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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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golddustwomen · 08/06/2019 18:26

'Melts my heart' makes me want to throw the fuck up
I also completely cringe when someone refers to their son as 'little man'

beanaseireann · 08/06/2019 18:37

"......if you know what I mean."

I do.
I am not stupid.

Fstar · 08/06/2019 18:42

Guy at work says 'and everything else like that' about 20 times in one story he is telling

darjeelingisrank · 08/06/2019 18:46

'Cheer up, it might never happen'.

ALongHardWinter · 08/06/2019 18:47

Not so much phrases,but still downright annoying are when someone keeps saying 'Yeah,right?' after EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE. A close second is 'You know?' every few seconds. I listen to LBC phone-ins a lot and if a caller keeps saying either of these,I have to mute the radio until they've finished.

LadySainsburySeal · 08/06/2019 18:48

I just remembered - my ex used to speak and at the end of each sentence he would hum a little fanfare. "I'll be back later than usual tonight because I'm dropping in to see Jim" Da-dum-dum-Daaa.

mollpop · 08/06/2019 18:51

Cheeky. As in a cheeky glass of wine. And "picky bits". Hate it

Goodenough06 · 08/06/2019 18:51

"Holibobs"

"Poorly-sick"

"Ickle" (instead of little)

"Not a happy bunny"

Please excuse me whilst I vomit profusely.

ALongHardWinter · 08/06/2019 18:52

Just thought of another one. 'Im not being funny,but.....' . You can guarantee that if they precede their sentence with this,then they most definitely ARE going to be funny!

MarieIVanArkleStinks · 08/06/2019 18:55

'Cheer up, it might never happen'.

Arrrgh! Yes, some of the phrases on here are outright annoying. That doesn't necessarily hold that they're always being uttered by outright annoying people.

But the phrase highlighted above is in another class, and the only basis on which it's possible for someone to use it is that they are fuckwits. Angry

RosemaryRemember · 08/06/2019 18:57

The word "fab."

It doesn't annoy me so much as I just think it's not a proper word.

I will use hubster as a joke so I'm not logical or anything!

NCforthis2019 · 08/06/2019 19:01

Do you know what I mean - no I’m fucking stupid, please explain what you mean.

This is going to be legit.

I don’t mean to be rude, but.......

Hubby, BAE, hubster, end of, babe, hon,

RosemaryRemember · 08/06/2019 19:04

Hubster is ace. End of.

End of is quite annoying isn't it?

Clankboing · 08/06/2019 19:08

It is what it is.

CreekyBeaky · 08/06/2019 19:09

I don’t mean to be funny but.... (translated as I’m going to say something out of order but please let me get away with it)

Don’t take this the wrong way (I’m about to insult you)

You know what I mean? (Yes because you just fucking said it)

elliejjtiny · 08/06/2019 19:48

"I was rushed to hospital" when they went to a and e for something that a gp or pharmacy could have sorted out. Actually make that anyone who exaggerates any medical thing for attention.

"You can't do everything" when i'm moaning about the lack of basic facilities for my disabled ds2. I just wanted him to be able to an activity where he isn't excluded or made to feel like an inconvenience.

darjeelingisrank · 08/06/2019 20:01

They're always 'blue lighted', ellie. No one ever just waits in minors for a few hours because they ripped their legs open climbing a fence whilst drunk and need it stitched.

'Money isn't everything!''Money can't buy happiness' - bullshit, bullshit, bullshit! Life is indescribably more miserable when you're shit poor.

ChristmasFluff · 08/06/2019 20:01

"Caught feelings"

They aren't a fecking virus.

elliejjtiny · 08/06/2019 20:18

darjeeling yes! and nobody has a normal illness anymore it's always "the worst case the Dr had ever seen".

Curious2468 · 08/06/2019 20:28

Fair enough

firstimemamma · 08/06/2019 21:02

"A son is a son until he finds a wife, a daughter is a daughter for the rest of your life" Sad

justbinthefeckinbyebyebox · 08/06/2019 21:07

Coach tour guide, when on numerous stops kept saying "go for coffee" at the services.

We all ended up saying "go fuck-offy"

Notevenathing · 08/06/2019 21:15

‘Fake it ‘til you make it’
‘On point’
‘Crotch goblins’

Ooogetyooo · 08/06/2019 21:37

I'm blessed
We're blessed
You're blessed

Simonfromharlow · 08/06/2019 22:40

Everything happens for a reason.

I've heard that a lot since my husband left! I feel like saying yes the reason is my husband is a wanker.

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