Words that disengage the brain:

hiker282
hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
edited November 10 in Chit-Chat
Alright, these are words or phrases that are so commonly used that they automatically cause your brain to go into a state of inattentive nothingness whenever they are encountered. Here are some of mine:

Incentivize
Team Player
Stretegery
Goal Oriented
Civility
Open-mindedness
Starvation mode
Out of the box

That is as many as I can list until I reboot my brain. Your turn!
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  • wassalla
    wassalla Posts: 16 Member
    urghhh......brain storming ZZzzzzzzz
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    Synergy
    Own it, as in 'When I do something wrong, I own it.'
    Meta
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Shoes
    Gossiping *
    " I can't eat 1200 cals"
    Skinny/fat/fit/purple women are less attractive

    *not a phrase, but a phenomenon I just can't get into.
  • trixirn
    trixirn Posts: 130 Member
    Manage up
    in it to win it
  • itsrierie
    itsrierie Posts: 28
    "diet" as in "I'm struggling with this diet..."
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Can't
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
    Posted as a reply to my status:

    Yes, dear.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    epic. grossly overused.

    Homer's Odyssey: Epic
    A delicious burrito, a funny cartoon, a prank, anything on failblog: NOT epic.
  • ConnieM20
    ConnieM20 Posts: 493 Member
    wicked.

    my professor uses this entirely too often
  • KimmyEB
    KimmyEB Posts: 1,208 Member
    epic. grossly overused.

    Homer's Odyssey: Epic
    A delicious burrito, a funny cartoon, a prank, anything on failblog: NOT epic.

    LOVE THIS!!

    "Jelly" in place of "Jealous"
    "Prego" or "preggers" in place of "Pregnant."
  • GTOgirl1969
    GTOgirl1969 Posts: 2,527 Member
    I'm just sayin'- it's what people say when they want to continue talking but can't think of anything relevant to add.

    Whatev- saying "whatever" is bad enough because IMO, it's rude and dismissive, but "whatev"- is the speaker really so lazy that they can't be bothered to finish the word?

    Really/Seriously? - said in the b*tchy, snarky, snotty tone most commonly used by middle and high-school "mean girls".

    I tend to ignore whatever words come after any of these.
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    -Dr. Oz says.....

    -Any discussion about TOM - leave the poor guy alone already.
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member

    "Jelly" in place of "Jealous"
    "Prego" or "preggers" in place of "Pregnant."

    Hadn't heard Jelly, but every time somebody says any of the pregnant variations, it makes me want to strangle some spaghetti.
  • sandrinamsilva
    sandrinamsilva Posts: 651 Member
    Can't

    ^^^
  • SteveHunt113
    SteveHunt113 Posts: 648 Member
    Ask - as a noun: "Here's my ask, can research the problem and get back to me with solutions?"
    Status - as a verb: "The problem is big, can you status it for them so they understand?"
  • DinoSaurous
    DinoSaurous Posts: 72 Member
    "no offence but..." - and then carrying on to say something offending.

    As if putting that at the beginning is going to take the sting out of it!
  • Jenncoc86
    Jenncoc86 Posts: 203 Member
    duuuude
    right?
    i was like...
    pundit (i dont know why )
  • Ostinatoarts
    Ostinatoarts Posts: 10
    "Jelly" in place of "Jealous"
    "Prego" or "preggers" in place of "Pregnant."

    Haha ohhh goodness, I've never heard anyone use jelly in place of jealous, but now that I'm aware people do, I'm sure I'll hear it all over the place! That's horrible.

    My least favorite is "gay" when people are saying something is "not good". My high school band kids would use it and the conversation would go something like this (with multiple kids, not just poor insensitive Josh):

    Joshua: "OMG that's so GAY!"
    Me: "How would you like it if someone did that to you? OMG! That's so JOSHUA!"
    Joshua: "..."

    Stopped that practice pretty quick. :)
  • cessnaholly
    cessnaholly Posts: 780 Member
    At the end of the day
    It is what it is

    Hate those.
  • jcrooks85
    jcrooks85 Posts: 21
    "cray cray" people are using this in place of the word crazy. I hate it as much as, if not more than "I know, right?". Grrrrrrrr!!!
  • Jferg69
    Jferg69 Posts: 241 Member
    MAN UP. Is it SO wrong to be in touch with my 'feminine side (even though I don't know how to spell it, lol)
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    ASAP

    no faster way to get me to put off the request...
  • MystiqueASAP
    MystiqueASAP Posts: 747
    sin
    yeah, yeah, yeah
    irregardless
  • Ostinatoarts
    Ostinatoarts Posts: 10

    irregardless

    Ugh... THIS.
  • Carl01
    Carl01 Posts: 9,307 Member
    Job.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Job.
    No....

    WORK
  • HollieDoodles
    HollieDoodles Posts: 678 Member
    Honestly,........
    To be honest,.......
    Truthfully,.....
    If you really want to know the truth,.......
    I'm not gonna lie,.....
    :huh:

    Whenever I hear stuff like this, I think, "No! Please don't start being honest, now! I can't handle the truth"

    I put those people on my "never trust" list :ohwell:
  • oberon0124
    oberon0124 Posts: 10,524 Member
    Meeting, if I go to another useless meeting. Brain disconected before going in!!!
  • beckyinma
    beckyinma Posts: 1,433 Member
    "I don't know" when my child leaves the light on and I ask who was the last person in that room. Or when there are dishes on the table and a child is asked if they put their dishes away....
  • SteveHunt113
    SteveHunt113 Posts: 648 Member
    Honestly,........
    To be honest,.......
    Truthfully,.....
    If you really want to know the truth,.......
    I'm not gonna lie,.....
    :huh:

    Whenever I hear stuff like this, I think, "No! Please don't start being honest, now! I can't handle the truth"

    I put those people on my "never trust" list :ohwell:
    LOL!! Thanks for the good laugh!
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