Are there words you feel are overused or that make you cringe?
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My apologies if this has been mentioned but I can't stand the phrase "YOLO" (You Only Live Once. It can be a good phrase but I've seen it used too often to justify impulsive decisions leading to debt.
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Gift, used as a verb.
Totally with you on this. LOL! Maybe with only one angry-fire-face, though.
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Ok - here are mine.
Cute. What a putdown! Especially in relation to old people. It's so patronizing. So many celebutants use this word, and it's ALWAYS patronizing. Hate it.
Panties. Oh, where to start?
Texted. It was never a verb to start! It has no hope of having a past tense.
And the most heinous word in the world......
Diet. But that's a whole other story, I suppose.
Cute. What a putdown! Especially in relation to old people. It's so patronizing. So many celebutants use this word, and it's ALWAYS patronizing. Hate it.
Panties. Oh, where to start?
Texted. It was never a verb to start! It has no hope of having a past tense.
And the most heinous word in the world......
Diet. But that's a whole other story, I suppose.
Orientated (not trendy but just wrong)
Hella. As in that's hella cool or it's hella cold outside or whatever.
What the actual f***. This one was going around a while back.
So stinking cute. This was also going around but even if it wasn't trendy, I just don't see stinky and cute going together.
Super cute. This has popped up recently and seems usually weirdly applied to very average looking fashion and makeup items.
Hella. As in that's hella cool or it's hella cold outside or whatever.
What the actual f***. This one was going around a while back.
So stinking cute. This was also going around but even if it wasn't trendy, I just don't see stinky and cute going together.
Super cute. This has popped up recently and seems usually weirdly applied to very average looking fashion and makeup items.
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AF. I cannot stand the way every. single. sentence. gets finished with these letters! Why do we need to overemphasize everything? Are we afraid life doesn't see us? Do we need to stand - screaming into the wind - for the world to know we're here?
She was pretty.
That's delightful.
Dinner was wonderful.
I was annoyed.
Look at that! Every single one of them stands alone without the ridiculous AF added to it. I also don't want the word 'f*ck' popping into my brain every second, every time somebody speaks. Why does life have to be sooooo ramped up?? Either people are listening to you or they're not. If they are - the emphasis is unnecessary. If they're not - 'AF' isn't going to help you.
Besides, it's coarse. There. I said it. And no, I have nothing against swearing. At all. We just don't need the extra emphasis every single time we open our mouths.
She was pretty.
That's delightful.
Dinner was wonderful.
I was annoyed.
Look at that! Every single one of them stands alone without the ridiculous AF added to it. I also don't want the word 'f*ck' popping into my brain every second, every time somebody speaks. Why does life have to be sooooo ramped up?? Either people are listening to you or they're not. If they are - the emphasis is unnecessary. If they're not - 'AF' isn't going to help you.
Besides, it's coarse. There. I said it. And no, I have nothing against swearing. At all. We just don't need the extra emphasis every single time we open our mouths.
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“Circle back”, and not because a certain red-headed political figure said it, I just think it’s annoying.
Don’t circular back, just answer the question now or say, “I’ll look into it” or “I don’t know, let me find out”
Also not a huge fan of “got you” our older son loves that and “bruh”. I think that’s how you spell it, I can’t keep up with this teen speak.
Don’t circular back, just answer the question now or say, “I’ll look into it” or “I don’t know, let me find out”
Also not a huge fan of “got you” our older son loves that and “bruh”. I think that’s how you spell it, I can’t keep up with this teen speak.
Didn't it used to be bro? Is bruh an evolution to a gender non-specific term? Either way over used, but I am just curious.
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I think bruh is the new bro, looked it up because I wasn’t sure, proof that I’m old and out of touch lol!
Bruh, This Word Is Older Than You Think
As a word used to refer to a man, "bruh" dates pretty far back. But like most slang, its meaning and use keep changing over time.
www.dictionary.com
Also agree about over-emphasizing everything.
Re "bro" to "bruh," now I also hear "bra."
Another thing I find cringey is "popped my [insert new thing done here] cherry" or "not a [insert new thing done here] virgin" anymore. Does everything have to be sexualized or bathroom-ized.
Re "bro" to "bruh," now I also hear "bra."
Another thing I find cringey is "popped my [insert new thing done here] cherry" or "not a [insert new thing done here] virgin" anymore. Does everything have to be sexualized or bathroom-ized.
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Not gender related, supposed to be the phonetic form or bro, like mah instead of my.
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You hate....Beloved?? Oh noooooo!!!
To clarify, I do not hate “beloved,” just its overuse. It seems that lately every person that passes away, every tree, building, or intersection that’s been damaged, was “beloved.” Not just by some, but universally. Oh well… just a personal quirk of mine.
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I think this is regional in the US---the only people I have heard that structure their sentence in this way were from PA. Hopefully it is not migrating and spreading!
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Another thing that makes me cringe is when people use "Whenever" instead of "When". Not sure if this is a regional thing or what?
eg. I remember whenever I was in preschool, my mom used to give me flat coke in my sippy cup!
eg. I remember whenever I was in preschool, my mom used to give me flat coke in my sippy cup!
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Ohhhhh - I forgot my number one pet peeve!
"Off of."
I got off of the highway.
I got up, off of the sofa.
I took the jam off of the counter.
It is seriously like nails down a chalk board to me! It's OFF - not off of. And nooooobody else says it, just by the way. It's an Americanism and it affects me now the same way it did, the first time I heard it when we moved to the US. Welcome to the boonies!
Sends. Me. Mental.
"Off of."
I got off of the highway.
I got up, off of the sofa.
I took the jam off of the counter.
It is seriously like nails down a chalk board to me! It's OFF - not off of. And nooooobody else says it, just by the way. It's an Americanism and it affects me now the same way it did, the first time I heard it when we moved to the US. Welcome to the boonies!
Sends. Me. Mental.
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yes i hate cute too
also sweet (unless its about lollies)
oh yes panties is ugly
i also dont like frock or slacks
and i dont like crotch but gusset is ok
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