Nonsense Phrases

imme

Society these days, popular culture included is replete with Nonese Phrases

Whenever I see Damien Duff on TV doing his punditry I wait for the phrase

"TO BE FAIR"

Damien is guaranteed to use this phrase in every show

Apologies to Damien if you're reading but Nonsense Phrases drive me to distraction!!!!

antodeco

"drive me to distraction"

me_irl

"Like"
"Could care less."
"Literally"

sKeith

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pajo1981

'Yeah no, ...'

When did this creep in?

Barry Badrinath

If you eat too much and get in behind the wheel of a car, then you’re a danger on the road because you are likely to fall asleep after eating a big meal.

antodeco

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

If you eat too much and get in behind the wheel of a car, then you’re a danger on the road because you are likely to fall asleep after eating a big meal.

Few pints be grand sure

Your Face

'As the man says'

ollaetta

imme wrote: »

Society these days, popular culture included is replete with Nonese Phrases

Whenever I see Damien Duff on TV doing his punditry I wait for the phrase

"TO BE FAIR"

Damien is guaranteed to use this phrase in every show

Apologies to Damien if you're reading but Nonsense Phrases drive me to distraction!!!!

He used another one the other night that I've never figured out WTF it really means or where it came from: "Early doors".

Taxburden carrier

Forgive me for this but.....
"Going forward "

Subacio

Ah sure.

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Packet and Tripe a Limerick main dish for Danny Healy Rae.

retro:electro

"At the end of the day"
And not a phrase but I really hate when people write "y'know"..

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Who you look at you C**t.

kunst nugget

pajo1981 wrote: »

'Yeah no, ...'

When did this creep in?

I do this the whole time without meaning to. I hate myself because of it…

IK09

"Sssscccchhhhttttttaaappppp would ya"

Ticket:
He/She is a ticket

biko

At the doctor's "This might sting a little..."

kunst nugget

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Who you look at you C**t.

Is this said by people in India?

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Your Wife makes a good breakfast in the morning.

pajo1981

kunst nugget wrote: »

I do this the whole time without meaning to. I hate myself because of it…

I do it myself brah. And I also hate myself for it.

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Your Wife is a Slapper.

kunst nugget

please helpThank YOU wrote: »

Your Wife is a Slapper.

What you're posting aren't nonsense phrases… they're insults. Your wife is a slapper though but she does make a decent breakfast.

Yourself isit

kunst nugget wrote: »

What you're posting aren't nonsense phrases… they're insults. Your wife is a slapper though but she does make a decent breakfast.

She is a slapper alright but the breakfast is crap.

Breaston Plants

please helpThank YOU wrote: »

Your Wife is a Slapper.

????

kunst nugget

Yourself isit wrote: »

She is a slapper alright but the breakfast is crap.

Ah, it's grand. They only problem is when you're constantly being interrupted by Kate.

Amirani

Describing anything that doesn't involve light as "lit".

Nabber

Yea, no, like at the end of the day to be literally fair, in all honesty going forward the are all just ecumenical matters.

Muahahaha

Cant stand the phrase when people talk about big life events "If it is meant to be, its meant to be". Nah, you gotta go out there and make things happen yourself, not hope they just fall into your lap.

Noveight

"Sure what else would you be at"

heldel00

"It is what it is." - duh!

The_Valeyard

"I will yeah"

Stonedpilot

It's OK not to be OK.

Utter nonsense.

So it's OK to be suicidal?. Hmmmm. Personally would think someone should do something about it.

These nonsense phrases get no scrutiny.

Another nonsense is

Children are the future. No they aren't. By the time the future comes around they ain't children no more!.

evolving_doors

The proof is in the pudding.

It's not you moron , it's in the eating.

osarusan

Well hard, well good, well nice.

FREDNISMO

Happy Out

tupenny

"I can't even...."

😠

Taylor365

The lees.



Basic and Literal.

VonLuck

Stonedpilot wrote: »

It's OK not to be OK.

Utter nonsense.

So it's OK to be suicidal?. Hmmmm. Personally would think someone should do something about it.

I think you've misunderstood that campaign. It's supposed to mean that it's normal for some people to feel depressed.

Liam McPoyle

"Life is short", usually after someone dies unexpectedly.

Ehh, no, its not, you will never do anything longer than live your life.

Red Eyes

"YOLO"
This has to be one of the cringiest phrases ever. There was even wristbands dedicated to it.
At least it is not popular now.

Dave0JV

"I'll learn you"

Seems more like they're the ones needing to learn ��

...And Justice

"Value stream" boils my píss

Stonedpilot

VonLuck wrote: »

I think you've misunderstood that campaign. It's supposed to mean that it's normal for some people to feel depressed.

I know. Its too soft ambigious and obvious, define ok? A very depressed person might think hes ok. Its a silly phrase

Its OK to get counselling be better. Promotes solutions and more direct.

kfallon

"Literally"......when things aren't literally at all e.g. that curry was so hot I was literally on fire!

Tit!

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kfallon wrote: »

"Literally"......when things aren't literally at all e.g. that curry was so hot I was literally on fire!

Tit!

Literally has been used in this fashion since the 1700s


https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/misuse-of-literally

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ollaetta wrote: »

imme wrote: »

Society these days, popular culture included is replete with Nonese Phrases

Whenever I see Damien Duff on TV doing his punditry I wait for the phrase
                           
                     "TO BE FAIR"

Damien is guaranteed to use this phrase in every show

Apologies to Damien if you're reading but Nonsense Phrases drive me to distraction!!!!

He used another one the other night that I've never figured out WTF it really means or where it came from: "Early doors".

Google is your friend - http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ear1.htm

Murrisk

ollaetta wrote: »

He used another one the other night that I've never figured out WTF it really means or where it came from: "Early doors".

It's a UK phrase, an old-fashioned one. Did he ever play in the UK?

Murrisk

Not keen on 'to be fair' or 'in fairness'.

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Spare some Change.

Breaston Plants

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Spare some Change.

Don't think you've got the hang of this.