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What's yours? Or, as the broadsheet questionnaires put it: what words or phrases do you most overuse?

― the pinefox, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Motherfuck me
Fab
Oy Vey or Oy Gevaldt
Darling, baby, sweetie,honey,

― anthony, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

'Live On' (in e-mail only), 'Groovy', and probably 'Strange Fruit' (!).

― Paul Strange, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Fuck Off. Mazel Tov. Crass. "I'll just stay for one more". "We can get another round in if we hurry up".

On the soccer pitch : "We've got 'em rattled now" "Keep it on the fucking floor" "To feet"

At work : "No" "Haven't read it yet" "I might get round to it next week"

God, I sound like an animal. I'm quite civilised really.

― Dr. C, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Good heavens. Blimey. Heavens above. Golly.

I like phrases like that, and would like to think that I use them instead of swear words. But other people tell me that, although I use those terms a lot, I use swear words a lot too. That's bad - I don't think swear words are very good. (I don't want to start a boring debate re. swear words, either.) I admire people who can get by without them. Example: Stevie T - the way he says 'Crumbs!'. I think that's smashing.

― the pinefox, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

It changes from month to month. Fast show/Ali G etc has a lot to answer for unfortunately.

My current top 4 are How queer, Cheers Bud, You fucking mong and Da la la la (don't ask it's more of an injoke than a catch phrase).

― Billy Dods, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"In a minute"; "Not really"; "Suppose so"

― james e l, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I've written, 'also its worth noting...' far to many times recently. For some reason I've been saying 'hazaar' a lot recently, I don't know why but its starting to annoy me.

― Ed, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Pinefox, I pretty much agree with you about swearing, in theory. In reality those words slip out in just about every sentence I use. They are good for cheap comic effect if you deploy them carefully but I don't talk carefully, I either blurt out whatever stupid garbage comes from the nearest dept. of my brain to my tongue, or I don't talk at all.

― duane, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Cockfarmer and trousers, both as exclamations. On toast as a intensifier. I manage to slip Weasel and Badger in to all manner of unexpected places as well.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Well hey" and "but still" as full sentences. "Nobody's perfect". *nod mumble mumble*. "I guess that takes care of that".

― Patrick, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

cuntburglar, fuckwit, sheesh, you've gotta be fucking joking...bit of a potty mouth i guess

― Geoff, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Run for the hills!

― Dan Perry, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Ah, Dan, you return. Any wild tales of singing debauchery?

Overused phrases? God, where to start? My catchall description for just about *anything* that goes wrong is 'crack,' since that's what obviously caused it to fail. I borrow terminologies and words from people and reading and slip them in and around my writing and conversation, recent fun including 'viva' and 'to be sure.'

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Catchphrases I've vowed never to use again, for reason that they're dead, tired, played out: "savage", "that is happening", "how gay is that?", "what is that about?", "dude hey", "dead, tired, played-out".

― Otis Wheeler, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"It is, except when it isn't." "Same thing, only different." "Same shit, different day." "IT NEVER ENDS! IT NEVER ENDS!" (à la Sam Kinison)

― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Moved and affected", "low-rent futurism" and "travesty of socialism", among others.

― Robin Carmody, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"[person x] is a date rapist."

― DG, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I am like a sponge when it comes to expressions and manners of speaking, which can become quite embarrassing. I unconsciously chameleonize whoever I am with. Right now I have the horrible habit of saying "fucking". Nothing there, I hear you say. However I use it WHILE I AM SPEAKING FRENCH! I hate/love it, and cant get rid of it, since the person I most frequently see these days uses it all the time. Just imagine: "On est allé au fucking Saphir. Les filles étaient fucking incroyables. Ça m'a rendu fucking malade!"

― Simon, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

In English, nothing will ever beat bollocks, obviously!

― Simon, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I have just noticed my use of horrendous construction 'problem is with X is Y' in several threads. I am reminded yet again that I can't write for toffee.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Sweetheart" and "toodles" both catchphrases of mine. Also, "yo, yo" as all purpose ack.

― Sterling Clover, Sunday, 15 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Paul completely stole "groovy" from me. It is *my* catchphrase. Usually used as a goodbye as in, "Hope yer groovy" or "Stay groovy".

― masonic boom, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"fair play" (response to anything) and "chop chop, numb cunts!" (hurrying one's chums along).

― chris, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Saying 'at the end of the day' when one means 'ultimately' is not one I use, because it racks me off no end.

I have lots of NYC gayboyisms in my speech such as 'ooh, get her' (said exclusively to pernickety het men), 'that is SO OVER' etc.

― suzy, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Kate may be right. I picked Groovy up from her and must stop saying it because when I'm in my flares I must look like a twit. Used to use 'Sorted' a lot before then, too. And 'Ace'.

― Paul Strange, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Crivens" and "Criminey" were faddish phrases from about a year ago which i have not managed to exorcise from my vocab. "Christ On A Bike" has almost gone now, much to the delight of many a friend.

― Pete, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"I'm not a Spring chicken anymore".

― the pinefox, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Erm. I talk such a lot that I cannot recall whether I have any specific catchphrases. Pete? Have you noticed me overusing an irritating phrase? Other than Fuck Off. Or Where is my Beer?

― Emma, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I have none. I refuse to use the same catchphrase for more than one month, because other people start biting my ass. Fuck me if I'm going to allow that to happen. That's why I have to change my mannerisms every month and a half, like clockwork. "Wicked" and "hello" are done, welcome to the age of "Fuck me if..."

― Ally, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"Well, when you're my age maybe you'll see things differently..."

― the pinefox, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

No particular singing tales involving me, although there was a very disturbing moment where someone announced at the top of her lungs that they were trapped in a cruel, loveless relationship in a room full of people, INCLUDING HER BOYFRIEND. There was no option other than drinking heavily.

There were several ctachphrases that popped up this weekend which will only be funny to me:

"Happy Valentine's Day!" -> "Happy Balentime's Tay!" -> "Nappy Palindrome Say!"
"So- and-so is featuring boobs today."
"It's not about that."
"So- and=so is giving me shade."

― Dan Perry, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I can't believe I forgot this one... both Paul and I are guilty of it, and we got it from Matt Fruit, so probably everyone involved in Strange Fruit is guilty of overusing it...

"RRRRRRRRRUBBISH!!!" ::exclaimed loudly while raising hands in the air, palms up::

― masonic boom, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Nick D once told me that my catchphrase was - if I remember rightly - "Dunno much abaaat it" (Cockney accent).

― the pinefox, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"[whatever] like the fuck you've never seen." "Christ Almighty" "easy, hard-charger" "it kills me that [whatever]" "a lot to answer for" "later"

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Hey, hotass! Well, shine you! Too much maya, man. Oooh, smell her! I don't understand, Jackie Susann....

― Arthur, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Anus Stick

― anthony, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

'Cor!'

― the pinefox, Tuesday, 24 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I'm beginning to think the Pinefox is an escaped Beano character.

― DG, Tuesday, 24 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Luny

― Nicole, Tuesday, 24 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

'Hooray!'

― the pinefox, Wednesday, 25 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

"My life's a ruin."

― Tim, Wednesday, 25 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

one year passes...

This thread idea deserved better.

― the pinefox, Thursday, 24 April 2003 23:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

What, because you started the thread? This is verging on the self-indulgent now. Not to mention irritating.

― Matt (Matt), Friday, 25 April 2003 00:08 (twenty-one years ago) link

I stole mine from Raymond & Peter, and it's "fucking piece of shit."

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Friday, 25 April 2003 00:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

Mine: Fuck off and go die quietly in a corner

― buttch (Oops), Friday, 25 April 2003 00:18 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Oh, bite my ass"
"Yeah, you and your little dog, too"
"Fucko!"
"Uh huh, word to your mother, vanilla"

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 25 April 2003 00:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

"FUCK YOU GARETH" and "I blame hstencil" sure get used a lot by me in chats.

― rosemary (rosemary), Friday, 25 April 2003 00:56 (twenty-one years ago) link

I say "rock on" too much, I suppose that counts. I've tried to stop.
"Screaming blue five-dollar fuck," as in "where the screaming blue five-dollar fuck did I leave my glass?", etc.

Writing tics (not quite catchphrases, but words I use a lot): glincy, ... and crap, I know there are others, but I'm tired. I forgot them just as I started to type. So just "glincy," then.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 April 2003 00:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

Groovy. Certainly. Yo. Rawk. That little devil worshipper hand thing. ... Generally using twenty words when three would have done the job better, much like this last sentence. DEFUCKINGSTROY.

― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Friday, 25 April 2003 01:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

"[person x] is a date rapist."

I use this phrase a lot too, strangely enough.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 25 April 2003 01:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Hakuna Matata, Mr. Siskel!"

― Joe (Joe), Friday, 25 April 2003 01:14 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Dig it" (or "dig X" or "Dig my whatever"); addressing imaginary people as "Buckaroo," "Cowboy," "Scooby," "Slappy," etc.; truncating sentences at "so" or "but" ("Buffy's a rerun, so. [... I'll watch something else.]")

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 April 2003 01:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

Lately I have been overusing the word asshat. It just applies to so many different situations, though! And it has a certain panache.

I'm sad to say I no longer use the word luny much anymore, I'm more inclined to label people interweb mentalists instead.

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 25 April 2003 01:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

I like to say "fuck you and the whore you rode in on."

― That Girl (thatgirl), Friday, 25 April 2003 02:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

addressing imaginary people as "Buckaroo," "Cowboy," "Scooby," "Slappy," etc.

Do you do this when no one else is around?

― slutsky (slutsky), Friday, 25 April 2003 03:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

Do you do this when no one else is around?

Exclusively :) I do it in journal entries, most of which are written as if I were talking to someone -- and since that someone doesn't have a name (actually, sometimes he's Chester), I'll just throw in, "DON'T YOU SEE, SLAPPY?", etc.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 April 2003 03:36 (twenty-one years ago) link

I think I have to adopt asshat. I like it a lot.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 25 April 2003 03:37 (twenty-one years ago) link

Foster it first, that way it's easier to ditch if it sets your cellar on fire.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 April 2003 03:38 (twenty-one years ago) link

Rhoooooooooda!

Good idea, Tep.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 25 April 2003 03:39 (twenty-one years ago) link

six months pass...

'it's as good as a penalty.'

'7 out of 10.'

'i wd marry minna.'

― David. (Cozen), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 14:36 (twenty-one years ago) link

on the football field:

'shoot the ball with yr feet.'

's'the right idea.'

'oooh, ambitious.'

― David. (Cozen), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 14:37 (twenty-one years ago) link

when someone says a word you shouldn't say out loud (clue fr Momus: 'DISCOURSE', HULLO?!):

'you can't say tht with yr mouth.'

― David. (Cozen), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 14:38 (twenty-one years ago) link

when we're going out:

'let's hard nose the highway.'

'we oscar de la hoya?'

― David. (Cozen), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 14:39 (twenty-one years ago) link

― gareth's new one (blueski), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 14:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

"i hope you die soon!"

― duane, Wednesday, 29 October 2003 17:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

wha-a happened?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 17:53 (twenty-one years ago) link

(I never laughed at Fred Willard before that--and I don't think I laughed during anyother part of A Mighty Wind either, but everytime Willard said that, I lost it. I'm laughing like an ass right now.)

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 17:54 (twenty-one years ago) link

Otis and I never stopped saying these things, for the record.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 29 October 2003 17:57 (twenty-one years ago) link

wha-a happened?

I was just thinking that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 18:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

I had a pretty good little routine about "how gay is that" where I would say, "not as guy as the guy across the hall."
Which is only funny if you're me and hear techno-Cher blasting from his apt. everytime I walk by, and have only seen him twice, once wearing a billowy white shirt and black pants (waiter uniform) standing at his apt. door, holding it open with a glass of wine held in an exquisitely limped wrist, just like he was on display or something. The other time, he was waiting at the front door, wearing only jeans, and he had drag makeup on and his hair was all pulled down as if a wig was about to go on his head and he was also covered in sparkles.

I think he must have just moved to the city from a small town because he seems to be doing all the gay clichés in very short order.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 18:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

Christ Almighty is still a mainstay. But He would be.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 18:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

YOU FUCKIN DIE

― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 18:19 (twenty-one years ago) link

two weeks pass...

how about now?

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 16:25 (twenty-one years ago) link

two years pass...

After watching the Harry Hill "Hooves" DVD I got for Christmas, like four times now, I can't stop blurting out the phrase "Got a dog? Give'im a peanut!" for some reason.

Also I have an uncontrollable urge to throw slices of bread at random people and yell "UNMMMEUUULUUR!" at them.

― Wogan Lenin (dog latin), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:17 (nineteen years ago) link

"Don't pudding spaz"

― Dan (ROFFLE) Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:43 (nineteen years ago) link

Mister Monkey says "how's that working out for you?" ALL THE TIME! It makes me nuts.
I, of course, am perfect in every way.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:51 (nineteen years ago) link

Can someone explain me the origins of "I, for one, welcome our new xxxx overlords"?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:53 (nineteen years ago) link

I can

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Yes!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:55 (nineteen years ago) link

"That could confuse a stupid person"

- I used to say that a lot but I don't anymore

"That's easy for you to say"

- after someone has just said something comically incomprehensible/ unintelligible, I still say this

― Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Dada), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:58 (nineteen years ago) link

"Hey, hepcats"
"IN YOUR FACE, ____" [insert name of person/people/inanimate object I am currently pwning]

I also seem to, uh, shoehorn the word "shoehorn" into conversations rather a lot.

― emil.y (emil.y), Friday, 13 January 2006 13:08 (nineteen years ago) link

Tuomas, it was from a Simpsons episode. Kent Brockman said it when Earth was to be invaded by giant space ants, or something.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 13 January 2006 15:14 (nineteen years ago) link

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