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What phrases are so annoying you want to scream argh!

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Butterfly98 · 07/06/2019 22:26

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!

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RiftGibbon · 07/06/2019 23:25

#soblessed
#makingmemories
Make up that has a 'pop' or makes eyes/lips 'pop'
Fell pregnant - ridiculous turn of phrase
People who say 'basically' every three seconds
People who say 'literally' when they mean 'nearly'
People who say 'obviously' when whatever it is is far from obvious
Should of/Could of

Seems to cover pretty much everyone and everything Grin

7Days · 07/06/2019 23:27

But I still don't know what Adult Headache' means!
Is it too tired for sex after a days 'adulting'?

UserFriendly14 · 07/06/2019 23:27

Other half Angry Are you not a whole in your own?!!

7Days · 07/06/2019 23:28

I hate 'So - this happened'

echt · 07/06/2019 23:30

What do you think to this dress? It's of.
I text him, when it should be I texted him.
Yum, as in that's so yum.

Itsjeremycorbynsfault · 07/06/2019 23:30

On point
My bad
Moving forwards

ballsdeep · 07/06/2019 23:32

Living my best life
Wtaf does that even mean?

Squigglesworth · 07/06/2019 23:33

Had to look up "adult headache"... (Hungover, apparently.)

I loathe "so" at the beginning of every sentence... and too many others to list, really, though quite a few have already been mentioned.

ilovesooty · 07/06/2019 23:37

Boils my poss.

ilovesooty · 07/06/2019 23:37

Sorry. Boils my piss.

Bunnylady53 · 07/06/2019 23:39

To be fair
I’m not going to lie

Likethebattle · 07/06/2019 23:42

‘At the end of the day....’ ‘should/could/would of’
Mil always says strange things but lately since we bought a new build she refers to ‘the modern’ for example we have a smart heating system because ‘that’s the modern’ or seeing something very up to date ‘of course that’s the modern’ modern what?.
Brought rather than bought and draws rather than drawers.

FrenchBoule · 07/06/2019 23:44

“You’ll get there” or “one day it will happen” lack of time or too knackered to do anything, caught up in a fucking hamster wheel of work, medical appointments, looking after DC, daily grind.

Nobody to take kids off so we could get on with jobs that need doing.
Rural area, nearest CM 15 miles away, DC with ASD, elderly PIL not fit for looking after the kids for a few hours.Life’s a bit difficult sometimes.

rosedream · 07/06/2019 23:48

'For want of a better word' before telling me her feelings about something.
For want of a better word , I'm furious ..... arghhh
For want of a better word, I'm ok ..... double arghhh

7Days · 07/06/2019 23:50

Thank you, a hangover. That makes sense

babysharkah · 07/06/2019 23:56

We're pregnant. 😡

aPengTing · 08/06/2019 00:03

“Back in the day”

I can’t even put into words how much I hate that phrase and the people who use it.

EleanorOalike · 08/06/2019 00:05

My boss always wants to “touch base with me and see where we’re at”.

EleanorOalike · 08/06/2019 00:07

Also for some reason “SHIT THE BED” as a declaration of disbelief/awe is taking off in my social circle.

GlitterPixie · 08/06/2019 00:08

‘They’re just jealous’ if anything even mildly negative is ever said about someone or anybody disagrees with a particular action. Usually seem in Facebook groups where a million women seem to comment ‘obviously just jealous of you hun’ or the like

bee222 · 08/06/2019 00:10

Lots of pregnancy related phrases like "Fell pregnant" or even worse "caught"
Calling your period AF/Aunt Flow. Saying 'Doing the deed" or "baby dance" because you're too coy and twee to say you've been having sex.
It always really surprises me when grown ass women can't use the proper words for their own bodily functions.

EleanorOalike · 08/06/2019 00:11

Oh and “got caught”, “I was caught” and “if it catches” for conceiving.

Angry
EleanorOalike · 08/06/2019 00:11

Snap Bee Grin

slummymummy35 · 08/06/2019 00:13

We'll agree to disagree. Usually said by someone in defence of an argument where they are factually incorrect. No dickhead, you're wrong!!

nicslackey · 08/06/2019 00:14

Another vote for back in the day. I have to force myself not to punch the person saying it in the throat

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