Let's Retire these Cliches

[Paisley]

This might be a California-ism, "I'm just being me."
I pointed out to someone that they never use it when they are doing something good; "I'll pay for everyone, I'm just being me.". It's always used as an excuse: one does something inappropriate and says "I'm just being me." when they are given a bad look.

The Wolf

My best friend hate the song "I Gotta be Me." She says the real meaning is, "I'm a jerk, I'm immature, but hey, I gotta be me."

 

[Paisley]

I admit I have never heard 'With a twist!'. What does it mean?

It's always preceded by something else. For instance, "In today's world, fashion designers are thinking outside the box by leveraging vintage glam with a twist!" It just means they're tweaking something that's been around.

 

[BegintheBeguine]

Thanks!

Oh, I see, now they're cooking with gas.

 

[Miss 1929]

"Talk to the hand"

is a pet peeve of mine.

 

[Miss Sis]

How about...

'In a nutshell....'

THAT gets on my nerves. That and a guy I work with who always says 'What was you doing...' or 'Was you?' instead of 'were you'. I want to stand up and scream at those blunders!

But back to the subject at hand.....

I also agree to disliking 'At the end of the day...' (but I am guilty of sometimes using it when I am tired of arguing with my colleagues over some pedantic point or another - don't shoot me!)

In South London, the way the 'yooves' like to add 'Innit' to the end of every banality they utter is more than quite irritating as is 'dough'. Example:'I didn't even do it, dough!' (it is a mangling of though) Arghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[J.S.Udontknowme]

"Kewl"

 

[Quigley Brown]

"Kewl"

Go chill.

 

[The Wolf]

How about "to make a long story short" when the person has spoken for five minutes about nothing?

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[Ben]

Some of these are particular to my profession, but here is my list:

"synergy"

"leverage"

"leverage synergy"

"That's proprietary"

"solution" when what you really mean is "product"

"no worries"

"kick back"

 

[pretty faythe]

Are we having fun yet?

If you had to ask, then you know the answer is no. We have been working for a gazillion hours in with nothing is going right. Can't you see the scowl on my face? :rage:

 

[pigeon toe]

"Chillax" is an excellent one. I actually knew a guy who claimed to have invented that slang when I had first heard it two years previously while in Ireland. It's awful! Even if you did make that up, why would you ever want anyone to know?

I'm totally guilty of abbreviating things. I say "Bru" for bruin (I go to UCLA), BKPK for backpack (dont' even ask), "The Blad" for a Hasselblad camera, etc. Really insane. But hey, I gotta be me.

 

[Lady Day]

...when the person has spoken for five minutes about nothing?

This part alone is quite enough for me.

LD

 

[Diamondback]

This part alone is quite enough for me.

Agreed--that's about where my eyes glaze over. About ten more after that and they get the "Do you ever SHUT UP?!"...

Conversation I can deal with, information I can deal with, brainless prattle I can't.

 

[panamag8or]

Ah, how quickly we forget:

Groovy
Cherry
Far out
Are you serious?
Right on!
and my personal favorite.....DUDE!

I use "dude" daily.

Then again, Jeff Spicoli was a cultural icon for my generation.

 

[Kevin Noel Olso]

My wife hates when I end a sentence with "period". I'm probably not going to stop, period. My grandmother used to say that, as well as 'aye, yi, yi!'

 

[Quigley Brown]

The bottom line is........

 

[Miss Brill]

Mid-century modern
Classy
Elegant
Pimp my "............"
Hot Mess
Bling
Gangsta
Wannabe
Whatev!!1!!1
Loser
Poser
Tool

:eusa_doh:

 

[Nashoba]

I'm guilty of using the word 'outstanding' far too much. I also tend to say 'alright' instead of ok. Not sure why. What annoys the heck out of me though is the phrase 'I don't know what do you (insert whatever it is I asked about)'. I hear it waaaaaay too often and honestly, If I knew...I wouldn't have asked!

 

[Rockapin-up]

my boss says "you have to use common sense" almost on a daily basis. I want to scream at her when ever I hear it, it's annoying and in my opinion rude.

 

[Fletch]

"Moral Clarity."

All right, it's not really a cliché, it's a buzzword. It's an attempt to put a positive sell on what ought to be known as "narrow-mindedness."