Words/Phrases that bug you!?

gdortiz
gdortiz Posts: 169 Member
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I hate when mothers call themselves "mamas" or "mama" with an animal attached ... "mama bear." Sorry, it just always comes off as contrived.

Just heard this the other day ... "baby moon" I guess a vacation you take before you have a kid?

"hubby" makes me gag, can't stand when guys say, "the wife."

anyone over 30 saying "selfie"

I know intentions are good with this one, but how water down has "thoughts and prayers" become?

It's car payment ... NOT CAR NOTE! lol annoying

I hate when grown women call men ... "boys." as in, "The bar last night was fun, there lots of boys."

For football fans ... anyone that says "prevent defense" was the reason a team being soundly beaten either scored a lot of points or came back for a win.
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  • Dandman1990
    Dandman1990 Posts: 196 Member
    This is more of a grammatical irritant but I go mad over "you're" and "your" being used in the wrong context. The same with "Their", "There" & "They're".
  • ceci728
    ceci728 Posts: 2 Member
    HI Gab,

    Im back on, I need to get back to taking care of MYSELF!!!
  • ceci728
    ceci728 Posts: 2 Member
    HI Gab,

    Im back on, I need to get back to taking care of MYSELF!!! What does "selfie" mean?
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Lately, when someone verbalizes hashtag(insert random words/phrases here).

    I get it when it's used in status messages in social media... but it serves no purpose when it's verbalized other than to make the person saying it sound like an idiot.
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    Lets circle back on that point
    It is what it is
    Let me run it up the ladder

    There's a bunch more but I have been out of the corporate world for a few years now.

    And I have to agree with k8blujay2 - hashtags are really annoying unless you're on twitter or Facebook.
  • thatbelinda
    thatbelinda Posts: 94 Member
    ATM Machine, PIN Number, LCD Display, 6am in the morning.

    UGH.
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    ATM Machine, PIN Number, LCD Display, 6am in the morning.

    UGH.

    :laugh: I think I'm guilty of all of those.
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    "Irregardless" makes me stabby
  • thatbelinda
    thatbelinda Posts: 94 Member
    ATM Machine, PIN Number, LCD Display, 6am in the morning.

    UGH.

    :laugh: I think I'm guilty of all of those.

    Noooooo!!!
  • Naomi0504
    Naomi0504 Posts: 964 Member
    All of these are funny :smile: I'll add women calling their boobs "the girls".
  • GypsyRoad2
    GypsyRoad2 Posts: 433 Member
    All of these are funny :smile: I'll add women calling their boobs "the girls".

    ^ I agree with that one, silly...also.....someone had mentioned "hubby", baby mama or baby daddy, trailer park trash, booty or booty call, someone calling their sig other or spouse "my ole lady" or "my ole man", psycho, stalking...people have ran some of these into the ground!!! I also tire of the young people referring to everything as "Gay" and calling each other the word "*kitten*." I don't like anything that's so repetitive that it becomes annoying point blank!
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    guesstimate and double negatives ugh
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    pecker and moist are the worst words in existence
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    All of these are funny :smile: I'll add women calling their boobs "the girls".

    ^^Agreed, also referring to them as puppies!

    My vote for worst word is *kitten* - it makes me want to insert screwdrivers in my ears & pluck out my eyes.
  • TheNoLeafClover
    TheNoLeafClover Posts: 335 Member
    pecker and moist are the worst words in existence
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  • primal_cupcakes
    primal_cupcakes Posts: 280 Member
    literally.

    As in, my head LITERALLY exploded.

    The perceived misuse of "random" used to raise my hackles until I listened to a segment on All Things Considered. The precise mathematical definition of "random" has been in use since the late 1800s but the word has been used to describe somethng that is lacking a definite purpose or unpredictable since the 1700s.
  • TamaraKat
    TamaraKat Posts: 533 Member
    "Like".

    "That is like... so totally awesome!"
    "And he like... lost weight."
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    I don't like the words tid-bits, tiddlywinks, boobies, titties.
    I can't stand when somebody asks me if I want a pop.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    panties and moist are the worst words in existence

    Fixed it.
  • TattooedNici
    TattooedNici Posts: 2,141 Member
    When a grown man refers to himself as a "bad boy". If you're referring to yourself or letting others call you that, then you're not a man, period. It's childish.
  • TattooedNici
    TattooedNici Posts: 2,141 Member
    This is more of a grammatical irritant but I go mad over "you're" and "your" being used in the wrong context. The same with "Their", "There" & "They're".

    My biggest pet peeves!
  • shurders
    shurders Posts: 5
    "Having said that..."
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    I really cannot stand when people say preggers or prego instead of pregnant.
  • 2shoes123
    2shoes123 Posts: 204 Member
    Gesundheit annoys me. Just say God bless you when someone sneezes.

    Also the word used as in I used to do whatever it is you did before. That bugs me.

    and

    Veggies - grow up and say vegetables.

    Oh and that was delish - I hate the word, it's not a word.
  • emmawoolf84
    emmawoolf84 Posts: 243 Member
    "You want your cake & to eat it too"

    Well of course I want to eat the damned cake!
  • STC1188
    STC1188 Posts: 101 Member
    "Going forward" -- more of a corporate thing

    I also strongly dislike when people agree with you and overly verbalize it "Okay okay okay" or "Oh yeah yeah yeah"
  • JillianMarieSoto
    JillianMarieSoto Posts: 17 Member
    I really abhor baby talk. All of it. I know adult women who use it in conversation with fellow adults. Its bad enough when gibberish is spewed at children but using it in everyday conversation? Beyond ridiculous.

    Bad grammar and a poor grasp of the English language is also irritating.

    As is superfluous swearing.

    /end rant/
  • LishLash79
    LishLash79 Posts: 562 Member
    HATE it when people use the words "Hon" "Honey" or "Dear" or the like, when they don't know you, and especially when they are younger then you..
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    I really cannot stand when people say preggers or prego instead of pregnant.

    Baby bump
  • JillianMarieSoto
    JillianMarieSoto Posts: 17 Member
    pecker and moist are the worst words in existence

    This exactly.
    "Moist..." There is never an appropriate time to use that word.

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