'poetic justice'. Used by the lazy to describe all 'justice' the speaker approves of, instead of a particular type. The adjective is rendered meaningless.
Agree re 'bird' for woman/girl, and lament its threatened return. Stinks of 'I'm being un-PC, where's my medal?'. Also the C-person uses it, which kinda ends the argument.
― Fred Nerk (Fred Nerk), Monday, 29 December 2003 23:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 00:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 00:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― barbara wintergreen, Tuesday, 30 December 2003 00:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― Fred Nerk (Fred Nerk), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 00:46 (twenty-one years ago)
― ermes marana, Tuesday, 30 December 2003 01:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 18 August 2005 07:29 (twenty years ago)
― s/c (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 18 August 2005 07:32 (twenty years ago)
― s/c (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 18 August 2005 07:33 (twenty years ago)
― gear (gear), Thursday, 18 August 2005 07:34 (twenty years ago)
Wait, huh? Fridge is the thing you put food in, whats wrong with it?
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 18 August 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)
I'm picturing him saying things such as "Would you like me to remove another beverage from the refrigerator for you, whilst we watch some association football?"
― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:29 (twenty years ago)
― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:38 (twenty years ago)
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:39 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:42 (twenty years ago)
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:44 (twenty years ago)
― jimmy glass (electricsound), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:46 (twenty years ago)
― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:53 (twenty years ago)
As used to describe a footballer running into a streak of good form
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)
― stelf)xxx, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)
When used in phrases like "a raft of policies" or "a raft of new measures" - why?!?!??!!?
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:03 (twenty years ago)
Or a colon.
COINKY-DINK, "guestimate," and any time someone ends an interrogative sentence with "at," as in "Where's my keys at?" or "Where's your head at?"
― pullapartgirl (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:22 (twenty years ago)
"hating on"
― gem (trisk), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:23 (twenty years ago)
"Action" used as a verb. (Especially with regards to some annoying little thing I had already been doing.) "Can you please action this?" Actually, no I can't. Action is a noun. If you would like me to DO it, then just ask. Argh.
Especially when coming from the same irritating marketing bods who last week asked me to "manage the relationship" with one of our suppliers. Fuck. Right. Off.
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:25 (twenty years ago)
― gem (trisk), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)
A term of address directed at Turkish shopkeepers by 13 year old boys and directed by Turkish shopkeepers at everyone else. The most annoying ever.
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:27 (twenty years ago)
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)
DON'T MADAM ME, YOU LITTLE...!!! OK, according to Watching The English, this means that they have socio-status assessed me as middle class or higher. But it irritates me because it makes me feel old.
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)
― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:38 (twenty years ago)
'Whilst'
― estela (estela), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:38 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:39 (twenty years ago)
― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:45 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:46 (twenty years ago)
"AARRGGHHH!!! I certainly hope it will be taking off longer than that - we're flying to London!"
― Win A Lie-Down, Mrs. Davies (kate), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:47 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:47 (twenty years ago)
― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:48 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)
― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:51 (twenty years ago)
― estela (estela), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)
"No can do"
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:53 (twenty years ago)
― estela (estela), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:53 (twenty years ago)
'If I can just ask you to power off your machine'.
What's wrong with switch off?
― Rumpie, Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:54 (twenty years ago)
― Diddyismus (Dada), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:54 (twenty years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 18 August 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)
― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)
The word "proverbial" when overused or when not referencing a proverb but an idiom or cliche. (Correct: "Let's not count our proverbial chickens just yet." Incorrect: "I'm having a proverbial bad hair day.")
Redundancy in general.
Word inflation (i.e. "efficacious" for "effective" or "efficient").
― elmo (allocryptic), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)
Add that to my list, please.
― pullapartgirl (pullapartgirl), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)
On days full of bad news (basically, all of them), someone on social media will post that phrase along with something cute from Sesame Street, or some vacuous affirmation thing, or Betty White breaking character on the set of Golden Girls or something. I guess the general idea is that it's meant to be a brief wholesome break from our daily horrors. I like the idea,, but given the state of the world, I find it can have a trolling effect
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 19 September 2025 23:21 (three days ago)
I get it.. I remember reading an interview with some really doomy/apocalyptic naturalist philosopher dude who saw the environment as irreversibly in decline.. but he admitted to playing online poker in this downtime
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 19 September 2025 23:27 (three days ago)
can we please stop calling food "dirty" now?https://i.postimg.cc/nc5dPD1G/20250917-223237.jpg
― Proust Ian Rush (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 21 September 2025 12:41 (yesterday)
in the case of KFC, it is legally obligated under FDA guidelines
― whimsical skeedaddler (Moodles), Sunday, 21 September 2025 12:56 (yesterday)
There needs to be an exemption for the New Orleans dish "dirty rice".
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Sunday, 21 September 2025 17:07 (yesterday)
no exceptions
― Proust Ian Rush (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 21 September 2025 17:57 (yesterday)
or exemptions for that matter
― Proust Ian Rush (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 21 September 2025 17:58 (yesterday)
in which case I shall ignore your disrespectful proscription and observe the tradition whenever I eat that glorious dish
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Sunday, 21 September 2025 18:57 (yesterday)
I'm sure it's delicious, but would be even more so if it had another name.
― Proust Ian Rush (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 21 September 2025 19:06 (yesterday)
you are tilting your hat against millions of New Orleanians, past and present and the spritually-aligned. you shall not prevail
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Sunday, 21 September 2025 19:15 (yesterday)
I will also extend the prohibition to "filthy" and "naughty"
― Proust Ian Rush (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 21 September 2025 19:16 (yesterday)
See also : ‘bad boy’
― einstürzende louboutin (suzy), Sunday, 21 September 2025 19:20 (yesterday)
fine with me. you could also toss in "sinful" and I'd nod in approval
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Sunday, 21 September 2025 19:21 (yesterday)
I would accept all 'dirty' 'filthy' and 'naughty' if it meant complete annihilation of 'cheeky' tbh
― kinder, Sunday, 21 September 2025 19:55 (yesterday)
I can accept any of these coming out of the mouth of a human in the course of their rubbish banter. but not on a menu.
― Proust Ian Rush (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 21 September 2025 20:06 (yesterday)
I’d rather eat something dirty than a “reduced guilt” potato chip.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 September 2025 20:07 (yesterday)