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

[Officer Pete Malloy]

"Concerted effort" when there's nobody else to act in concert with -- e.g., "Fluker, listed at 6-foot-5 and 339 pounds, looks to make a concerted effort in 2015 to arrive at training camp lighter than he was last July."

Also, "looks to."

Moorile, you and I need to make a concerted effort to set folk straight on the hole concerted effort thingy.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

"Concerted effort" when there's nobody else to act in concert with -- e.g., "Fluker, listed at 6-foot-5 and 339 pounds, looks to make a concerted effort in 2015 to arrive at training camp lighter than he was last July."

Also, "looks to."

Moorile, you and I need to make a concerted effort to set folk straight on the hole concerted effort thingy.

And you should join together. And do something very unique.

And you could get a little bit pregnant while you're up.

 

[Tom Servo]

"Spirit animal". I have no idea what it means and it sounds dumb.

 

[Ilov80s]

"bougie" especially when it uses by people that couldn't pronounce or explain bourgeois.

 

[E-Z Glider]

Thoughts on "ermahgerd"?

 

[Peyton Marino]

Thoughts on "ermahgerd"?

is it 2012 again?

 

[El Floppo]

saw a poster in another thread use "optic" and thought of here, where previous to that post was the only place I've seen it used.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

kitty-wampus and catty-wampus

 

[heckmanm]

"Concerted effort" when there's nobody else to act in concert with -- e.g., "Fluker, listed at 6-foot-5 and 339 pounds, looks to make a concerted effort in 2015 to arrive at training camp lighter than he was last July."

Also, "looks to."

I think we can allow it when the person is over 3 bills.

 

[nirad3]

Thoughts on "ermahgerd"?

is it 2012 again?

hoping "amirite" follows suit...

 

[Tom Servo]

kitty-wampus and catty-wampus

Nah, not really.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I'll will be ecstatic when hashtag whatever goes away. Ugh.

 

[Sinn Fein]

I'll will be ecstatic when hashtag whatever goes away. Ugh.

#goodposting

 

[SacramentoBob]

Socialize as a transitive verb.

You need to socialize that process with your department.

I've socialized the concept with the client but we need to take a deeper dive.

Great, let's socialize that with the rest of the group and build a consensus.

Agree with this. It's horrid.

Never seen that before. Not a fan.

Been hearing it at my company for 3-ish years. It ####### sucks horse ####.

Just heard on conference call. Kill me.

 

[nirad3]

had to look this up... "hard stop"

 

[Tom Servo]

had to look this up... "hard stop"

Versus "hard delete"?

 

[Joe T]

please stop this:

"like a boss"

 

[Insein]

please stop this:

"like a boss"

Depends on the context. Used correctly could be pretty funny.

 

[Tom Servo]

please stop this:

"like a boss"

...as in "Joe T knows college football like a boss."

 

[Joe T]

please stop this:

"like a boss"

Depends on the context. Used correctly could be pretty funny.

X

overruled.

 

[TheIronSheik]

please stop this:

"like a boss"

Depends on the context. Used correctly could be pretty funny.

X

overruled.

Like a boss!

 

[Aerial Assault]

saw a poster in another thread use "optic" and thought of here, where previous to that post was the only place I've seen it used.

Hm, dunno. I use optics in the plural only from time to time and think it's fine. In the singular it should only be an adjective, and probably have "nerve" after it, but it should not be a noun.

 

[El Floppo]

saw a poster in another thread use "optic" and thought of here, where previous to that post was the only place I've seen it used.

Hm, dunno. I use optics in the plural only from time to time and think it's fine. In the singular it should only be an adjective, and probably have "nerve" after it, but it should not be a noun.

fiber optics = a-ok.

 

[chauncey]

saw a poster in another thread use "optic" and thought of here, where previous to that post was the only place I've seen it used.

Hm, dunno. I use optics in the plural only from time to time and think it's fine. In the singular it should only be an adjective, and probably have "nerve" after it, but it should not be a noun.

fiber optics = a-ok.

Heard it on an episode of Law & Order last night. Still have no idea what it means.

 

[Insein]

saw a poster in another thread use "optic" and thought of here, where previous to that post was the only place I've seen it used.

Hm, dunno. I use optics in the plural only from time to time and think it's fine. In the singular it should only be an adjective, and probably have "nerve" after it, but it should not be a noun.

fiber optics = a-ok.

Heard it on an episode of Law & Order last night. Still have no idea what it means.

Used in place of appearance. Very toolish.

 

[SacramentoBob]

"world wide web"

It's been called the Internet for quite some time now. Let's try to keep up.

 

[arrow1]

"hubby"

 

[Annyong]

The catch phrase of the bowl season: "[insert offense here] is going tempo."

Good to know. Are they going with a slow tempo? A fast tempo? Medium tempo?

"More tempo!" was a phrase my bowling team used a lot when I actually had a bowling team.

 

[heckmanm]

Has "score the ball" been covered?

 

[El Floppo]

"bowling team"

 

[TheIronSheik]

"I'm sorry."

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

"Optics" is fine in the context of lenses or the physics of light.

Otherwise, it needs to go. "The optics are bad" is never, ever, ever, ever preferable to "It looks bad."

 

[SacramentoBob]

"Optics" is fine in the context of lenses or the physics of light.

Otherwise, it needs to go. "The optics are bad" is never, ever, ever, ever preferable to "It looks bad."

I agree with the optics of this post.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

"world wide web"

It's been called the Internet for quite some time now. Let's try to keep up.

And if they were the same thing, you might have been correct.

Internet

World Wide Web

 

[AAABatteries]

I just learned about the phrase "open kimono". It's used to mean "let's openly share information" by saying "let's open our kimonos". Yuck. I just hear "The meeting of Perverts R Us is about to commence."

Amazingly, for a time this was in vogue as a business term. "Let's go full open kimono as far as disclosure on this."

I will murder the first person I hear using this. No shtick.

Guy used this in a meeting yesterday. I looked at him like he had two heads and almost said "Mr. Pickles hates you and so do I."

 

[Mr. Pickles]

I just learned about the phrase "open kimono". It's used to mean "let's openly share information" by saying "let's open our kimonos". Yuck. I just hear "The meeting of Perverts R Us is about to commence."

Amazingly, for a time this was in vogue as a business term. "Let's go full open kimono as far as disclosure on this."

I will murder the first person I hear using this. No shtick.

Guy used this in a meeting yesterday. I looked at him like he had two heads and almost said "Mr. Pickles hates you and so do I."

 

[jamny]

"world wide web"

It's been called the Internet for quite some time now. Let's try to keep up.

Advertisers don't need to say www(dot) when they mention the name of a website anymore.

 

[TheIronSheik]

"Optics" is fine in the context of lenses or the physics of light.

Otherwise, it needs to go. "The optics are bad" is never, ever, ever, ever preferable to "It looks bad."

I agree with the optics of this post.

Like a boss!

 

[SacramentoBob]

"world wide web"

It's been called the Internet for quite some time now. Let's try to keep up.

And if they were the same thing, you might have been correct.

Internet

World Wide Web

Only out of touch people still use the term "world wide web".

 

[Leroy Hoard]

"Optics" is fine in the context of lenses or the physics of light.

Otherwise, it needs to go. "The optics are bad" is never, ever, ever, ever preferable to "It looks bad."

I agree with the optics of this post.

I see what you did there.

 

[Skipdog77]

Dumpster fire / tire fire

Just stop.

 

[Insein]

Just stop

 

[TheIronSheik]

Just stop

That phrase is a dumpster fire.

 

[El Floppo]

"Optics" is fine in the context of lenses or the physics of light.

Otherwise, it needs to go. "The optics are bad" is never, ever, ever, ever preferable to "It looks bad."

I agree with the optics of this post.

I see what you did there.

I optic what you did there.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Dumpster fire / tire fire

Just stop.

Yeah. I prefer the old standard s###storm or the ever-reliable pigf##k.

 

[krista4]

Has "I'm not gonna lie" been mentioned here? I'm not gonna lie; people who say this should be drawn and quartered.

 

[Insein]

Has "I'm not gonna lie" been mentioned here? I'm not gonna lie; people who say this should be drawn and quartered.

Up there with:

"With all due respect..."

 

[krista4]

Has "I'm not gonna lie" been mentioned here? I'm not gonna lie; people who say this should be drawn and quartered.

Up there with:

"With all due respect..."

 

[Joe T]

"world wide web"

It's been called the Internet for quite some time now. Let's try to keep up.

And if they were the same thing, you might have been correct.

Internet

World Wide Web

Only out of touch people still use the term "world wide web".

is world wide net acceptable?

 

[17seconds]

"world wide web"

It's been called the Internet for quite some time now. Let's try to keep up.

And if they were the same thing, you might have been correct.

Internet

World Wide Web

Only out of touch people still use the term "world wide web".

is world wide net acceptable?

With all due respect, it is not