Words and phrases that you can't stand...

[DilemmaADay]

What words and phrases irrationally (or rationally!) annoy you.

Mine are:
'Doggo' - DP uses this all the time, why make the word 'dog' longer
'No is a complete sentence' - just sounds so dismissive and I doubt anyone IRL would talk like this
'That doesnt work for us' - just sounds rude
'Little man' to describe a boy
'Hubby' - this is irrational as loads of people say this
'Boils my piss' - conjours horrible images in my head
'Move on' when talking about a bad situation - yeah, because the person with the problem really hasn't thought about that ...
'It is what it is' - one if those phrases that seemed to spawn from Love Island, I dont know why I hate it.

Any more?

There's a real thing at the moment where people use "scream" when they mean suggested, or asked for. An example would be "people were screaming for restaurants to be open" or "everyone was screaming about how deadly the virus was".
I've only really noticed it since the virus but it's really winding me up now.

"I eat like a bird"

"You sound jealous, OP"

So mindless and trotted out because the poster read it somewhere and was impressed. It's cropping up so frequently, it might as well be "YSJOP", like "ODFOD".
Then it could be scrolled past even more quickly.

@Kidneybingo

There's a real thing at the moment where people use "scream" when they mean suggested, or asked for. An example would be "people were screaming for restaurants to be open" or "everyone was screaming about how deadly the virus was". I've only really noticed it since the virus but it's really winding me up now.

And people 'scream' when they mean 'shout or 'yell' but it only seems to be on here.

Oh, there are so many ... currently top of the list is people talking about 'sourcing' things, no you BOUGHT them, you didn't go on an expedition up the Zambezi.

Doggo
Little/lil man
Prinny
Fly high with the angels
Rainbow bridge
Need gone
Hollibobs
Famalam
Wine o clock
Mumma
On the boob

Overexaggerate.
Nobody ever merely exaggerates any more, it's always overexaggerate. As if exaggerate didn't already mean what they were trying to say!

Oh, there are so many ... currently top of the list is people talking about 'sourcing' things, no you BOUGHT them, you didn't go on an expedition up the Zambezi

See also “curated”. Aways has to be done carefully as well.

Incorrectly using nonplussed to mean unbothered when it means surprised and confused.

People who 'project manage' things all the fucking time. The Shard was fucking project managed, Barbie - your extension was not.
People who claim to have been 'headhunted'. Yeah, sure you were. It's a cutthroat world, assistant nursery school management 🙄

Gifted to mean given eg I was gifted (vom) this necklace

Celebrity Z breaks their silence....

I usually have no idea who these people are, let alone the fact that they have been silent about something

‘For context’

Seen this morning: posh pickyplatter sounds good

It doesn't. It really, really, really doesn't.

@Newkitchen123

Celebrity Z breaks their silence....

I usually have no idea who these people are, let alone the fact that they have been silent about something

Or has "crisis talks"

My blood pressure was through the roof when I used to read the papers

Cuppa/brew - no idea why it annoys me!

I'm engaged when people call it 'a cup of coffee' rather than just 'a coffee' - I've yet to hear someone say 'I was just having a plate a food when the 'phone rang . . . ' I know it's unreasonable but there you have it.
I also hate the rise in people preoccupied with having things really hot - "I just want a hot cup of coffee! Is that too much to ask?" Ugh.

Lol @PoorMansPaulaRadcliffe yours made mev🤣

I know I'm being ridiculous. I do know! 🤣

@ninninannonoonoo

Seen this morning: posh pickyplatter sounds good

It doesn't. It really, really, really doesn't.

That's awful.

To reach out... I hate it!

All the hashtags I've seen a friend do for her little boy #myworld #handoms #lilman #mylife

My colleague always says "wowzah" "winner winner" "essentially"

I think I'm too old to understand #hashtags.

Are people supposed to think "I'd love to see a picture of somebody's li'l prince...", happily tap in "#li'lprince" then sigh over all the random toddlers?
I wanted to ask my DD when she'd added about 6 various #s after a photo of her grandmother's 80th (can only remember #inspirationalwoman and #happyfam, which is nice and all, I suppose...), but thought it's probably something I should know

"Educate yourself".

If you can't be arsed to explain your point of view, don't bother saying anything.

@DisappearingGirl

"Educate yourself".

If you can't be arsed to explain your point of view, don't bother saying anything.

Exactly. It’s so tedious.