Words/phrases you hate...

honey_bee_keysha

"it is what it is." or "swag"

sarah44254

never been



please add the word 'there'. please?

cindyj7

The "F" bomb. It's the only word that I know of that can be used in just about any part of speech, verb, noun. adjective. Although I've never seen it with an ly on the end or even said that way either.

^^Awww, this is my FAVORITE word!!

HurricaneElaine

"Proactive".

What the HELL is that supposed to mean?! :explode:

treesloth

I want to defend the expression "it is what it is", but only for certain uses. It sounds uselessly redundant; of course "it is what it is"! What else would it be? But the expression has some meaning of value. I use it pretty much for a single purpose: to remind someone not to read more (or less) into something than there really is. A moderate problem is just that-- not a tiny bump in the road, and not a catastrophe. It is what it is, not more and not less. The expression is just a concise way of saying that.

That said, I recognize that most uses of the expression are not of the sort I just described.

AlissaFL

I've been working on my fitness.

nettersaurus

"Having fun yet?" Usually when the person knows you're doing something incredibly BORING.

VietMAnese - It's VietNAmese, from Vietnam. Get it?

Being called Hun, Kiddo, Sweetie ESPECIALLY when they're younger than me.

Expecially - It's especially, as stated above.

"I know, right?" or as of late "Right?" when they agree.

Uber - For example, when someone says something is uber exciting. I get it, you're excited.

Also, when people talk like they think they're thugs... Instant punch in the throat.

gingerjen7

When people use the word "retard" as an insult. Being a mother of an intellectually disabled child it makes me want to SCREAM!

This was a message I tried to get through to my kids while they were growing up - 'retard' is so commonly used as an insult that it was difficult for them not to adopt the term just because they heard it so often at school.

When she was about 13-14, my daughter started to be an occasional weekend carer (with my supervision) of a young intellectually disabled woman and the message finally hit home for both my children.

That's why the term for it changes every couple of years. Every time they have a new term for it, it turns into an insult and they have to change it.
It used to be called "imbecile" or "retard", then it changed to "mental retardation", then it had a couple of other names and now the medical term is "intellectually challenged" or "intellectually disabled".
I've had to look into this, because I had to develop a game for intellectually disabled people and so had to talk to them and help out on a daycare centre a couple of days, to learn about them and what they can or can't do. Obviously you'll want to use the right term, to not insult them.

If we'd stop giving up our words to bullies, we wouldn't have to change it all the time. My son is mentally retarded. That's a fact. I'm not going to NOT say so just because a bunch of a-holes decided to make it a bad word. Let them find something else to say; we weren't doing anything wrong, so we shouldn't have to change.

kingofcrunk

veggies

angrybird15

I absolutely hate when I am speaking to someone and they come back and reply “ Or said in a better way” no, I said it exactly how I meant it~

gingerjen7

Anywhoo.. and the other crap that goes with it. We will finger it out bleh bleh. In my opinion makes you sound like a complete imbecile.

Blood.. just like the way its said... lol i know silly and hard to explain

Ah, that reminds me of two phrases that have always sounded ridiculously dirty to me:
"Rub off on" and "Beat around the bush."

Maybe he'll rub off on me? No thank you! But really, don't beat around the bush...move it along to the good stuff.

mgobluetx12

It is what it is

THIS! I nearly killed my husband when we were buying our house because he kept saying this!!!

I have to leave the room when I hear this....it is a mantra in the office I work in. People use it to end a conversation when they can't think of anything else intelligent to say. Grrrrr :explode:

No, people use it to end a conversation when they can't think of ANYTHING intelligent to say.

Amayrial

my son uses YOLO... I'm not too keen on it..

smittybuilt19

Swag...has to be the most ridiculous word I have ever heard. I'm guessing it was coined by some no talent rapper? Or deodorant company.

I see young guys, maybe early teens, wearing flat bill hats, black socks and sandals, of course sagging shorts, a lanyard hanging from their pocket, and a bright neon shirt with the word SWAG across the front. Makes me laugh. Then I look at pictures from when I was that age and think, "Yea...I looked pretty dumb too!"

Me at 12: Short black Nike shorts, any overly large UNC t-shirt, white socks, and don't forget the Reebok Shaqnosis shoes!!! Stylin' and pro.... you know the rest.

missytrishy

i know right? statement and a question all rolled into one???

holla, hella

ganked

wicked

cray cray....

totes...amaze...presh - No one says totally amazing precious!

broheim (sp?) HATE this one Bro, brah and other variations.

Amanda21202

People in this area tend to mix up "borrow" and "lend."

They say "I borrowed it to you" instead of "I lent it to you."

DRIVES ME NUTS!!!

Snap! I cannot stand this!

rodarthe

The use of "prolly" rather than 'probably.

ndfaninaz

I thought of another one:

Adorbs (instead of adorable)

missytrishy

Wtg.
What on earth does it mean??
Absolutely nothing!!

Way to go!!

spikefoot

bling
chillax
brother
boss
dindin
you go girl
puter (for computer)
togs (photographers)
all things work together for good
if it is meant to be it will happen

already getting irritated...stopping now