Words & Phrases That Need to be Retired ...

[undercoverbrother]

"nil" when TSN or Sportsnet give out soccer scores.

[D to the iddy]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

"nil" when TSN or Sportsnet give out soccer scores.

Does it bother you when they use "love" in regards to tennis scores? Just curious. I feel those two are similar in that they're only used for their respective sports.

[justkidding]

"I don't disagree".......grr!

[MarchHare]

- Referring to your kid as "my little guy" or " my little one". I didn't mind this one at first, but I hear it so often now, its getting on my nerves.

In the same vein: mothers who refer to themselves as "mama".

[Machiavelli]

"Best!" --- as in, "We're going to Disneyland next week? Best!"
"Worst!" --- as in, "Aw man, my toe hurts. Worst!"

I have to restrain myself from punching someone in the face when they utter such valley-girl atrocities.

[getbak]

"Thanks tips."

[InSutterWeTrust]

"that awkward moment when"

[Kybosh]

Unless you're my father, if you call me "Son" I will break your nose (applicable to people +/- 20 years my age).

[VO #23]

"...right" used as a suffix.

Any girl who says "I know right" = annoying and desperate for your validation.

[Table 5]

Not really a word, but people (mostly women) who constantly end sentences with that question mark inflection, when it's not a question. Especially bothersome when it is uttered by someone over 30.

[nik-]

"It is what it is" was mentioned in the OP, but I really can't get over how much this saying bothers me.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

"sitch" instead of situation, if I had the greatest advice in the world you wouldn't get for talking like a 12 year old valley girl...

Impark parking tickets -- what's the sitch now?

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Shame on you.

(usable only if your name is Mildred or Gertrude)

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by GreatWhiteEbola

"sitch" instead of situation,

That's what that means? I was going to ask in the thread...

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

"Totes Jelly"

Is that actually used by people over the age of majority?

[ranchlandsselling]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Man Cave.
Literally.
Irony.
It is what it is.
.

A few great ones that were mentioned later on - but the two bolded are ones that I can't stand. Man cave? Really, are you so lame that you need a special room dedicated to you and your friends? You can't just go sit in the basement that's been made comfortable for all that use it?

This literally business is confusing me. So if I came back from a tough hike and was explaining it to someone a few weeks later and said "it was such hard work, I literally couldn't walk the next day" for that to be correct I'd need to be limping around and sore, correct? If that's the case then I don't have a problem with my usage... I'm literally doing it right each and every time.

Irony? I can't think of it being used too much or poorly? Unless you're meaning ironic? Which would literally be ironic... or would it?


And some of these others ones - geez, there's a ton I've never heard. I'd imagine you need to be in university or watching tween TV shows to hear these. WTF. "totes jelly" "num num num" wtf is that?

The "seen" one is infuriating. But I didn't think that was cool lingo, or trying to talk like the guys, I just thought it was idiotic. Actually broke up with a girl for that one.

[VO #23]

Originally Posted by pylon

'I seen'

eg: "I seen a guy at the bus stop that I used to play football with, what a bastage!"

I am thoroughly convinced this is purposely done by people to seem like a 'cute' grammatical error. Kinda like a good ole boys way of talking. I am kinda dumb and don't care about grammar, therefore I am cool. I have one friend that speaks perfectly good English when he is in a professional environment. The second he hits the pub with "the good ole boys" Terms like "I seen","Bastage" and "Giv'er!".

Guy is a big shot VP in a chemical firm. I called him out on it once, and asked if he talks like that in corporate meetings. We aren't 20 anymore smoking, and driving forklifts in a warehouse.

I hate when people use 'seen' like this so much that I actually secretly kind of love it.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by calumniate

I blame facebook for a lot of these! Grrr. That *love* emoticon 'ticks me off'!

Any word or phrase that was born on the internet is likely to piss me off, including 'emoticon', its a cartoon, I suppose it could be an emotitoon but where the eff does anyone get the 'con' from?

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by getbak

I've never heard anyone say "YOLO", and I wouldn't even know it was a thing if it wasn't for people complaining about its overuse.

From what I've deciphered, it stands for "You only live once". Correct?


I guess everyone I know has given up on living life to its fullest, so I've never heard it.

[Mike F]

pron
teh
Le me (and associated le (anything))

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

where the eff does anyone get the 'con' from?

....icon?

An icon to convey emotion?