Not a phrase, but just the word iconic. Anything or anyone even slightly famous is now iconic.


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One that always upsets me is, "Sir, you have to put on some pants or I'm calling the police." Either that one or, "NO...I do NOT want to buy a slightly used merkin!" You just hear those thrown around so much nowadays.
I love carrots.
^^^^Ha! This reminds me of a bit George Carlin did about language. Love me some Carlin.
It's quite fitting for some of the music being dropped!Sounds like a body function...

Oh, that's easy. Those would be TRAMPETS.Why bother shortening such a short word? It's not like they were usually called "transmitting multi-pole electromagnetic transducer"...![]()

"My neck is ruler flat"!
Really? How's that workin' out for you?
Maybe what you mean to say is "My eyes can't discern the tiny variation from flat in my fretboard".
Agreed, it winds me right up“Slappin’ da bass, mon!”
It bothers me. The joke wasn’t funny in the movie, and it’s not worth referencing. It really grinds my gears when other musicians who know I don’t slap will still ask me if I’m slappin da bass.
Starting a sentence with "Um," so douchey.

Amen. Probably the worst violation.Oh man, that was a perfect example, it should go in the list.
There is nothing so tedious as listening to someone from any generation chalk up another person's actions as being tied to their age, whether it's gen Z or millennials or boomers.
Mwuah. Burpy. Creamy goodness. Actually, any goodness. It’s not even a word.
I hate lingo in general.
“Tone is in the Fingers”I just came to the phase that I can not more stand phrase like ''Cut through the mix'' etc.
So what's Your most annoying phrase?
Feel free to add Your own nightmares.![]()
Valve amp is a European term, and only is called a "Tube amp" in north america, pretty much."Cheers!"
or
"valve amp"
You're not a f""""n' Brit. Stop trying to sound like one.
You wouldn't fare well in Australia.When someone says "no worries" instead of "you're welcome"
Makes my eye twitch.
and yammy“Gibby” and “Ibby” bug me. No one ever says they have a Foddy or a Saddy or a Lakky. If you can spell out Fodera or Lakland, you can spell out Gibson or Ibanez.