Phrases/Cliches that annoy you.

[NWGVol]

Call your daughter, she’s been in another car accident.

 

[BenGrimm]

You’re fired

Hope that’s not one you heard recently.

 

[dan4vols]

my bad

 

[wildnkrazykat]

Hope that’s not one you heard recently.

No lol

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

my bad

I used to really hate this one. I've actually caught myself using it a few times though, so I can't really fuss at anyone else for it.

 

[orangeblooded2]

I voted for Trump..........

 

[malinoisvol]

"Back in the day" by anyone under the age of 40.

 

[tumscalcium]

"Back in the day" by anyone under the age of 40.

Ha! I use that but sarcastically around older people.

Back in the day my phone only had snake.

 

[HollowaytoSeivers]

TWSS is a classic...

True, but I still like the Archer version..."Phrasing."

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

"Back in the day" by anyone under the age of 40.

Yep!

 

[pismonque]

take

hot take, fresh take, interesting take, awful take, thoughtful take, hey man that's a pretty lame take, give us a take on what happened, your take is making me uncomfortable, et cetera et cetera ad infinitum....


Technically the usage isn't really new but is a bit more specific in application. But what makes it annoying is that the buzzwordiness has blown up all to hell.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

take

hot take, fresh take, interesting take, awful take, thoughtful take, hey man that's a pretty lame take, give us a take on what happened, your take is making me uncomfortable, et cetera et cetera ad infinitum....


Technically the usage isn't really new but is a bit more specific in application. But what makes it annoying is that the buzzwordiness has blown up all to hell.

That's a nice hot take.

 

[Biopsyman]

Do you have a penny?

 

[bignewt]

Mic drop

 

[pismonque]

"fraught", when not followed by "with"

 

[tumscalcium]

Nest egg

 

[MG1968]

I'm in the minority here, but phrases like "pound the rock", "pass the rock", "shoot the rock" are just plain stupid.

 

[orangeblooded2]

"The Tennessee Coaching Search Continues"

 

[NEO]

It is what it is

I literally say this more often than I can count.


Seriously though sometimes it just is what it is....

Like we just lost to vandy and why friend goes what the hell was that and I just throw up my hands and say it is what it is.

 

[NEO]

Ha! I use that but sarcastically around older people.

Back in the day my phone only had snake.

Oh my God I loved snake!

 

[oz615]

sorry to resurrect an almost two year old thread, but the whole "Stay Safe" after every social media post and or conversation is starting sound hollow to me

 

[feathersax]

sorry to resurrect an almost two year old thread, but the whole "Stay Safe" after every social media post and or conversation is starting sound hollow to me

That & every t.v. commercial that begins, "During these challenging times..."

 

[VolFaninFla]

The favorite word by millennial's... It used every other word... The 2nd favorite word for anything wrong is "Horrible"

I think that the overuse of the word horrible is terrible!

 

[salutethehill]

My kids love Dude Perfect.
I hate Dude Perfect.
Also, those Aussie guys that drop things from high platforms.
They all do cool stuff, but I can't take the noise. Everything isn't "epic", There's no need to "get some". And all the yelling, and faux excitement, and non-humor. I'm only 42 years old but I feel like this when they come on...

 

[RavinDave]

How about “the new normal”?