Words Or Phrases That Make You Cringe

"I'm gutted" or "i was gutted".

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Originally Posted by robertlouis

Right now in the UK it's the phrase "hard-working families" which every fuckwit politician of whatever hue will throw out like a tired, spent, meaningless mantra.

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Not forgetting -

Vote for Change
Empowering the People
Fair is worth Fighting For
Change that Works for You
A Future Fair for All

Let's be friend, cause I'm not ready for a relationship.

"Just sayin'". This needs to be retired.

"Multitask". All the time at work, people talk about the need to multitask, even though science has proven that multitasking is really just alternating back and forth between two tasks and doesn't save any time.

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Originally Posted by Girlpearls

"Not so much."

Grammatically, it's correct and makes sense, but whenever I read or hear the phrase, I cringe.
It just feels HEAVY and affected.
It's become one of those passive end-of-discussion taglines that have gotten as tiresome as "just sayin'."

Well, that was my two cents, but not so much...just sayin'!

Shoot me...:loser:

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Jay Leno is guilty of the "...not so much" and "just sayin". I don't like it either.

I went out with a gal about a month after the Charlie Sheen quieted down. Anyway, we're at dinner and she says something then goes "Winning!". I pretended not to hear her say that but she did it again in case I didn't revel in her greatness enough the first time.

"with all due respect"......which I deliberately use whenever i want to tell someone i really have no respect for them or their opinion

When I hear someone say they "love someone to death," it makes me wonder if they are a bit pyscho killery.

Hindsight is 20/20
Keep it real
That's gangster
You know how we do
You feel me
Peace out
Flabbergasted
Grass is always greener on the other side
Bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush
Horrific

I was listening to some pompous guy who was asked how he chose his career. He said, "it chose me". That is a douche-bag turn of phrase.