Phrases/terms that need to be retired immediately (4 Viewers)

[McGarnicle]

Sometimes my wife will slip in a "totes" (totally) or "cray-cray" (crazy) and I immediately call her out. She's been doing it much less because she knows it gets on my nerves.

 

[Doubtingthomas]

Bitcoin.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

calling a song that you enjoy "my jam"

:X

Pretty sure I've personally excoriated this earlier in this thread.

 

[SacramentoBob]

"my jam" is acceptable. Move along.

:bangsgavel:

 

[Bull Dozier]

Sometimes my wife will slip in a "totes" (totally) or "cray-cray" (crazy) and I immediately call her out. She's been doing it much less because she knows it gets on my nerves.

My wife uses these occasionally as well. I believe it is her last ditch effort to stay "cool" and "hip" (ie, desperately trying to hang on to her youth).

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

excoriate

 

[irish eyes]

I' m sure this was mentioned but when people refer to their friends as "besties"...absolutely like nails down a chalkboard

 

[TxBuckeye]

Sometimes my wife will slip in a "totes" (totally) or "cray-cray" (crazy) and I immediately call her out. She's been doing it much less because she knows it gets on my nerves.

I've never in my life struck a woman. But if my wife ever uttered either of those things, the temptation would certainly be there.

 

[Tom Servo]

Businesses that post signs that say, "Your wife (or husband) called; they said to buy something"

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Bitcoin.

That's not leaving anytime soon.

 

[Phil Elliott]

Calling a press conference a "presser".

If you prefer, we in the media can use the word "newser" instead.There's also the impromptu "newser," say, at a crime scene when a police officer gives information and all the photogs & reporters gather 'round to shoot it. It commonly referred to as a "Gang Bang."Retired Phrase:anything-"nation" RaiderNation, ColbertNation, TermiNation etc, etc.

There was a "newser" yesterday among all the "pressers" about the Boston Marathon bombing.

 

[Kal El]

Sometimes my wife will slip in a "totes" (totally) or "cray-cray" (crazy) and I immediately call her out. She's been doing it much less because she knows it gets on my nerves.

I agree, absolutely unacceptable.

 

[Braktastic]

Abundance of caution.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Abundance of caution.

Seems to be a cop talk favorite.

 

[SacramentoBob]

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

 

[SacramentoBob]

They say...

 

[17seconds]

Using "decade" just to make it sound longer.

"We've been in the industry for OVER A DECADE"

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Using "XXX number of sleeps until YYY" to denote the number of days until some event.

#### you. I may not have normal sleep patterns. It could be half or twice that.

 

[Kal El]

Using "XXX number of sleeps until YYY" to denote the number of days until some event.

#### you. I may not have normal sleep patterns. It could be half or twice that.

My mother does this on occasion. Part of me thinks it's funny, and another part thinks it's juvenile of her. Still, I'll let it pass.

 

[SacramentoBob]

Using "XXX number of sleeps until YYY" to denote the number of days until some event.

#### you. I may not have normal sleep patterns. It could be half or twice that.

Never heard this before. Thankfully.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Using "XXX number of sleeps until YYY" to denote the number of days until some event.

#### you. I may not have normal sleep patterns. It could be half or twice that.

Is No sleep til Brooklyn included in this?

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Number of sleeps?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Using "XXX number of sleeps until YYY" to denote the number of days until some event.

#### you. I may not have normal sleep patterns. It could be half or twice that.

0 sleeps until the next poker tournament.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

My wife did this with my daughter before she fully grasped the concept of days.

"3 sleeps until we go to Grandma's house."

I'd never heard it previously, and then I realized lots of moms seem to do it. The fact that it's directed towards small children makes it no less annoying.

 

[SacramentoBob]

_____ nerds.

 

[Hopeless Lions Fan]

You can't win for losing.

No ####! You lost!

 

[Leroy Hoard]

You can't win for losing.

No ####! You lost!

How about "I can't buy a break"

I've driven all over but have never seen a break store. None online either.

 

[SacramentoBob]

You can't win for losing.

No ####! You lost!

How about "I can't buy a break"

I've driven all over but have never seen a break store. None online either.

Here you go.

 

[Joe T]

"rapey"

just terrible. Stop already.

 

[Kal El]

You can't win for losing.

No ####! You lost!

How about "I can't buy a break"

I've driven all over but have never seen a break store. None online either.

I have seen brake stores, so you in fact can buy a brake.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Rapey is pretty bad.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Have we said "popcorn movie" yet?

 

[Ilov80s]

"Keep [insert city name] Weird"

What city does this, other than Austin?

Santa Cruz, CA and Portland, ]

Pretty sure Asheville, NC is on this list.

Louisville too

Scranton

Branson

I've never heard of that.Staying classy, I've heard of, but keeping weird? That's peculiar.

Like 6 years ago the student doing announcements at our school always signed off with, "Stay classy_____". It was funny. For some reason, every student that has taken over has continued the tradition. It is not funny and not many students even get it anymore.

 

[17seconds]

Have we said "popcorn movie" yet?

with session beer?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Have we said "popcorn movie" yet?

with session beer?

I'm torn. I at least get what "session beer" is trying to say.

 

[Ilov80s]

Using "decade" just to make it sound longer. "We've been in the industry for OVER A DECADE"

Does that even make it sound longer than saying 11/12/x years?

 

[17seconds]

Have we said "popcorn movie" yet?

with session beer?

I'm torn. I at least get what "session beer" is trying to say.

they are kind of saying the same thing. a session beer is like a popcorn movie

 

[17seconds]

Using "decade" just to make it sound longer. "We've been in the industry for OVER A DECADE"

Does that even make it sound longer than saying 11/12/x years?

It's worse when people say "a third of a decade" or "3 decades"

If you don't think those sound longer, then I got nothin else

 

[-fish-]

I think "wayward ditchpig" should be used more frequently.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Pre-emptive strike here: I love "Birdman! Birdman!" and do not want it taken away from me in this thread.

 

[drummer]

FML

 

[Mr. Pickles]

FML

Yes, and especially in posts like this: "Forgot to pick up milk on the way home. FML."

 

[Joe T]

Tre just drank the last of the bourbon. Fml.

 

[Christo]

Just got home from work, the kid was already in bed, the wife hadn't bothered to fix me dinner and the only option was Domino's, FML.

 

[shuke]

Have we said "popcorn movie" yet?

What does this even mean?

 

[shuke]

It's worse when people say "a third of a decade"

No one has ever said this. Ever.

 

[Britney Spears]

Using "decade" just to make it sound longer. "We've been in the industry for OVER A DECADE"

Time to close this thread Pickles, you've apparently found the bottom of the barrel.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Using "decade" just to make it sound longer. "We've been in the industry for OVER A DECADE"

Time to close this thread Pickles, you've apparently found the bottom of the barrel.

We're not axing decade.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

It's worse when people say "a third of a decade"

No one has ever said this. Ever.

But I do hear "a third of a century". Why don't they just say thirty years or something?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I've been posting here almost a hundreth of a millenium.