Words, usages, and phrases that annoy the shit out of you...

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I’ve started incorporating “take a slash” into my vocab every now and then and it’s getting me some serious looks

H.P, Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:01 (one year ago)

It's taken this long in my life to check that Ya-Yas are not boobs in Get Yer Ya-Yas Out.

Alba, Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:15 (one year ago)

My co-worker, who is in her 50s, insits on telling us when she needs a "tinkle". I HATE when adults say things like that, "potty", or "little girls room". So weird.

Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:50 (one year ago)

Just say toilet or bathroom ffs.

Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:50 (one year ago)

I hate "poo".

Nine Inch Males (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:50 (one year ago)

xps: Until this very moment, I thought it meant to expend your energy. "Football practice really gives my son a chance to get his ya-ya's out."

peace, man, Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:51 (one year ago)

xpost - yeah, same

Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:54 (one year ago)

If "edit" drives you nuts in a fashion context, how do you manage not to get riled up with constant communiques from couturiers in their ateliers , describing curated collections in a shared language of fashion that encodes individually through their own cultural perspective, which finesse urban attire and accessories that resonate on the street whilst celebrating and acknowledging traditional perspectives?

Dr Drudge (Bob Six), Thursday, 21 December 2023 14:13 (one year ago)

brb gotta go tink tink

Formica Jordan (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 December 2023 14:52 (one year ago)

"I was hysterical crying"

Josefa, Thursday, 21 December 2023 15:04 (one year ago)

crying rn

Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 21 December 2023 15:14 (one year ago)

My co-worker, who is in her 50s, insits on telling us when she needs a "tinkle". I HATE when adults say things like that, "potty", or "little girls room". So weird.

Seriously! Even my prim almost 80-year old mother will say bathroom

sarahell, Thursday, 21 December 2023 17:14 (one year ago)

And being elderly, she has to go quite frequently

sarahell, Thursday, 21 December 2023 17:15 (one year ago)

"has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever"

No.

H.P, Friday, 22 December 2023 05:02 (one year ago)

that's a good one yes

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Friday, 22 December 2023 14:06 (one year ago)

have we mentioned "literally" yet?

Saxophone Of Futility (Michael B), Friday, 22 December 2023 14:10 (one year ago)

A couple decades ago I think

H.P, Friday, 22 December 2023 14:56 (one year ago)

But it’s always worth repeating

H.P, Friday, 22 December 2023 14:57 (one year ago)

I have no idea what my mates son is talking about when he keeps calling me a 'Sigma' and saying 'Skibidi toilet'

Ste, Friday, 22 December 2023 15:17 (one year ago)

I discovered Skibidi Toilet when researching the renewed interest in "Everybody Wants To The Rule The World" for our podcast. It's massive; it's deeply weird.

mike t-diva, Saturday, 23 December 2023 17:44 (one year ago)

I just googled Skibildi Toilet. I usually hear about these things from my kids, but this one is new to me.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 23 December 2023 17:46 (one year ago)

"I was hysterical crying"

I can't decide whether I love or hate the phrase "ugly crying."

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 23 December 2023 17:56 (one year ago)

"Preshiaychuh" is contagious. I'm catching myself saying it more and more.

jmm, Sunday, 24 December 2023 19:49 (one year ago)

Jealous of people that can do any other form of crying

H.P, Sunday, 24 December 2023 23:41 (one year ago)

But yes, it’s a bad adjective. It either shames or romanticises crying, neither of which are good

H.P, Sunday, 24 December 2023 23:42 (one year ago)

it's a particular type of crying tho ... idk, i think it's okay

sarahell, Monday, 25 December 2023 03:22 (one year ago)

I dry cry a lot during sensory overload.

Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Monday, 25 December 2023 03:38 (one year ago)

it's a particular type of crying tho ... idk, i think it's okay

― sarahell, Monday, 25 December 2023 1:22 PM (twenty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Is ugly crying different than sobbing? Genuine question

H.P, Monday, 25 December 2023 03:54 (one year ago)

I get involuntary moisture at the slightest hint of intense emotion - whether negative, positive, or anywhere in between. I don't usually do "ugly crying," but I have a handkerchief with me at all times. Sometimes I need to pretend I'm adjusting my glasses or suffering from allergies. But if I could have my tear ducts removed, I'd be tempted.

CthulhuLululemon (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 25 December 2023 05:03 (one year ago)

Personally, I love crying

H.P, Monday, 25 December 2023 05:09 (one year ago)

I'm with you YMP.
Also I'm pretty sure Laura Dern is the founder of ugly crying.

assert (matttkkkk), Monday, 25 December 2023 07:41 (one year ago)

modern-day people insisting on referring to a sea-going vessel as 'she'

see also the fatherland, mother russia, and supposedly that the russians call their boats 'he'

i mean 'homeland security' is some crazy fascist shit but small mercies in that it's not quite gendered

mookieproof, Thursday, 28 December 2023 02:29 (one year ago)

shecurity

the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Thursday, 28 December 2023 03:44 (one year ago)

Heinrich Herler

sarahell, Thursday, 28 December 2023 04:26 (one year ago)

Surely this one has been done before, but it bears repeating imho

"pre-owned"

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 30 December 2023 20:43 (one year ago)

I guess some things have been owned but not used

Muad'Doob (Moodles), Sunday, 31 December 2023 02:30 (one year ago)

I never realised how ugly that word was til now. It was worth repeating

H.P, Sunday, 31 December 2023 03:24 (one year ago)

pre-boarding

h/t george carlin

Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 31 December 2023 11:07 (one year ago)

Idgi — what’s wrong w pre-owned? It means “not brand new” and I always figured it was shorthand for “previously owned”?

Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Sunday, 31 December 2023 14:54 (one year ago)

I think the complaint is that it’s often a substitute for saying “used” and the baggage that entails for some

ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Sunday, 31 December 2023 17:55 (one year ago)

which I guess Moodles said. I’m in my pre-literacy part of the day

ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Sunday, 31 December 2023 17:56 (one year ago)

Frankly I find the word “used” far more objectionable than “pre-owned” — it feeds into a purity narrative that I’m not here for tbh

Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Sunday, 31 December 2023 18:10 (one year ago)

"come to Honest Lennie's Seduced and Abandoned Cars, off I-84 exit 5".

Expansion to Mackerel (Boring, Maryland), Sunday, 31 December 2023 18:43 (one year ago)

they mean exactly the same thing and theres literally no baggage

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Sunday, 31 December 2023 20:35 (one year ago)

TS: used chewing gum vs. pre-owned chewing gum

more difficult than I look (Aimless), Sunday, 31 December 2023 20:41 (one year ago)

secondhand is the word you need!

budo jeru, Sunday, 31 December 2023 20:48 (one year ago)

"pre-owned" definitely gives me lionel hutz vibes but ymmv

budo jeru, Sunday, 31 December 2023 20:49 (one year ago)

Frankly I find the word “used” far more objectionable than “pre-owned” — it feeds into a purity narrative that I’m not here for tbh

― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Sunday, December 31, 2023 12:10 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

just think of it more as a detox story

budo jeru, Sunday, 31 December 2023 20:51 (one year ago)

mmv based on not knowing who lionel hutz is i guess?

i also think "used" does have baggage but ultimately pre-owned is fine and there is nothing wrong with it

happy new year

Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Sunday, 31 December 2023 20:55 (one year ago)

agree with LL, pre-owned is fine. we have a lot of "pre-loved" here which actually is the worst when I think about it

kinder, Sunday, 31 December 2023 21:21 (one year ago)


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