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  1. Jul 28, 2009 #1
    Tama

    Tama

    Nov 19, 2008
    Bugtussle
    The most annoying pop/modern phrases, cliches' or colloquialism.

    Here are just 2 of my choices for most annoying phrases:

    "Thinking outside the box"
    Possibly the most annoying business buzz-phrase ever dreamed up.

    and: "closure"
    You get your TV stolen and you need "closure" BRAAACH :rolleyes:
     
  2. Jul 28, 2009 #2
    JimB52

    JimB52 User Supporting Member

    May 24, 2007
    East Coast
    "Boots on the ground" when not referring a military operation, from a few years ago.
    "At the end of the day", still being used.
    "Work flow" and "Reach out to your HR generalist" are pretty bad, too.
     
  3. Jul 28, 2009 #3
    tplyons

    tplyons

    Apr 6, 2003
    Madison, NJ
    "synergy"

    /thread
     
  4. Jul 28, 2009 #4
    LilRay

    LilRay Commercial User

    Dec 27, 2007
    Between my Roscoe and Leather
    Owner: Cockeyed Cow Custom Leathercraft
    Off the chain.

    Bling.

    Ya Herd

    Holla

    Six on one hand, half a dozen on the other.


    This could go for days.

    God Bless, Ray
     
  5. Jul 28, 2009 #5
    Tama

    Tama

    Nov 19, 2008
    Bugtussle
    Ok, I shouldn't but:

    "VALIDATE"

    Weepy puffy-handed man: "Why wont you "validate" my feelings"

    Then I feel nauseous and wonder why he hasnt auto-erotic-asphyxiated yet :confused::rollno::meh:
     
  6. Jul 28, 2009 #6
    TOOL460002

    TOOL460002

    Nov 4, 2004
    Santa Cruz
    bah, you stole my answer! great minds...

    anyway, that word conjures up this snl gem:



    also, any phrases a certain now-private citizen has uttered. i dont think thats technically political...
     
  7. Jul 28, 2009 #7
    69limeRev

    69limeRev

    May 1, 2007
    Western Pa.
    I think "FAIL" has failed.
     
  8. Jul 28, 2009 #8
    Tama

    Tama

    Nov 19, 2008
    Bugtussle
  9. Jul 28, 2009 #9
    Scarlet Fire

    Scarlet Fire

    Mar 31, 2007
    New England
    I agree. "FAIL" has outstayed its welcome. I think it's time it goes away.
     
  10. Jul 28, 2009 #10
    Tama

    Tama

    Nov 19, 2008
    Bugtussle
    No Brain-er
     
  11. Jul 28, 2009 #11
    bui

    bui

    Feb 24, 2009
    Texas
    "To be honest"- Why, were you lying up to this point?
    "Irregardless"- *facepalm*...
     
  12. Jul 28, 2009 #12
    Tama

    Tama

    Nov 19, 2008
    Bugtussle
    "Social Networking"

    It's not enough to buy an Ipod...Apple suggests you have an " I Life" sigh
     
  13. Jul 28, 2009 #13
    L-A

    L-A

    Jul 17, 2008
    Eh?
    Any expression that gets a blunt misinterpretation by dumb people trying to justify themselves.

    Worst one probably is that the customer is always right. I never heard it claimed by a customer who was right.
     
  14. Jul 29, 2009 #14
    jojobean39

    jojobean39

    Mar 31, 2009
    Jacksonville, FL
    "A whole 'nother" and "I could care less"

    While grammatically the last one is correct, people really mean to say "I couldn't care less".
     
  15. Jul 29, 2009 #15
    capnsandwich

    capnsandwich

    Jul 18, 2006
    Columbus, Ohio
    Retro
    sweet
    right on
    yo
    anything that ends in "izzle"
     
  16. Jul 29, 2009 #16
    ettsn

    ettsn

    Mar 29, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    "A perfect storm of..."

    "50,000ft view"

    "To the next level"

    "Got _____?" (milk, bass, porn, whatever)
     
  17. Jul 29, 2009 #17
    jojobean39

    jojobean39

    Mar 31, 2009
    Jacksonville, FL
    "Bro"
     
  18. Jul 29, 2009 #18
    shadowtippy

    shadowtippy

    Mar 13, 2009
    Lake Charles, La.
    Yo, Bro. Got bling? Let's take this to the next level for the 50,000 ft. view, think outside the box, if you will, and conversate on this perfect storm of retro, sweet, right on, no-brainer social networking we've got going on...Oops, my bad. Makes for a major fail, right?
     
  19. Jul 29, 2009 #19
    capnsandwich

    capnsandwich

    Jul 18, 2006
    Columbus, Ohio
    If I was your boss in an office I would fire you on the spot for that paragraph alone.:D:bag:
     
  20. Jul 29, 2009 #20
    lousybassplayer

    lousybassplayer

    Jan 30, 2009
    J-Actionville, NC

    Excpet for Six in one, I agree. Even that should be used sparingly.

    Athletisism ( we can do better than that)

    Specificity (same as above)

    Proactive (meaningless uninformative buzz word)

    Eco-Friendly/Green (just another marketing phrase. Stick a picture of a leaf on anything and it automatically makes it single handedly prolonghte life of a snail darter)

    To go along with that, these vehicles with the little emissions labels. My Accord is a Super Ultra low emmision vehicle. Come on! Subaru's Partial Zero Emission Vehicle is even stupider. Either its zero or it is some. What is partial nothing?


    All that &*%$s gotta stop. Really.
     
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