Words and phrases that drive you insane...

[Ducksbehindthesofa]

Certain words (usually nonsense or pseudowords) and phrases really grate on me, sometimes to the extent I don't bother reading the rest of a narrative if I stumble across a word or phrase on my hit list, halfway through something.

There are plenty, but a few to kick off:

Holibobs. It's not even an abbreviation for goodness sake.

Chillax. Just why?

"You do you" - this seems to be the in phrase at the moment, especially with the younger generation. It always sounds vaguely condescending to me

Chrimbo. Please, no

Nom nom nom. This one is right up there with holibobs!

Your turn......

“If I’m honest” why do people say this?

Thanks. Agree I’d often have heard those in rural Ireland, but in my head they’re different to the very grating current usage such as “I’ll ring yourself again tomorrow” or “contact myself with any questions” etc.

Way certain people in certain parts of UK say bokkle instead of bottle

It's giving....
charge it to.... (like blame it on...)
ick
situationship
muggy
boys will be boys
quid

All awful!

Making memories
Nom nom nom (are you a dog?!)
Winner winner, chicken dinner
Holibobs
Pressies
Lickle instead of little

I got a little bit sick in my mouth ( where else would you get sick)
Floor instead of ground
People who think "beau" means sweetheart of either sex

Bung when used in the context of cooking - often in a performative "oh, this recipe is SO easy" way - e.g. Just season and bung the chicken in the oven
Famalam
FIL calls prosecco "seccy" 😫
Platty joobs for the platinum jubilee a few years ago made me want to claw my own ears off
This one when used as a caption for a photo of someone's DC/DH on social media
Pack lunch
I turned around and said....and then he turned around and said....(picturing people twirling on the spot)

Thanks OP, I feel better for that! 😁

Roof instead of ceiling
I seen
I've went
Bad boys
Picky bits
Dippy eggs
Chippy tea

Lol, that's a shit one!

Im in NI so ‘jeez thats wild’ is often used for a bit of scandal/gossip for as long as i can remember. That along with ‘thats cat’ for anything a bit sad/disappointing. 🥴

'I just can't' - it makes me think 'you just can't what? You just can't finish the sentence?'

Totally get this, unless you're singing along with Sweet Caroline. Only then can I accept it!

Love you more than that though.

That's hilariously horrifying

i love this thread, there are so many I agree with.
Hubby irritates, especially when my awful
line manger uses it.
should of
pacific instead of specific
my bad
holibobs
the fam
And quite possibly the most ghastly corporate nonsense ‘nose to tail workflow’ I imagine some kind of gatstropub (another one, too close to gastrointestinal for me)
I feel better now, thanks OP!

Not read the whole thread but...

"it is what it is" - I loathe it

When anyone says "Love you more than that though" also din dins and breaki.

Love you to the moon and back🤮🤮🤮

Any ‘ Americanism “ , such as : curated , elevated , ‘this piece’ when talking about an article of clothing , Megan Markle’s word salad…’she’ instead of it , when did everything become female ?

I say that because I ramble on (ADHD) and I want to make sure I haven’t waffled on too much. I don’t do it to patronise.

So many of these I agree with. I'll add 'my bad' (sort of in the same vein as 'can I get'.

Hubby. Hubster

”Run don’t walk” on all the bargains groups on Facebook. Even when you don’t follow them they come up.

'Waiting on' instead of 'Waiting for'
'Waiting on' means to serve. It annoys me so much more than it should.

'Turned around and said' Gives me a very odd mental picture

'At the end of the day'

'Obviously' when talking about something that is not obvious except to someone who works in your field..

Oh and pregnant people.