In a similar thread on another board, I mentioned "YOLO" which is teenspeak for "You only live once." I get the sentiment (I've been know to toss "carpe diem", which is a similar sentiment, around) but the kids overuse it to the point of rendering it meaningless.
1. Near miss!! Wouldn't that be a hit??
2. Close enough!!
3. Twerking
4. Give it a 110%... Anything more than 100% is impossible
5. I've told you a billion times!! Sure, you may have said it many many times.. But really? A billion times??
6. It's as long as four football fields!! Just tell me that it's 400 yards... I can do the math from there!
I'm sure there are more that drive me nutzoid, but my mind is not working to it's full potential right now.
Hi Shannon,
Here are some of my thoughts:-
The most hackneyed adjective in the UK press at the moment is "eye watering" used to characterise large sums of money. Onions make your eyes water, money certainly doesn't; yet this shibboleth can be found in virtually every piece of financial news.
Another one is "just", used to describe a particular amount or value. Well it is either £1 or it isn't (not maybe 99p or £1.01). £1 is £1 and nothing else...so to say just £1 is flatulent.
In conversation overworked clichés like "at this moment in time" or "due to austerity everyone..." grate immediately.
Redundant words such as "like" and "innit" are often repeatedly used instead of proper punctuation, usually by people who live in Essex.
Referring to every person (except possibly HRH The Queen) aged over 65 as "a pensioner".
Of course whole sectors of the economy routinely use utterly meaningless jargon to convey absolutely nothing, or to totally misrepresent the truth. For example " a highly desirable cosy cottage, ideally situated but in need of a little superficial decoration" really means a seriously dilapidated wreck next to a motorway that really needs demolition and a rebuild.
The one I really miss, around when I was a child, is the stock reply from a 1960's railway trades union leader named Sidney Weighell (pronounced Wheel) who when asked if the trains would be running again would invariably assume a rictus grin and declare in response to some bribe from the employers to lift yet another strike "we will give it due consideration and put a motion to the execkertive (sic) commiddee (sic) sometime next week." Translated this actually meant "Piss off, I neither know nor fucking care." It was great to use to wind up officious people of all kinds who wanted something done quickly for no valid reason.
I also hate YOLO. Drives me nuts.
Swag is another one that really really annoys the hell out of me.
"Step up to the plate" i.e. take responsibility, really bugs me. It's fine in the context of someone from the USA saying it, but it's crept very much into common usage in the UK too. We don't even have baseball here lol
There are too many that drive me nuts! I think I'm turning into a grumpy old man!
"I could care less"
"Would/should/could of"
"All of the sudden"
DRIVE ME INSANE! Use the right words or don't speak!!
As for ones that suck... "It's not you; it's me."
Worst.
Line.
Ever.
Jason, it's not you. It's me.
Lmao.
Just kidding.
If you don't know me, hey is not a greeting.
two more, like, way overused and idiotic terms: double down and gentle giant. And perhaps I started this thread just to vent....
When people use the word 'like' instead of 'said'. For example "he was like, are you serious? And I was like duh, of course." That winds me right up.
"We are where we are."
Obviously, where else can we be?
People who say " leave it till tomorrow " Don t they know TOMORROW never comes
"Suck it up buttercup" kinda sucks.
EPIC
sick of hearing the word "Epic".
I've always liked this one
Those that mind don't matter, those that matter don't mind.
When people finish a sentence with 'Go figure.'
I don't know what that even means
POLITICALLY CORRECT. That phrase makes me want to rebel.
"I don't do drama", because it is always spoken by the ones that do.
"teachable moment" (so condescending) "no problem" (why would it be?)
I agree with most everything posted. I could add:
"You know." And/or "I know." To every statement or question
"When I was your age.."
