garden. So why are you asking me after every third sentence for corroboration? Right?

by Anonymousreply 523October 18, 2024 11:52 AM

" king"

by Anonymousreply 524October 18, 2024 12:50 PM

Something my husband does that I hate: he uses the diminutive form of any actor whose name can be diminutized (made up word?)

Thus Robert DeNiro is referred to as “Bobby DeNiro”; Nicholas Cage he calls “Nick Cage” and “Samuel L. Jackson” becomes “Sam”.

I’ve repressed most of names of the dear, dear friends we’ve never met but I know all “Roberts” are in danger - Bob Redford, Bob Downey, Jr and Bob’s your uncle.

Gilbert Gottfried was “Gil Gottfried”. I think part of the reason Gottfried died was because he found out some stranger was being a douche with his name.

My husband is a pretty brilliant guy who manages design for the audio video section of a media company that’s been around for 100 years. His group has won three technical Oscars and a few technical Emmys. You see the name of his company about 85% of the time when you go to a movie theatre.

We’re film nerdy enough to name our first daughter Raimi after Sam Raimi.

But the number of A or B listed actors, animators, cinematographers we’ve ever actually met, much less befriended, is zero.

I find this to be extremely cringe-inducing and embarrassing.

Please make him stop.

by Anonymousreply 525October 18, 2024 5:36 PM

R520, ITA and a woman using the phrase "my man" is vomit inducing too.

by Anonymousreply 526October 18, 2024 6:13 PM

R525–it’s an industry thing.

by Anonymousreply 527October 18, 2024 6:15 PM

“We’re monogamous.” When said by a gay couple.

You’re lying. You know it. I know it. Everyone on Grindr knows it. And yet you think everyone will believe you.

by Anonymousreply 528October 18, 2024 6:18 PM

[520] and [526] - ITA with you both.

.But, [520], don’t let your hatred for the phrase “my lady” stop you from seeing “The Lonely Lady” with Pia Zadora.

One of the most jaw-dropping, hilarious, shitty movies ever made. I think the budget for the film was $59.99- you could see the cardboard used for background, swaying.

Pia Zadora, tiny trophy wife to decrepit billionaire Meshulam Riklis, stars- breaking all records for “Worst Actress Ever in the History of the World.”

“The Lonely Lady” also featured actors Jason Klassi and Shane Rimmer. I think those names were the actors’ version of “Alan Smithee”.

It’s a genuine laugh riot.

by Anonymousreply 529October 18, 2024 7:20 PM

^^ I believe Ray Liotta made his film debut in that, playing a rapist (?)

by Anonymousreply 530October 18, 2024 11:04 PM

“1000 percent”

by Anonymousreply 531October 19, 2024 12:01 AM

[quote]r520 I was just reading a trip report where the writer referred to his wife/fiancee/girlfriend as "my lady" so had to sprint over here before vomiting profusely.

[quote]r526 a woman using the phrase "my man" is vomit inducing too.

How dare you ? !

[italic]’cause I’m your lady / And you are my man…

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by Anonymousreply 532October 19, 2024 12:07 AM

R529 did she go on to triumph on the stage in “The Diary of Anne Frank”?

by Anonymousreply 533October 19, 2024 1:04 AM

"No."

by Anonymousreply 534October 19, 2024 2:50 AM

"No."

by Anonymousreply 535October 19, 2024 2:50 AM

"Last call!"

by Anonymousreply 536October 19, 2024 4:14 AM

lady-in-waiting.

Why do woman still use this around wedding time, what millennium is this?

by Anonymousreply 537October 19, 2024 6:58 AM

I’ve never heard any bride use that phrase, actually.

by Anonymousreply 538October 19, 2024 7:03 AM

I have R538, not necessarily a bride, but people around her.

by Anonymousreply 539October 19, 2024 7:05 AM

In America?

by Anonymousreply 540October 19, 2024 7:22 AM

A lady-in-waiting is a woman whose job is to help a queen or princess. Aka BFF.

by Anonymousreply 541October 19, 2024 7:42 AM

Well all brides are queens, princesses or bridezillas depending on what day you catch them.

by Anonymousreply 542October 19, 2024 8:09 AM

R540, there is a whole "ladies in waiting" on Pricescope which is a huge forum for woman to chat about their jewelry, diamonds and wedding rings. So the term is definitely being used.

by Anonymousreply 543October 19, 2024 8:12 AM

Never heard of "ladies in waiting" outside of royalty and never heard of Pricescope.

by Anonymousreply 544October 19, 2024 8:27 AM

“My bad”.

by Anonymousreply 545October 19, 2024 4:44 PM

Icon.

by Anonymousreply 546October 19, 2024 4:44 PM

[quote] someone who is highly educated - supremely highly educated - like law degree and all..

R515, bless your heart, you sweet thang....

by Anonymousreply 547October 23, 2024 1:03 AM

“Guilty pleasure”.

by Anonymousreply 548October 24, 2024 1:00 AM

“I’m sorry you feel that way”

by Anonymousreply 549October 24, 2024 1:01 AM

[quote]Never heard of "ladies in waiting" outside of royalty and never heard of Pricescope.

Try Google.

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by Anonymousreply 550October 24, 2024 4:29 AM

"Have a nice day!"

But what if I want to have a shitty day? It's my God damn right to be miserable without your candy-ass, meaningless platitudes. And while we're at it... why just a day? Are you secretly hoping my night is terrible? Do you just not care about the rest of my week? Why are you so stingy with good wishes? You know, go fuck yourself! That's my usual reply when someone says, "Have a nice day."

by Anonymousreply 551October 24, 2024 4:50 AM

Girlie

by Anonymousreply 552October 24, 2024 5:42 AM

“Let me ask MY MAN”

by Anonymousreply 553October 24, 2024 6:08 AM

Husbear.

by Anonymousreply 554October 24, 2024 3:53 PM

Yeppers.

by Anonymousreply 555October 25, 2024 12:52 AM

Sweetie Darling. Oh, and La Croix.

by Anonymousreply 556October 25, 2024 2:46 AM

“I’ll cut you off”

by Anonymousreply 557October 25, 2024 4:52 AM

Eye-watering.

by Anonymousreply 558October 25, 2024 2:19 PM

"Y'all have yourselves a knee-slappin', foot-stompin good ol' time!"

by Anonymousreply 559October 25, 2024 11:09 PM

I’m watching footage of a trial taking place in Florida. The Judge, The Prosecution and the Defense are all saying “y’all.”

Uggh. As if southern accents don’t make people sound stupid enough - -

by Anonymousreply 560October 26, 2024 4:28 AM

“I’ll wait” gets a vicious virtual face slap from me every time.

by Anonymousreply 561October 26, 2024 6:58 AM

Is this trial by any chance taking place in Jacksonville r560?

You know what they say about North Fla ..

by Anonymousreply 562October 26, 2024 7:00 AM

“Ope, you’re fine!” 🤡

by Anonymousreply 563October 26, 2024 7:37 AM

“Yeah yeah yeah”. In every sentence.

by Anonymousreply 564October 26, 2024 8:13 AM

Along with “nah nah” which means “no” and “nah nah nah nah nah” which means “absolutely not”.

by Anonymousreply 565October 26, 2024 10:23 AM

To Each His Own

by Anonymousreply 566October 26, 2024 1:30 PM

Phrases that exclude “that”, OP.

by Anonymousreply 567October 26, 2024 8:12 PM

Gave you a thumbs up, r567 although in some circs, such as a short title, the absence of “that” usually doesn’t detract from clarity. I knew what OP meant.

But thrashing my way through long sentences with dependent classes, and zero commas, just to find out one of those clauses should have been introduced with “that”, so I have to go back and read the whole fucking thing over to figure out what the moron was saying., does not make me a merry reader.

by Anonymousreply 568October 26, 2024 9:00 PM

I dislike most of the corporate speak: "circle back," "reach out," "team," "touch base," etc. But I've made peace with all of it.

by Anonymousreply 569October 26, 2024 9:28 PM

“Tell us how you REALLY feel! Nyeh-heh-heh!”

by Anonymousreply 570October 28, 2024 8:11 PM

Any time someone starts saying "The definition of insanity is..." I have to fight everything in me not to interrupt them or walk away.

At this point the definition of insanity is repeating that same tired expression expecting anything other than an exasperated side-eye.

by Anonymousreply 571October 28, 2024 8:19 PM

"boots on the ground"

"hit the ground running"

Meghan Markle ruined both of those phrases for me permanently. She said both phrases constantly and then lasted five seconds and bailed.

by Anonymousreply 572October 28, 2024 8:28 PM

Hello

Goodbye

How are you?

by Anonymousreply 573October 28, 2024 10:21 PM

I have bad news, far worse news, and good news. The bad news is that there's no good news.

by Anonymousreply 574October 28, 2024 11:06 PM

"Gotta go drop the kids off in the pool." So classy.

by Anonymousreply 575October 28, 2024 11:08 PM

"make no mistake..."

Oh OK, I'll try not to make any MISTAKE

by Anonymousreply 576October 29, 2024 12:18 AM

You do You.

by Anonymousreply 577October 29, 2024 12:20 AM

"Hands down."

That was, hands down, the best pizza I ever ate in my life.

by Anonymousreply 578October 29, 2024 3:27 AM

" on God"

"Rate"

I want to wring necks when I hear this garbage

by Anonymousreply 579October 29, 2024 3:37 AM

I know what “touch base” means, but not what imagery it’s supposed to inspire.

I always imagined the base of a swimming pool… like, let’s get on solid footing in the shallower end. Let’s stop paddling around and touch the base of the pool with our feet.

(I realize this doesn’t make total sense!)

by Anonymousreply 580October 29, 2024 3:38 AM

[quote]R579 "on God" "Rate"

Can you use them in a sentence?

by Anonymousreply 581October 29, 2024 3:39 AM

[quote] I know what “touch base” means, but not what imagery it’s supposed to inspire.

At first, I thought: "Baseball." But I think base just means your home or your house, the place you should always go back to.

by Anonymousreply 582October 29, 2024 3:50 AM

Hmmm. Interesting. Thanks : )

by Anonymousreply 583October 29, 2024 3:53 AM

I See YOU

by Anonymousreply 584October 29, 2024 3:54 AM

Touch base is thought to have originated in the sport of baseball, where both runner and fielders have to "touch base" in order to be safe or record an out.

by Anonymousreply 585October 29, 2024 3:55 AM

r581 Not OP but "On God! The man was high off his ass trying to drink mercury out of a thermometer." - Typically used as an abbreviation of "I swear on God"

Rate is apparently some new slang the kids are using to mean they really like or do not like something or someone. "I rate Beyonce's new album, but I don't rate Sir Davis Liquor"

It must be the new thing to create slang by just not completing a common expression or sentence.

by Anonymousreply 586October 29, 2024 3:55 AM

[quote]R585 Touch base is thought to have originated in the sport of baseball, where both runner and fielders have to "touch base" in order to be safe or record an out.

I’ve heard that before - but I don’t get how the meaning transfers to how we use the phrase. “I’m just checking in with you… to score a run” doesn’t really balance out.

by Anonymousreply 587October 29, 2024 4:09 AM

Black Adjacent

No Italians are not black adjacent just because they tan well.

by Anonymousreply 588October 29, 2024 4:17 AM

Oh em jee

by Anonymousreply 589October 29, 2024 4:39 AM

What Say You?

by Anonymousreply 590October 29, 2024 5:14 AM

R580, perhaps in this case "base" originally meant headquarters or home base, meaning you would both quickly meet "back at the base" to catch up.

by Anonymousreply 591October 30, 2024 10:04 AM

"In my opinion"

My 1st Boss on Wall Street Harvey (wonderful Boss-he had to put up with me& other hotshots who claimed to know it all).

Every staff meeting we had; Harvey would start off by "the only opinion that matters is mine opinions are like assholes everybody has 1". Between 1985-1995, I must have started every work conversation I had with my boss& senior staff that way a billion times.

by Anonymousreply 592October 30, 2024 6:53 PM

To R96, I hate the whole pronoun bullshit, never used them& never will. I got called out on it many times by several senior co-workers. However, I outranked them all.

My boss has told me several times "The client list you control, you do what you want".

by Anonymousreply 593October 30, 2024 9:37 PM

R588 but 23 and me says I’m exactly 1.2% North African

by Anonymousreply 594October 30, 2024 10:09 PM

23 and me is so inacurate once you get down into the 5% or less range, it's basically a guess. They even admit that, not just in those exact words. For example, almost everyone I know who took that test is suddenly 1% Ashkenaz Jew. So am I now Jewish adjacent even though I am mostly Native American and Italian?

by Anonymousreply 595October 31, 2024 1:22 AM

Brace yourself.

by Anonymousreply 596October 31, 2024 1:52 AM

Ancestry (3 times) and 23 and me (2 times) plus my older brother (Charles) from the same mother took the same tests.

We both have African ancestry 2.93% (Kenyan, Sudanese& Ethiopian). Chuck and I had 2 different DNA dads.

by Anonymousreply 597October 31, 2024 2:53 AM

Which part is the phrase you hate, darling r597?

by Anonymousreply 598October 31, 2024 3:20 AM

“That’s not our wheelhouse.”

STOP!

by Anonymousreply 599October 31, 2024 3:26 AM

Moist Panties

by Anonymousreply 600October 31, 2024 4:45 AM
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