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Phrases you hate

51 replies

Settle59 · 22/05/2020 12:13

Along with many others - 'holibobs' and 'moby' for mobile

I can't stand the phrase 'Cool beans'. I mean like, wtf?

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Fishfingersandwichplease · 22/05/2020 17:25

Another vote for mac and cheese!
Can't bear people saying "can l get a..."

Just so American (and l love America btw)
Biggest one is living my best life.

thenewaveragebear1983 · 22/05/2020 17:28

Current ones :
Socially distanced

Eg went for socially distanced g&t in friends garden.

I'm not averse to the g&t, or even the rule breaking, but you were not social distancing, you were breaking the rules!!

Also anything on Facebook that starts with "I've been nominated to ...." eg: Post 10 albums that influenced my musical taste and am going to post ones that make me look edgy and a little off piste..

You haven't been "nominated" to do anything. Stop making a tit of yourself. Why not just say "here's 10 albums that I like"? Because no one would give a crap, we all like albums

Also anything pan fried, hand cut, or sourced.

Greenteandchives · 22/05/2020 17:30

‘Can I get....’
‘My bad.’

UnagiSalmonSkinRoll · 22/05/2020 19:34

I hate....
'At the end of the day'
'Wifey' 🤮
Prinny/prin
'Literally'

ShredMeJillianIWantToBeNatalie · 22/05/2020 19:38

Nom nom nom. It makes me shudder.

20viona · 22/05/2020 19:39

Nom nom nom is the utter worst.

NiteFlights · 22/05/2020 19:40

‘Doesn’t sit right with me’
‘Winner winner chicken dinner’
‘Forever home’
‘Gutted’
‘Gobsmacked’
‘Little man’
‘Does what it says on the tin’

Quite a few MN classic phrases too, especially ‘makes my teeth itch’

attackedbycritters · 22/05/2020 19:42

Coco ...hope so
Ah that takes me back to a great teacher

YorkieTheRabbit · 22/05/2020 19:44

Eclectic taste
Cheeky beer, wine etc
Curate, unless you work in a museum or gallery
Robust response
Angry

Elouera · 22/05/2020 19:44

'We was'
'The one what was'
' As I said' (when they didn't say anything about it before!)
'My bad'
' You get me?'
' Bruv'

MikeUniformMike · 22/05/2020 19:45

Going forward
Reach out

Chicchicchicchiclana · 22/05/2020 19:46

Again???

MikeUniformMike · 22/05/2020 19:50

Literally
Like
Literally like
I was like

SummerHouse · 22/05/2020 19:52

"I've pushed back on that" meaning I can't be arsed to do that - such self righteous phrasing.
"Pick your brains" = thinly veiled complement in order to make you do loads of work.

Holothane · 22/05/2020 19:56

“In it” I hate it.

midsomermurderess · 22/05/2020 19:59

There seems to be a thread like this every week as you all try to out do one another with your odd ideas of what it is to be 'refined'. It's cringey.

Missingthesea · 22/05/2020 20:10

I've never heard of "coco" as meaning "hope so". OH and I both understand "I should coco" to be an old-fashioned equivalent of "Yeah, right...". Something you might say when you don't believe something.

thequeenofsandwich · 22/05/2020 20:16

Batley. Me too "furbaby" ....

onlinelinda · 22/05/2020 20:16

"Peace out"
"At the end of the day, ..."

lovinglavidaloca · 22/05/2020 20:18

On here and on Facebook groups I hate:

‘Has anyone ever ...’ its always something that loads of people have done and I know it’s just a turn of phrase but I don’t like it.

Chicchicchicchiclana · 22/05/2020 20:20

8th May

21st May

5th May

22nd May

and these are just the ones with the word phrase in the thread title. I guess we're running out of things to say!

HeronLanyon · 22/05/2020 20:23

Jog on
You do you
Going forwards
So
Live laugh love or any/all other word ‘art’.

SilverOtter · 22/05/2020 20:26

"Sick."

As an exclamation of admiration. Really makes me want to punch them.

emsmum79 · 22/05/2020 20:34

Making memories
Date night
Nom nom nom

JoesExotic · 22/05/2020 20:54

Oh god I hate 'Prinny'
I have a dad friend who constantly refers to his DD as his 'little prinny' on Facebook. Something really odd about it.

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