Phrases and words that annoy you

Tha Gopher

And by phrases I generally mean Americanisms. Generally you dont hear them much in the real world but theres a shocking amount of boards folk who use them:

Sausagefest- meh I dunno, theres just something so California surfer cowabunga dude about it that makes me annoyed.

Fcuk buddy- this is Dublin. Not Manhattan with the Sex in the City crowd. Shes not a fcuk buddy, shes a bird you are occasionally poking but who you arent going out with because she isnt the best looking. Saying fcuk buddy neither makes her better looking nor makes you trendier, it merely makes you a sell out and poser.

Whos humping an ugly piece.

QFT- alright, its net exclusive, but Ive only seen it over the last few months and its retarded.

"Mom"- or more specifically, Irish people referring to the oul one as Mom.

"Random"- as in "this is so, like, random". Only heard it within the past year, and only from college students or D4s, who generally seem to use it to describe anything that is unplanned e.g. "wow, this is like, such a random party" or "this night is, like, sooo random". Where did it come from? Wrecks me tits.

Any more? hmm, I was discussing this with a mate earlier and came up with at least six

Owen

"Going forward"
"We'll touch base"
"Basically ..." and then go on to give anything but a basic explanation

... and people who end sentences, but raise their voices as if it's a question.

DEmeant0r

I hate when people say "like" and "you know?" every five words, **** me it's annoying.

Anto McC

Hate it when people say irregardless instead of regardless. Where the f*ck did the extra IR come from?

Also people who say literally in a sentence, when the sentence is something as stupid as "It literally rained cats and dogs" - No it f*cking didn't because thats impossible!!!

BenjAii

Americanisms if used sparingly can be tolerable, but any Irish person using Mom, ugghhh >wince<

I find repeated, like, use of the phrase, like, can be, like, really, like, annoying ...

Especially if said person is on the Dart, speaking into a phone loudly beside me in a really grating D4 accent - please go away, hide yourself & die, quickly .......

The Bollox

Tha Gopher wrote:

Fcuk buddy- this is Dublin. Not Manhattan with the Sex in the City crowd. Shes not a fcuk buddy, shes a bird you are occasionally poking but who you arent going out with because she isnt the best looking. Saying fcuk buddy neither makes her better looking nor makes you trendier, it merely makes you a sell out and poser.

I see, so if one of your friends asks what the relationship between you and a certain girl are, instead of simply and clearly saying "she's my **** buddy" you say "she's a bird I am occasionally poking but who I am not going out with because she isnt the best looking"?

Tha Gopher

ned78 wrote:

"Basically ..." and then go on to give anything but a basic explanation

.

Remember completeely bricking it in a promotion interview, because I had a mental blank of things to say I used the word "basically" to use up time while i thought of ways to end my sentences I was all psyched up and ready going in, but the second interviewer was running 5 minutes late, by the time she arrived I lost the confident buzz and nervously rabbited through the thing for the next 15 minutes.


Business spiel like the aforementioned, theres a game somewhere called Bollix Bingo or something similiar where the object is to cross off a spot whenever some corporate suit uses the usual crap in his presentation

About a year ago I read some article re a survey of peoples opinions of various phrases, "at the end of the day" is the most annoying phrase people use. Before reading this i was completely neutral to it, for some reason after reading it and ever since people saying it really gets to me, I even find myself counting how many times they say it

Ruu_Old

ned78 wrote:

"Going forward"
"We'll touch base"
"Basically ..." and then go on to give anything but a basic explanation

... and people who end sentences, but raise their voices as if it's a question.

Thank the corporate world for those like 'push the envelope', etc.:) Irish people using Mom is terribly annoying. Time to turn off the telly.

Alanthroneus

one that annoys me and i think is exclusively Irish is " inanyways" ....

Anto McC

Same difference :mad:

tallus

Heard a D4 type on RTE using the words "I was all on my tobler" instead of saying I was all on my own. Annoying ....

The most annoying phrase in human history is, "I bought this here..."

BKtje

O dear, i use most of the phrases in this here thread

Sausagefest

Don't use it often but do use it.

Fcuk buddy- this is Dublin.

Well i would use it if i had one

"Mom"-

I always colled my mom mom or sometimes mother when i need something.
I also call my dad dad.
That said i wasnt born here so ill use that as an excuse.

"Random"

Guilty again though i wouldnt call a party random, i'd generally use it when someone says something that was well random (ie no bearing on conversation) or something that was really unexpected.

I hate all buzz words, generally cos ppl saying them dont really know wtf they talking about.

Also i really really hate the words "ma" and "da".

JIZZLORD

i hate when people refer to bed as the scratcher,

UnReg123

"Will you shift me" - means will you meet/makeout etc. with me
I HATE that phrase!!!!

Ruu_Old

UnReg123 wrote:

"Will you shift me" - means will you meet/makeout etc. with me
I HATE that phrase!!!!

Haha, haven't heard that since primary school.

Kiith

What the hell is wrong with Mom?? What did you call her? :rolleyes:

I can't stand 'Craic', and 'Quare' (not sure of the spelling for that) as in 'We had quare good craic last night'

galactus

All of these words....like.

- bo -

"Savage"

"Aw man thats savage!!"

Awful Scut Mk2

tallus wrote:

Heard a D4 type on RTE using the words "I was all on my tobler" instead of saying I was all on my own. Annoying ....

The attempts of Irish people, mainly Dubs I find, to invent their own type of rhyming slang in order to ape what they hear on Eastenders is enough to make any sane person reach for a pump action shotgun.

But they fade into insignificance compared to people who try to like, sooooooooo imitate the dialogue they learnt from, like, Friends. However, uttering the word 'like' at the end of a sentence is okay as long as it is done in a Cork accent.

Awful Scut Mk2

Kiith wrote:

What the hell is wrong with Mom?? What did you call her? :rolleyes:

The word is 'Mam' or 'Mammy'. Mom is the preserve of annoying American brats. Mum is equally criminal on the grounds that it's too Home Counties.

Collie D

One that crops up on Boards a lot that bugs me - tard or any variation of it.

Colonel Sanders

wouldn't call it an americanisim but the phrase 'do you not know who I am' is one that always makes me want to start poking out eyes. Yes I know who you are, a pig ignorant count who massively over estimates your own importance.

Touch base is pretty annoying but in my last job the buzzword(s) in the office were 'add value'. It was used EVERYWHERE. Instead of saying 'I think this is where I can help' it was always 'I think this is where I can add value'. So flocking annoying!!!!

Fajitas!

"I'm inquiring to ask about..."

No you're f*cking not. You're asking. Wondering possibly, not inquiring to ask about.

The use of "Of a" for example "I always get the bus home of a Friday".

Also people who say literally in a sentence, when the sentence is something as stupid as "It literally rained cats and dogs" - No it f*cking didn't because thats impossible!!!

^^^ Annoys me too.

Collie D

Just remembered another one. "Yore ma" Was funny when I was in school........

tampopo

Saying guess instead of I suppose
What's with the raising of baby goats these days? Kids? It's children ffs
Muuuvies, dear lord, so fillums went out with the injuns, then?

Where did 'pushing the envelope' come from? I honestly don't know what it relates to?

People who use "basically" to me, means they are about to talk rubbish. I tend to discontinue listening from that point on.

At the end of the day. What's wrong with Ultimately?

Should OF instead of should have.

Febry instead of February
Libry instead of Library

jb91

People that call Tesco Tesco's. Why???

mike65

So many words, but one that realy pissing me off is ABSOLUTLY, 5 years ago no-one absoluted now on every radio and tv discussion/interview the A word is de-rigur.

Mike.

Terry

"Alot" is not a word.
That is all for now.

Exit

Not many annoy me, but one that does and pretty much universally said by Americans is "I could care less"

jobonar

*puts on best skanger accent*

"Scarlet"
"Massive"

I have also heard a D4 girl use the phrase "On my tobler"!!! i wanted to beat her with her phone! such a stupid phrase

i could go all day probably but those 3 annoy me more than most! any kinda stupid D4/Skanger type phrases are extremely annoying

The_B_Man

"chillax" - i hate it!! makes me want to vomit on the persons face and kick them in the balls/vag!

Alanthroneus

Normal Speak " today i was on the luas"

D4 Speak" so ya yoday i was on the Daniel day"

Mossy Monk

Guesstimate. And I hate the bastards that use it.

And people who use Mom, **** off back to America.

Mick Shrimpton

All's I know is I ain't not lovin' this thread

The Bollox

Alanthroneus wrote:

Normal Speak " today i was on the luas"

D4 Speak" so ya yoday i was on the Daniel day"

oh dear, I hate D4 speak

where Heineken = Heino or Ken. wtf!?

I hate people who refer to me as 'horse' or 'chief'

BKtje

ya know i've never heard anyone call it the daniel day though i have heard of people calling it the Daniel Day

Pushing the envelope was an aeronautical term. Envelope is also used by engineers to describe certain curves or something.

jobonar

Alanthroneus wrote:

Normal Speak " today i was on the luas"

D4 Speak" so ya yoday i was on the Daniel day"

what is so hard about saying "today i was on the luas" ????

johnnyrotten

"Know what I mean" or " You know" at the end of every sentance :rolleyes:

Rhonda9000

I hate when people use the word tits to be honest. Even women saying "oh my tits look saggy today" etc. It does my head in.

Pighead

If Pighead hears "No Pighead you're doing it wrong" one more time there's gonna be lots of :mad:

Oh and the whole "Its not you Pighead, its me" gets tiring also.

tampopo

B-K-DzR wrote:

Pushing the envelope was an aeronautical term. Envelope is also used by engineers to describe certain curves or something.

I see. I must go down the LIBRY and get de buke of idioms and see what's what.

tanks

Glowing

I hate when people say 'spondulics' instead of money.

I hate the phrase 'going forward', or 'lets touch base'

And I HATE 'inanyways'

Dord

Glowing wrote:

I hate when people say 'spondulics' instead of money.

I hate the phrase 'going forward', or 'lets touch base'

And I HATE 'inanyways'

I absolutely hate that phrase "lets touch base" :mad:

Anto McC

The Bollox wrote:

I hate people who refer to me as 'horse' or 'chief'

I used to say Chief but i've moved onto Horsebox, as in "Watch yourself there, horsebox". Would you hate that too?

Fajitas!

The_B_Man wrote:

"chillax" - i hate it!! makes me want to vomit on the persons face and kick them in the balls/vag!

*nods*

V9

"kids" when referring to children, they are not ****ing goats for **** sake... :mad: :mad:

The Bollox

Anto McC wrote:

I used to say Chief but i've moved onto Horsebox, as in "Watch yourself there, horsebox". Would you hate that too?

actually not really. me and the lads I used to work with called each other Horsebox all the time

BaZmO*

Collie D wrote:

"Yore ma" Was funny when I was in school........

Yeah "Yore Ma" certainly was!

"Swings and Roundabouts" is one that really bugs the sh1t out of me. Mainly because it reminds me of a tosser I used to work with.

"Onbelievable" is another one. Arrggghh!!!

Hal1

[SIZE=-1]Absolutely, such a horrible word and said far too often. :rolleyes:
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Carsinian Thau

I hate people saying "How Bad?" when talking about something good.
e.g.
-I found the money that I lost
- era shure, how bad?

Just smile and nod, saying that makes you seem retarded.