Phrases/terms that need to be retired immediately (1 Viewer)

[Radical Larry]

actually, May 6 is Revenge of the Sixth too (some prefer this because it sounds more like Sith).

Read it on wikipedia today 

Good god

 

[nirad3]

The overuse of the word "super", especially by females, is excruciating.

"Super cute!"

"Super fun!"

"Super excited!"

Please stop.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

The overuse of the word "super", especially by females, is excruciating.

"Super cute!"

"Super fun!"

"Super excited!"

Please stop.

same people that "rock" everything.  

rockin' those shoes, rockin' that hair, this cheap wine rocks, we're rock stars ...

 

[Ray Barboni]

“Close the loop”

So horrible. 

“Hey what’s the status on the LV harness design? Could you close the loop with biff dykewad on that? Thanks”

?

 

[Phil Elliott]

"have a good one" - Seems to still be popular with female sales clerks/waitresses.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

"have a good one" - Seems to still be popular with female sales clerks/waitresses.

I say this all the time. 

In the written category, I think "Wow......just....wow." is beyond played out.  Please stop.

 

[arrow1]

Had a convenience store clerk say to me today: "Take it easy guy....and if it's easy take it again."  I'm like: 

 

[Zigg]

Had a convenience store clerk say to me today: "Take it easy guy....and if it's easy take it again."  I'm like: 

I believe he meant to say, "take er easy, and if she's easy take her twice." 

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

I’m very annoyed by:

Narrative 

Draft Capital

Unpack (used in corporate America as in ‘figure out the root cause’). 

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

What do you want to know?

that's a big ask

 

[Scoresman]

Today I was told to "solicit input from the team" instead of  "ask everyone what they think".  

 

[Keerock]

Today I was told to "solicit input from the team" instead of  "ask everyone what they think".  

Any women worth having their inputs solicited on said team?

 

[wikkidpissah]

I’m very annoyed by:

Unpack

Gotta say i think that term might have started here in the FFA. A decade ago, before truthiness cured everyone of caring what people actually mean, i was CONSTANTLY being asked on these boards to "unpack" my wordweird way of expressing myself by those who had no actual countering opinion but wanted to make me suffer for having mine.

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

Gotta say i think that term might have started here in the FFA. A decade ago, before truthiness cured everyone of caring what people actually mean, i was CONSTANTLY being asked on these boards to "unpack" my wordweird way of expressing myself by those who had no actual countering opinion but wanted to make me suffer for having mine.

LOL. 

 

[IC FBGCav]

Free for All

 

[arrow1]

adult beverages

 

[nirad3]

I know it's a fan favorite here, but I can't stand "amirite".  

 

[cloppbeast]

"having said that"

 

[RJS113]

“...Know what I mean?”

My wife used to say that after almost every sentence. I started responding with, “yes, I know what you mean” every time so she can see how much she said it, but it didn’t get much better. Then I started obnoxiously saying “Na’mean!” every time she said it. After a couple days of that, she barely says it at all anymore. 

 

[Osaurus]

“...Know what I mean?”

My wife used to say that after almost every sentence. I started responding with, “yes, I know what you mean” every time so she can see how much she said it, but it didn’t get much better. Then I started obnoxiously saying “Na’mean!” every time she said it. After a couple days of that, she barely says it at all anymore. 

Imagine your boss saying it at least 4-6 times in a conversation and then telling you to keep him in the loop.  

 

[nirad3]

"I know, right?"  still persists.  Throat-punch.

 

[rockaction]

"I know, right?"  still persists.  Throat-punch.

That seems pretty innocent for a throat punch, though maybe I'm reading it in a different tone than you're writing it.  

 

[Keerock]

"I know, right?"  still persists.  Throat-punch.

Guilty.

 

[nirad3]

That seems pretty innocent for a throat punch, though maybe I'm reading it in a different tone than you're writing it.  

OK maybe not throat-punch worthy but would need to do more than a simple eye-roll.  

 

[rockaction]

OK maybe not throat-punch worthy but would need to do more than a simple eye-roll.  

I'm hearing the inflection and tone the more I read it on the page. It's pretty bad. It's got a lot of upspeak in there if I'm getting your tone correctly. Annoying.  

 

[Bossman]

please stop using .... "I'm just not feeling it"

.

.

"thanks for a very fair trade offer ... but I'm just not feeling it"

 

[DallasDMac]

please stop using .... "I'm just not feeling it"

That's what SHE said, amiright?

 

[jonessed]

This has been said in here before, but a guy in front of me at the grocery store was on his phone and said: "I'll come full circle and do a deep dive on that tomorrow."

I don’t mind cliches, but when two or three get weaved into a sentence it’s hard not to roll the eyes.

 

[jonessed]

That's what SHE said, amiright?

You could do a whole scene with just this page:

“Adult beverages?”

“Super Cute”

”Super Excited”

”Having said that... “

Can you unpack that?”

”Free for all!”

”Good God. That’s a big ask”

”I know.... right?”

”Take it easy guy.”

”Thanks for a very fair trade offer.”

 

[nirad3]

“Super Cute”

”Super Excited”

On my shortlist of ones I simply can't stand right now.

 

[Sheriff Bart]

"You HAVE to wear a condom!" 

 

[Radio Free Homer]

"Stop touching me."

 

[Phil Elliott]

“Ya know?”

 

[Tom Servo]

“...to own the libs.”

I don’t know who started it, where it came from, or the fact I see more people using it ironically than seriously, it has to be hurled into the sea to be eaten by ravenous sharks. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I don’t mind cliches, but when two or three get weaved into a sentence it’s hard not to roll the eyes.

One of my favorite quotes is ""So now what we are dealing with is the rubber meeting the road, and instead of biting the bullet on these issues, we just want to punt."

 

[nirad3]

Yeah, no.

Which one is it?  

 

[nirad3]

Have y'all seen this gem yet?

"Today years old"

 

[msommer]

-ninja

As in Marketing ninja, sales ninja, customer service ninja

I WANT TO STAB MY EARS; MAKE IT STOP

 

[heckmanm]

“...Know what I mean?”

My wife used to say that after almost every sentence. I started responding with, “yes, I know what you mean” every time so she can see how much she said it, but it didn’t get much better. Then I started obnoxiously saying “Na’mean!” every time she said it. After a couple days of that, she barely says it at all anymore. 

“Do you know what I am saying?”

/Butters

 

[nirad3]

-ninja

As in Marketing ninja, sales ninja, customer service ninja

I WANT TO STAB MY EARS; MAKE IT STOP

I, too, thought of this seeing the "ninja" thread today.

Also see: "rockstar"

 

[Christo]

Have y'all seen this gem yet?

"Today years old"

No, but I already don't like it. WTF does it mean? 

 

[DallasDMac]

No, but I already don't like it. WTF does it mean? 

That the person talking is an idiot.

 

[nirad3]

That the person talking is an idiot.

Basically.

"I was today years old when I found out there was an 'e' in Romaine lettuce"

Sorry for not having a better example.  I'm seeing this on FB... reposts from Twitter, though.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Basically.

"I was today years old when I found out there was an 'e' in Romaine lettuce"

Sorry for not having a better example.  I'm seeing this on FB... reposts from Twitter, though.

That's just nasty.  Do I need to punch someone?

 

[Bull Dozier]

Have y'all seen this gem yet?

"Today years old"

When my wife first heard this (my wife, who says "Awesome sauce" as much as possible in any given day), she had to tell me about this great new saying.  She gave it the refernce like she just unlocked the greatest mystery of the world.  Fortunately it didn't really keep in her daily vernacular.

 

[CurlyNight]

"..or what not.."

 

[-fish-]

Basically.

"I was today years old when I found out there was an 'e' in Romaine lettuce"

Sorry for not having a better example.  I'm seeing this on FB... reposts from Twitter, though.

I believe I would spit on someone for doing that in person.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

When my wife first heard this (my wife, who says "Awesome sauce" as much as possible in any given day), she had to tell me about this great new saying.  She gave it the refernce like she just unlocked the greatest mystery of the world.  Fortunately it didn't really keep in her daily vernacular.

Oof. That might be a deal breaker.

 

[Captain Cranks]

Basically.

"I was today years old when I found out there was an 'e' in Romaine lettuce"

Sorry for not having a better example.  I'm seeing this on FB... reposts from Twitter, though.

Just for the record, these people are in kindergarten, correct?

 

[Tom Servo]

I was copied in an email where a supervisor said, "John Smith raised his hand to work on this project."

What? Was "volunteered" too hard to say?