What phrases are so annoying you want to scream argh!

[Butterfly98]

A woman I know from evening class has two really annoying phrases. So much so I really want to say Argh very loudly 😠! All of her conversations are full of 'you know what I mean' and 'gobsmacked' and I sometimes wonder if she has any idea how many times she says these words during a 15 minute chat! I'm sure she would be gobsmacked if she counted! Joking aside though, we all look forward to hearing her entertaining stories about everyday stuff told with such dramatic fashion every week! So tell me about someone you know who has some really annoying phrases!

Reach out

Date night

So sue me

My bad

Oh and bloody price point. It means exactly the same as price in half the words.

Hot mess, bangs instead of fringe, really annoyes me.
"No offence!" You. Just said somthing really offensive but it's fine because you said "no offence'
"Going of on a tangent" really bugs me too .
The overuse of any word or phrase can make people hate it

Funnyfarmer
I agree re bangs for a fringe. Aghhh
The continual Americanisation of "fashion" words - Fall Fashion for Autumn Fashion etc

beanaseireann
I actually found myself saying pacifier the other day! I was so cross with myself. My dd says it. She watches those reborn doll stuff on you tube and they all say "pacifier"
We don't really have any babies in the family or who were around alot so she hadn't really heard it called anything eles.
Ive tried to correct her, but she says "dummy" sounds daft. Tbf it does and pacifier is a much better word and describes the usage much better, but still im British and I'll say 'dummy!'
A dc dropped one from it's pushchair. I picked it up, went to the mother "exuse me your dc has dropped her pacifier" I was mortified id said it. She looked at me quite confused. Took it and said thanks. I bet she made a thread about it on here though. I never checked.

Living my best life

"Gives me the rage"

Oddly enough I've only ever seen this on mumsnet

lady I agree, I hate that phrase.

Has 'bits' been mentioned? Especially 'putting bits out for tea' or even worse 'nibbly bits for tea'?

Literally every word out of my mother's mouth could be on this list.

Actually yes to “bits”. Someone I know says “Oh we’re just having bits for dinner”. This doesn’t mean anything to me.

I once had a short 1:1 with my boss and I kept a tally of how many times he said "sort of like".

Must have been a 15 minute meeting, tops. He said "sort of like" over 40 times.

Bang on trend.
Piece of piss.

A little bit sick in my mouth is such an awful expression.

Oh yes @IAmAlwaysLikeThis I totally agree on 'bits'. I think the context you've used is the worst but I also hate "going to the shop to pick up a few bits".

"It was gifted to me," instead of it was a present, really irritates me. I agree with super being used instead of really is bloody annoying. Also I hate it when people say myself when it should be me, they think it makes them sound intelligent but it is the reverse.

Little ones is unbelievably twee

Not phrases but the words poorly, tummy and pudding really irritate me. 'My ds has a poorly tummy so had to miss out on pudding' UGH UGH UGH

"Sets my teeth on edge"
"Makes my teeth itch"
And obviously "live laugh love"!

I always say "pudding". The alternatives are terribly non U.

I use pudding for things that are specifically puddings. (I don't eat fixed courses really.)

Not a random sweet dish and certainly not for a piece of fruit.

I too always say pudding, the words sweet or dessert are just awful.

@JellyNo15 I am with you on ‘myself’ instead of ‘me’ - and ‘yourself’ instead if ‘you’.

Hearing it more and more from call centres, banks, car salespeople and weirdly it pops up on First Dates a lot as well.

“If I could just go through some details with yourself’ 😩

Go to..

‘A thing’. As in ‘Is that a thing?’, used to describe something either not particularly popular or considered obsolete (e.g. ‘You bought a CD? Are CDs still a thing?’)

Newsflash - everything’s a fucking thing 🤬🤬🤬 That’s the essence of the word!!!

@StillCoughingandLaughing I agree with you on "it is what it is" - what a waste of words, the person shouldn't have even opened their mouth, that statement is not adding anything new!

Nothing irritates me that much but where did the word Famalam come from?