Expressions you hate

Cyclepath

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

At the end of a phone call: Bububybyebububbye

But how will you know the conversation is over?! You can't just end the call abruptly, like a savage, in one of those hollywood films... :rolleyes:

the beer revolu

embers_fire wrote: »

British expressions used by Irish people annoy me. I think we've got too much exposure to them based on geography so it's understandable but I've never gotten used to it.

A few examples:

"Mate" - very British (or Australian)
"Sat" instead of "sitting"
"Gaff"
"Tea“ - referring to something you eat
"Chuffed"

Would you ever shag off.
I'm 50 this year and we always had "tea" (evening meal that's not dinner) growing up.
It's been Irish as long as I'm around.

As a teenager we'd always talk about having a "free gaff" and as a result would use the word gaff, generally.

Again, how is chuffed a British expression? It's been used here for ever.

How long does an expression have to be in common use before it's not considered "foreign"? More than 45 years, it would seem.

embers_fire

the beer revolu wrote: »

Would you ever shag off.
I'm 50 this year and we always had "tea" (evening meal that's not dinner) growing up.
It's been Irish as long as I'm around.

As a teenager we'd always talk about having a "free gaff" and as a result would use the word gaff, generally.

Again, how is chuffed a British expression? It's been used here for ever.

How long does an expression have to be in common use before it's not considered "foreign"? More than 45 years, it would seem.

Yeah, "shag off", that's another one. Any of those colloquialisms you would hear on British television. I don't remember hearing many of these expressions when I was growing up but I started hearing them when I was in Dublin for a while, especially "gaff" and "mate". They seem to be quite popular on the west coast too but I didn't notice it so much around the rest of Ireland.

embers_fire

Sardonicat wrote: »

American expressions don't seem to bother you, though?

Don't get me started on American expressions...

bmc58

pgj2015 wrote: »

wine o clock

I kinda like that time though.

the beer revolu

embers_fire wrote: »

Yeah, "shag off", that's another one. Any of those colloquialisms you would hear on British television. I don't remember hearing many of these expressions when I was growing up but I started hearing them when I was in Dublin for a while, especially "gaff" and "mate". They seem to be quite popular on the west coast too but I didn't notice it so much around the rest of Ireland.

How long does an expression have to be in common use before it's not considered "foreign"?

80j2lc5y7u6qs9

24/7 or even worse 24/7/365. people often say it rining in to radio sounding cool they think

"lookit"- staple of gombeen politicians on radio

"devastatin' " or "oh twas devastatin" re some big mishap

"no worries" i hate that. people trying to sound australian cool

"Pound" instead of pounds uk thing "cost me 4 pound"

embers_fire

the beer revolu wrote: »

How long does an expression have to be in common use before it's not considered "foreign"?

I guess an expression can sound foreign if you don't hear it very often. There are parts of the country that are separated by a large number of miles. An expression heard in Kerry might sound foreign in Dundalk. I didn't hear the term "gaff" in common use in Ireland until I was about 20. I always associated it with British people. It still sounds like something you'd hear on "Brookside" or some other British programme.

whisky_galore

Excited for...

Win win.

the beer revolu

embers_fire wrote: »

. I didn't hear the term "gaff" in common use in Ireland until I was about 20..

How long ago was that?

Redneck Reject

embers_fire wrote: »

Don't get me started on American expressions...

Do it, do it! I'd love to know.

RhubarbCrumble

How did I forget 'date night', usually with 'hubby'. If he's your 'hubby' then you're not fcuking dating him.

the beer revolu

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

How did I forget 'date night', usually with 'hubby'. If he's your 'hubby' then you're not fcuking dating him.

Play date

Wanderer2010

Whats with this thing of 25-35 year old men saying "Fact!" to everything that they agree with it, drives me mad. Its like some corny American saying that has caught on over here. Example "I put a tenner on Liverpool to play, they are due a win now" "Fact".
"Are you coming for a few drinks this Friday?" "Oh Fact!".

Wtf??

careless sherpa

Hits me in the feels. Thankfully don't hear it that much anymore

Redneck Reject

Ha boy the kid, from Limerick, serious what does that even mean?

donkeykong5

The word like. Used at the end of every sentence like!

pgj2015

embers_fire wrote: »

I guess an expression can sound foreign if you don't hear it very often. There are parts of the country that are separated by a large number of miles. An expression heard in Kerry might sound foreign in Dundalk. I didn't hear the term "gaff" in common use in Ireland until I was about 20. I always associated it with British people. It still sounds like something you'd hear on "Brookside" or some other British programme.

Dubs have been saying gaff for as long as i remember, I always thought it was the English copying Irish slang.

80j2lc5y7u6qs9

you know yourself [name] end of each sentence

or [name] end of every sentence

embers_fire

the beer revolu wrote: »

How long ago was that?

About 15 years ago.

embers_fire

Redneck Reject wrote: »

Do it, do it! I'd love to know.

I don't like them.

Salthillprom

'Going forward'
Everytime it's said, I hear it in an American accent for some reason.
Also 'super'... Why does everything have to be 'super'?! Another Amerixanism

bottlebrush

donkeykong5 wrote: »

The word like. Used at the end of every sentence like!

Not just at the end of every sentence unfortunately.

I was like, oh my god and she was like, oh my god and we were all like, oh my god

Vetch

You got this

anewme

maudgonner wrote: »

Hand-cut, in relation to food. Hand-cut sandwiches.

I'm fairly fúckin sure it was the knife that cut it, you gobdaw.

This one makes me laugh. Hand cut sandwiches. Hand cut fries.

Well you hardly cut them with your arse.

kowloon

ghostfacekilla

It is what it is.

bottlebrush

We are where we are

ligerdub

I'm going with my main nomination first. It relates to when somebody is explaining their viewpoint on something or a procedure they followed. This one will appear quite often:

"Anyone who believes otherwise is deluded in the extreme"

Not too dissimilar from "people who think otherwise are deluded". It's a very arrogant expression.

Aside from that:

[Insert name] is pissed (meaning annoyed)
"Get this"

The rest have probably already been mentioned.

mistersifter

Seems like every place is now becoming a 'hub' of some sort.

Hate this meaningless tech jargon.