What phrase do you wish people would stop using?

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What phrase do you wish people would stop using?

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  1. babybun6969 Avatar

    Stop pissing on my lawn

  2. _Gen_X Avatar

    Going to give you time back… At the end of a bullshit conference call that should have been an email to begin with

  3. AnonymousResponder00 Avatar

    “I have to be true to myself.”

    It translates to, “I should be able to do whatever I want and you shouldn’t be able to judge me for it.”

  4. thenidgeweasel Avatar

    “Lives rent free in my head”.

  5. AdditionalClient2992 Avatar

    I wish people would stop calling every mild to moderate discomfort in life trauma

  6. YEGredditOilers Avatar

    “Not to be rude, but”

    It’s as if people think those five words allow for utter rudeness in whatever follows.

  7. KingofFractions Avatar

    These are some good ones already!!

  8. DisastrousWeather956 Avatar

    “Don’t judge me”

    People do the stupidest and most wrong shit ever and then scream “Don’t judge me!”

  9. Most_Comparison50 Avatar

    You do you 

    Ick my yum 

    And I see this on reddit alot, people typing “this” when they agree with someone else. I dunno why it annoys me so much.

  10. ListenGloomy9413 Avatar

    “I told you so”

  11. Full-Boysenberry5002 Avatar

    Living their best life 

  12. Organic-Lab240 Avatar

    I was today years old

  13. RandomDude1739 Avatar

    LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    Let’s not and say we did…..

  14. GeekOldMan Avatar

    brah-I don’t know why it bothers me. Bro doesn’t brah just claws at me. It’s like I don’t have the energy to make more sound than this.

    Sorry grumpy old guy here!

  15. RainbowSprinklesPlss Avatar

    “Trigger warning” when it’s overused for every little thing. You don’t need to put a trigger warning for your dentist story where they filled a cavity, ffs.

  16. Some1farted Avatar

    Make America Great Again! 🤮

  17. top-legolas Avatar

    “They’re gaslighting me” no, baby, they’re just informing you that you’re wrong and the sun does, indeed, set in the west.

  18. Petite-Fox5 Avatar

    “Get out, this is not your house, I dont know you”

  19. Redditing_aimlessly Avatar

    “I could care less”.

    Do, then. And then learn the actual phrase and think about the meanings.

  20. pickadamnnameffs Avatar

    “In my headcanon”

  21. Ivy_Thornsplitter Avatar

    Sanders is a round one draft pick

  22. death-strand Avatar

    Please do the needful.

    Especially when there’s Apple Gift Cards involved

  23. Apprehensive-Sort616 Avatar

    Any voice to text that could be done just texting. I don’t want to hear you speaking it into your phone and then have to read it in our group chat!!! Stop already!

  24. True_Fill9440 Avatar

    It is what it is.

    This conveys zero information.

  25. CharmingCocoo Avatar

    “I’m an Alpha”

  26. metal_gearmen Avatar

    “Respect your elders” although everyone deserves respect, this can be lost if the person is rude or bad and also always remember “Imbeciles also get old”

  27. Luann_Bakersfield Avatar
  28. ChippTurner Avatar

    Women calling thier ex’s Narcissist’s….. Like literally 9 out of 10 single women I meet these days, have a story about how they dated a narcissist once, or their boss is a narcissist, blah blah blah

  29. oh2climb Avatar

    “Not!” <groan…>

  30. Visions_of_Gideon Avatar

    “I’m weary of…” when they actually mean wary

  31. Happy_Credit4359 Avatar
  32. TrueForeverVirgin Avatar

    “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”

  33. Brilliant_Bee9731 Avatar

    Autism’s a super power

  34. Bookwoman0247 Avatar

    I am not [racist, homophobic, transphobic] but…

  35. Kitty_Blueberry_7029 Avatar
  36. Gold333 Avatar

    When people raise the pitch at the end of sentences?

    So they sound like they are asking a question?

    When they are making a statement?

  37. Bananaman9020 Avatar

    Dear Conservative you are not using Woke and Wokeness right if you are dimple describing what you don’t like

  38. Little_Red_Sun Avatar

    “Core memory” over the most basic things

  39. RogerMurdockCo-Pilot Avatar
  40. Temarimaru Avatar

    Any phrase that starts with “bro”.

  41. wings0flead Avatar

    “well if it makes you feel any better…” then proceeds to say something horrific, making me feel so much worse

  42. Material187 Avatar

    The blank is blanking or the blank is not blanking.

    Ex: the math is not mathing.

    Like can we please?!!

    Oh and “its giving…”

    There are more words available and throughout history, people have proven that they have time to listen to an actual description.

  43. vm_linuz Avatar

    Powwow — particularly in corporate contexts

  44. Yeeter_deleter01 Avatar

    “I could care less” is popular where I live. Doesn’t make any sense

  45. chumbucket77 Avatar

    Pretty much the trend of spoiled rich kids talking like they were born and raised in gang life in baltimore with all their slang and affectations in the way they talk. That shit sounds so fuckin stupid.

  46. Jazzlike_Entry_8807 Avatar

    “Privilege” – it’s now emblematic of a Democratic Party that has 29% approval ratings and walked the con man in the White House doors. This statement is proof we handed the culture war over to the others

  47. neophanweb Avatar

    No offense, but… Then proceeds to offend you.

  48. a-terribledayforrain Avatar

    “it’s giving xyz”

    “crashing out”

  49. amarantine1323 Avatar

    Instagram comments keep adding various forms of those “absolute cinema” giffs to every video reel on there. It’s so overdone that it just comes across unoriginal every time I see it

  50. Electronic_Algae5426 Avatar

    “Im bout to crash out!”

  51. ycuteshoes Avatar

    “I have one question’”

  52. Gorf_the_Magnificent Avatar

    “There’s a lot to unpack here”

    “Die on that hill”

    “Aged like milk”

    “The feels”

    “Not all heroes wear capes”

  53. Yeahsurethatsgreat Avatar

    “Who’s cutting onions?” 
    Or, “I’m not crying, you’re crying!” 

  54. Evolving_Dore Avatar

    Mandela effect

    No you just don’t remember

  55. goonSerf Avatar

    It is what it is

  56. FoldedaMillionTimes Avatar

    “Tell us how you really feel!” Especially when followed by a nervous giggle.

    Did I traumatize you with direct communication, you fucking invertebrate?

  57. moomooraincloud Avatar

    “my brother in Christ”

    You’re not a fucking member of the clergy and neither is the person you’re typing this to. I guarantee you don’t say this to people in person. Just stop.

  58. Waltpanorama Avatar

    “Wow factor”

  59. pool_and_chicken Avatar
  60. KeithHanlan Avatar

    I’m literally sick to death of the misuse of “literally”.

    Also “sick”, meaning “that’s awesome”. But that’s just showing my age.

  61. killinglisa Avatar

    I’m obsessed

  62. Ok_Bluejay_3849 Avatar

    “[Insert either common sense or huge revelation] changed my brain chemistry” like yeah it did tHATS HOW YOUR BRAIN PROCESSES EVERYTHING. Quite literally EVERYTHING changes your brain chemistry. THE BRAIN. RUNS. ON CHEMICALS. WITH DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL CHARGES. WHICH CREATES ELECTRICAL IMPULSES. WHICH CHANGES THE CHEMICALS. IN. YOUR. BRAIN. GAAAAAH

  63. Intelligent-Bill-821 Avatar

    more recent and in Canada but “elbows up”

  64. Rubycon_ Avatar

    ‘over exaggerate’ it’s just exaggerate, folks.

  65. wowjimi Avatar

    Such and such really”hits”

  66. Quill-Questions Avatar

    Any derogatory phrase with “woke” in it.

  67. stuff-1 Avatar

    “Own it” For some reason, it really irritates me.

  68. blueeyes8433 Avatar

    Trigger or triggering….. UGH

  69. evenphlow Avatar

    pop stan brain rot

    “It’s giving..”

    “Cunty”

    “Slay”

    “She ate”

    “Mother is mothering”

  70. No-Pie379 Avatar

    “It’s giving _____.”

  71. Wide-Bread-2261 Avatar

    not a phrase but i wish people would stop normalizing and glorifying mental health issues.

  72. mayhem6 Avatar

    There are a couple, first, “avoid it like the plague,” because no one did.

    Second, here in america, “It’s a free country,” because it seems like that is going to be a lie soon….

  73. LluviaDestina Avatar

    “Died doing what they loved.”

  74. creature0831 Avatar

    “It is what it is” over things they have total control over

  75. PinkSlimeIsPeople Avatar

    Oh my God! God bless you. etc.

    Not that it’s blasphemous, I’m just irreligious and hate hearing it ALL the time. It’s like being an atheist in a majority muslim country and literally hearing Allah Akbar 200 times a day.

  76. kindcrow Avatar

    The new normal.

  77. shinygoldhelmet Avatar

    “X is my spirit animal”

    Unless you are from a culture whose religion or mythology actually had spirit animals, this is cultural appropriation and it really bothers me because it’s disrespectful.

  78. sabineastroph Avatar

    Diagnosed autistic in 1996

    I wish every person who’s finally just realizing they’re neurodivergent would stop calling it “my autism” in the same way people say things like “I’m so OCD” when they don’t have OCD. Especially when they’re not diagnosed.

    Not all neurodivergence is autism and I’m really annoyed that the Internet has come to basically redefine autism as being the new umbrella term for neurodivergent people. :/

    To the point where now the government won’t shut up about it either

  79. trolldoll26 Avatar

    Using female pronouns for inanimate objects (in English)!!!! I find it so irritating!

    Example for those who may not be familiar:

    A woman will buy a purse (whatever object you want for this example) and when showing it to friends, the woman will say, “Here she is!” The “she” in the sentence is referring to the purse.

  80. heids_25 Avatar

    “I was today years old” and “tell me you’re __ without telling me you’re __.”

    I also want to correct people when they say “would of” instead of “would have,” but it’s not the end of the world when I see/hear these.

  81. LittleBear42 Avatar

    I was today years old

  82. Mapex_Orion Avatar

    “This is my office”……..some cream-puff influencer says as they are laying on the beach.

  83. gracist0 Avatar

    “____ ahh” like “goofy ahh” and “dumb ahh”

    It drives me nuts lol, my best friend’s little brother says it irl and I cringe every time

  84. 5Abi22 Avatar

    “That is so fetch” 😒

  85. Fit_Professional1644 Avatar

    When you disagree with them and they respond “I’m just saying…”

  86. Aggressive_Owl9587 Avatar

    It was a senseless tragedy

  87. Entire_Papaya8505 Avatar

    “I know, right?”

  88. CosmoJones07 Avatar

    “peak”, “cinema”, or “peak cinema”

    Please zoomers I BEG you, use a thesaurus and come up with new adjectives for things you like.

    Also, whenever something is emotional, “I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying”…my goodness it’s on the same “overused and corny” level as saying “I guess it must be free then!” when items don’t scan at the store. Same with referring to “cutting onions”. Like seriously no one cares if you cry/tear up at appropriately emotional things, that’s normal and healthy. Don’t need to try to mask it.

  89. slamminsalmoncannon Avatar

    ‘Respect my boundaries’ when they don’t understand that a boundary is not a rule you impose on someone else.

  90. DoctorMooh Avatar

    “Not gonna lie”, “our sponsor of this weeks episode”, “fam”, “it’s like, I was like/ she was like”, “bro, brah, brae, bruh”, “babe, bae”

  91. BigBxsh Avatar

    ‘BRO’ – when did this start?! So lame

  92. Responsible-Pay-4763 Avatar

    I hate it when people say ‘my truth.’ Just because it’s ‘their truth’ doesn’t mean it’s the real truth.

  93. kldaddy1776 Avatar

    When people say “I seen” instead of “I saw”. It drives me nuts

  94. gotanygrapes88 Avatar

    “You’re not wrong”

  95. EnvironmentalBend977 Avatar

    Like. Brush. Not phrases, just words. Grinds my nerves.

  96. L1vLaughL0v3 Avatar

    “Hope this helps”

  97. Zealousideal-Seat324 Avatar

    LLL… makes me sick when I see it posted, spoke, or in a house…

  98. Hakar_Kerarmor Avatar

    “I’m telling it like it is.”

    No, that’s called an opinion. Owe up to the fact that you have an opinion, and stop pretending yours is more important.

  99. gotanygrapes88 Avatar

    Yuck your yum.. for some reason, it grosses me out. Girl at work says it all the time

  100. vasasdddfgj Avatar

    Everything happens for a reason

  101. BoomChickaBowBow Avatar

    “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” Fuck you.

  102. crazykentucky Avatar

    You win the internet today! 🏆

    Ugh

  103. jlaux Avatar

    People misusing the word “literally”.