What fad words or sayings would you rather people stopped using?

[redqueen]

For me: "epic"

[143tbone]

1. "just saying" n/t

[Lincolngirl]

2. BFF

Send's chills up my spine!!!

[Forkboy]

Anyone who says "chillax" in my presence gets an ice pick in the eye.

[redqueen]

6. Hah...

sort of has the opposite of the intended effect, then.

I don't like that one either. :thumbsup:

[Forkboy]

12. I'm a big fan of contrasts.

:)

[Schema Thing]

52. So "Forkboy" really uses an ice pick?

[Forkboy]

64. LOL...some things call for more than a few small tines.

:)

[Symarip]

3. Awesome

I don't know what it is about it. The word itself implies you are viewing something extraordinary. Now it's used to praise performance slightly above mediocre.

[redqueen]

9. Yes,

completely agree there. Some comedian even does a good bit on that. Or someone ranted about it in a humorous way. Either way... yes.

[charlie and algernon]

26. Eddie Izzard was the comedian

complained that awesome should be reserved for describing the stars and the universe and people use it to describe a hot dog :rofl:

[redqueen]

28. Thanks!

Love that guy... he's spot on. :D

[bluedeminredstate]

4. Dude

I hate when my daughter calls me "dude" with a really annoyed tone of voice.

[mcctatas]

24. I can't stop using that one!

I am way too frigging old to be saying "dude", but I just can't stop myself! :crazy:

[Fire Walk With Me]

39. Take two White Russians and call me in the morning.

[mcctatas]

46. White Russians...

two are never enough :toast:

[Symarip]

47. We're going to party someday, sister (nt)

[mcctatas]

70. Sounds like an insane idea...

I love it :P

[Auggie]

48. Dude

[SOteric]

5. "First Off"

There's absolutely no need for the word 'off.' It can be left out entirely with no ill effect. Better still, leave the whole phrase off and just say what you're going to say. What truly rankles is that it's used almost exclusively to signal that what follows will be a pissy little rant.

[IndianaJones]

7. know what I'm sayin'? nt.

[treestar]

29. That one for me too

It's like saying, "I know I haven't made an effort to be clear and am just running off at the mouth, but you understand what I mean anyway, right?"

[Pool Hall Ace]

8. "Get a life" and "Go fuck yourself"

If those expressions ever had any punch, it is now gone.

[1gobluedem]

10. My bad

Hate it.

[redqueen]

11. I have hated that since the first time I heard it.

:mad:

[Resuscitated Ethics]

31. "my bad"-- It's always said like a challenge--

Like when someone inattentively rolls over your foot with a shopping cart and 'my bad!" follows.

Not "are you OK?" or even "oops!" just a hunk of don't give a shit about the consequences "yep I did it now out of my face"

What gripes me is somehow it makes being totally selfish and irresponsible OK. Like the proffered apology is assumed to be already understood to be accepted. Just the breezy attitude.

[DS1]

13. anyone over 12 using "KTHXBAI" needs a punch in the face

[redqueen]

15. YES!

I volunteer to do the punching. :D

[motely36]

18. Does this mean something?

"KTHXBAI"??? Looks like a bunch of letters to me

[DS1]

19. it's shorthand (and currently LOLcat-speak) for Okay? Thanks, bye

[Bossy Monkey]

14. All. of. them. n/t

[NewJeffCT]

16. McCain-Palin '08

would be one.

[Rambis]

17. "make plays" and "step up"

I knew there was a reason I stopped watching some sports.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

20. "to be honest"

that one gets me.

[Parche]

21. 'my bad'

:grr: :grr: :hi: :hug:

[insanity]

22. Redic

Short handed for ridiculous

[DarkTirade]

23. 'fag' and 'gay' are the two big ones.

[ThomCat]

50. Those get my hackles up.

And older friend of mine throws the word fag around, and it bothers me even though she doesn't mean anything derogatory. But I can't get her to stop using that word. x(

[DarkTirade]

54. A part of me gets its hackles up, but the smart-ass part of me (the part in charge)

just likes to tease people and make fun of them when they use those words. :P

[Deep13]

25. I don't know where to begin. nt

[MorningGlow]

27. "At the end of the day"

:grr: And whoever says it usually says it multiple times in one speech, making it even more annoying.

[RebelOne]

51. Yup, annoys the hell out of me.

And every talking head on TV uses it.

[Kali]

30. suh-wheat

[arcadian]

32. Hella

That chilidog was hella good.

[Resuscitated Ethics]

33. "No Problem"

Me: "Thank you for quickly helping me with that" (courtesy--expect a "you're welcome" or some such)
Them: "No problem!"
Me: "You mean there could have been a problem? I thought it was your job to help. I don't mean to impose-- should I have asked someone else?"
Them: (sensing a new problem) "No, I'm stationed here to help."
Me: "well, thanks again. Bye!
Them: (more cheerfully)"No problem!"
Me:"There could have been a problem?"


OK OK fossil here. "No Problem" in place of "you're welcome" just irks me and is lazy.

No Problem means Piece of Cake as in a crafty lie put out to fool someone being aided that no, the helper did NOT have to go out of their way to help. Like when your in-law asks for a little help getting a tree out of the garden after a storm and it takes you all afternoon and two chainsaw blades. "Oh thank you so much. I hope it wasn't too much trouble" answered with "piece o'cake" or "no problem".

But a service industry worker trotting out a "no problem" just for doing their job is just surly.

[peruban]

74. "Uh-huh" in place of "you're welcome"

Makes me want to punch someone right in the nose. I take the time to say "thank you" and all I get back is "uh-huh"?


:wtf:

[jakefrep]

34. Git-R-Done (nt)

[Rabrrrrrr]

35. Any sports metaphor, "let's rock and roll", and "You know what I'm sayin'?" or any variant thereof

such as "You know what I mean" or "I'm just sayin'" or "Just let me tell ya" and so forth.

Pure ignorance - the only time someone says "Know what I'm saying" is when they are too goddamned dumb to actually put into human language what they are, in fact, trying to say.

[meegbear]

36. "Hellooooooo!" "Talk to the HAND!" ...

there are people who still say those :banghead:

[LanternWaste]

37. "True dat"

"True dat"
"Dis"
"It's like..."
"You know..."

And pretty much all of the ghetto chic that I have to listen to at the office...

[Resuscitated Ethics]

41. I like saying "True, that--" calmly. Get weird looks-- -nt

[BurtWorm]

38. Me too.

That one just came out of nowhere. Epic fail.

[BarenakedLady]

40. "Beast"

Apparently it means something good in tween-speak.

:shrug:

[texas1928]

42. UH...

LEGEND...





















































Wait for it...































DARY!!!!

[jobycom]

43. I love them all

Language should loosen up. Slang is democracy, proper grammar is fascism. Slang is Obama, proper grammar is McCain. Move forward. Make the rules adjust to the reality, don't stifle growth by adhering to the rules. Revolution starts with language.

Although I do hate the yuppie lingo. Apropos, utilize, paradigm, situ, instead of appropirate, use, situation, etc.

[Twillig]

44. fail.

combined with epic.

or solo.

[Symarip]

45. Solo fail?

:)

[Road Scholar]

49. "Whatever" I can't stand that one. nt

[JVS]

53. love

[redqueen]

56. You make me sad, JVS.

Very sad. :(

[dawgmom]

55. "I'd hit that."

Nauseating, demeaning, objectifying expression directed primarily at women. It's disgusting on so many levels. The guy saying it is assessing the fuckability of the woman in question, and the use of the word "that" objectifies and completely dehumanizes her. She becomes an object to be assessed -- essentially a vagina on legs.

[DarkTirade]

58. ... what makes you assume it's a guy saying it about a girl?

:evilgrin:

[dawgmom]

59. OK, I did say "primarily"

I suppose it does get used in other ways, but I've always heard it being say by a man, speaking about a woman.

I suppose it could be objectifying a man, too. Substitute "dick on legs" -- or whatever your favorite orifice is. ;)

[DarkTirade]

81. Weehoo! Aural sex!

... wait, did I say that out loud?

:yoiks:

[Bake]

57. Cool beans. Do you feel me? Fail. Epic Fail.

Bake

[dawgmom]

60. One more: "Brilliant" as overused by Brits

It's the "awesome" of the British Isles.

[peruban]

76. That one doesn't bother me so much.

Maybe because I watch a lot of BBC television and have an old friend I keep up with in England, but I find myself using "brilliant" more often than the usual North American.

[Bryan]

61. "Iconic"

I could go the rest of my natural life without hearing or reading "iconic" used as a modifier.

I'm also very concerned about "amazing" and "fierce", which are very useful but being abused to a frightening degree.

[yy4me]

62. Went missing. I hear this a the time on TV or radio

Someone either IS missing or WAS missing but Went missing?? Don't think so.

[peruban]

77. How about "turned up missing"?

They either turned up, or they were missing. Which is it?

[datasuspect]

63. datasuspect

[PassingFair]

65. "Ah appreciate yew"...

Yuck.

[mokawanis]

66. peace out

I remember when we used to just say "bye".

[mvd]

67. "Talk me down"

Overused IMO.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

68. Flubbericious.

[Ptah]

69. Teh

[TommyO]

71. Dyn-O-Mite!

Am I dating myself here?

Seriously, you betcha!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

72. weapons of mass destruction

you betcha

[peruban]

73. I am so happy people stopped saying

"cool beans". That used to drive me crazy.

[Gormy Cuss]

75. Whatever. n/t

[varkam]

78. Booya. eom

[peruban]

79. Thenkyewww.

I know it's a southern accent thing, but I just can't stand it. Makes me want to say "Would you just enunciate 'Thank' and 'you' as separate words, please?"

[Liberal Veteran]

80. "whaddup??" and "dawg"

This woman at work does that and it grates on my last nerve.

[geomon666]

82. Zeitgeist

Seriously, I'm fucking sick of it.

[csziggy]

83. Kumbaya when talking about Obama

[Zomby Woof]

84. "It is what it is."

(used in the absence of all original thought and critical thinking abilities)

Also: "moving forward" and "game-changer".

Any and all Dilbertesque corporate-speak.

[astral]

85. ' Sup!