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Lighthearted - sayings that annoy you

162 replies

idontalwayslookthistired · 12/03/2020 11:16

Are there any words/sayings that just make your skin crawl for no reason?

I can't stand 'hubby'
Or 'Bae' ... just what even ...?!

OP posts:
bunpot · 12/03/2020 13:46

'Only me' or variants of it - e.g. 'got to the airport and didn't have my passport!!!! Only I would do that!!!!!'
Such an egotistical thing to say

TrickyD · 12/03/2020 13:48

Hubby
Making memories
Drama Llama
Fuming
“I turned round and said... “
L’il one
Nom nom
‘So’ at the start of a sentence
A ‘Pop’ of red or anything else
Being told to ‘Enjoy!’ a meal.
Gifted
Gotten
Pressies

Lots of others already mentioned including ‘passed’ for ‘died’; ‘like’; ‘text’ used as a past tense and plenty more.

TinnedPearsForPudding · 12/03/2020 13:49

Another vote for "myself". Often said as people think it makes them sound intelligent - it's (usually) wrong and makes you look thick

TheReluctantCountess · 12/03/2020 13:49

‘Give your head a shake’ or ‘give your head a wobble’. What? Why?

bunpot · 12/03/2020 13:50

And 'mama'! Wtffff!! Does anyone say this in real life? Only acceptable in an American, deep south accent.

Bezalelle · 12/03/2020 13:51

The disappearance of the word "the" when referring to the baby. "How's baby?" What, the lass from Dirty Dancing??

Kiki275 · 12/03/2020 13:53

"I call a spade a spade me."

No! You're just tactless and/or rude 🤬

danadas · 12/03/2020 13:57

Brainfart. No idea where it came from but I hope it quickly fucks off back there

idontalwayslookthistired · 12/03/2020 14:19

My people!
Also, 'feels' ?!?
'I've got all the feels??' Feels of what?!

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LittleTopic · 12/03/2020 14:26

“It’s always the last place you look.”

Course it fucking is, because you STOP LOOKING then.

MarieIVanArkleStinks · 12/03/2020 14:26

I confess I have a deep-seated and maybe slightly perverse liking for these frequent 'what pisses you off' threads.

I love 'bog roll'. It's just so quintessentially British. Let's face it 'lavatory paper' doesn't have quite the same ring ...

trappedsincesundaymorn · 12/03/2020 14:47

The random use of "basically"....Yes mother dearest I AM looking at you!!

Gotthetshirt23 · 12/03/2020 14:49

Hash tags ....

Living my best life
Making memories

LoveIsLovely · 12/03/2020 14:52

Anything like little one, kiddo, mama, momma, mumma, little man.

You got this.

Gives me the rage - I fucking hate this.

Like doesn't bother me, it's better than um, hm, ah every second word. I think people who hate like are often massive classist snobs.

Starbuck8419 · 12/03/2020 14:53

Bae
It’s total jokes
Lol (written doesn’t bother me so much but said does)
Oh my days
Smile/cheer up might never happen
Make America great again
And generally a lot of the younger generation who say stuff like “innit” “yes bruv” or can’t pronounce / miss out letters “twenny twenny.”

LuluJakey1 · 12/03/2020 15:13

Banta

Zaphodsotherhead · 12/03/2020 15:21

Oh yes, the 'It could only happen to me!' or 'what am I like!' from people who think that they are crazy, wacky, interestingly-alternative.

No, it could happen to anyone with no attention span or ability to read details, and you are 'like' absolutely every other annoying person. There really is nothing funny in screwing up, especially at work.

TAKESNOSHITSHIRLEY · 15/03/2020 11:04

people on here that put bloody d in front of describing people

MySonIsAlsoNamedBort · 15/03/2020 11:13

When people say "I could care less"
COULDN'T CARE LESS. IT'S COULDN'T.

nzborn · 15/03/2020 11:13

Just let it go ( usually from the person who has just offended you )

CoupeCourte · 15/03/2020 11:25

'Game changer'. Inevitably used to describe something really banal. A new flavour of biscuit is not a game changer, Sarah.

Carpathian2 · 15/03/2020 11:26

My ds ( 13) has embraced teenage speak.

Starts every sentence with "so, technically"

Ain't instead of isn't

Gowan instead of go on

And the worst one: innit

I can only hope that maturity and my nagging with make it stop soon 😡

Goldduck · 15/03/2020 11:59

People saying baby without using 'the' before it. Baby is hungry. Baby is having a good kick. It annoyed me endlessly when I was pregnant. Its just a bit too cutesy for my liking.

Tiredandold1 · 15/03/2020 12:25

Yes! ‘Baby’ drove me crazy too! ‘How’s baby?’ ‘Fine. How’s your grammar?’

And ‘who rattled your cage?’ If you express mild disagreement on something.

Riv · 15/03/2020 12:35

I agree with so many of these, especially
Literally: when used to mean figuratively
The over use of “like”; “reached out” (no, I asked or informed you no stretching involved) and recently “loved ones” -( yes I love them they are my friends and family but love isn’t so saccharine and twee. )
I really get irrationally grumped when i.e. is used instead of e.g. (ie= that is to say ... so whatever follows is clarification and is the exact thing being referred to. eg= example so what follows is possible things that could be being referred to.
Biscuit to me for pedantry I think

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