10 most annoying words and phrases 2023

[Alex321]

"Literally"

As in "I literally died laughing."

No you didn't.

To which my response (usually only in thought) is "I wish!"

 

[CAESAR AVGVSTVS]

Ending a phone call with “see you in a bit”

 

[Andy in Germany]

To which my response (usually only in thought) is "I wish!"

I quite deliberately didn't add "unfortunately" on the last sentence...

 

[TheDoctor]

"I invite you to consider [insert incredibly obvious point here]"
Could you sound any more pompous? I'm so glad I don't have a manager these days.

 

[Joffey]

When people say ‘you know’ for no reason whatsoever. You know.

 

[Kevberlin]

Social media “Influencer”.
🤮😡🤮😡

 

[Dogtrousers]

Social media “Influencer”.
🤮😡🤮😡

You win the thread!

"Influencer"

 

[Once a Wheeler]

So used as a pre-emptive particle in an initial position. For example:

So all the diets have failed to solve my weight problem…​

meaning that the assertion that diets have failed cannot be questioned and that the speaker has genuinely followed the diets in their prescribed ways. Used like this, the pre-emptive particle, so, often seeks to exclude the real issue from the debate. Discerning listeners might do well to regard it as a prompt to make the reply: I think we need to examine the underlying assumptions here.

 

[Beebo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67602699

Word of the year is Rizz!
Basically it’s a shorter form of charisma.

 

[Windle]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67602699

Word of the year is Rizz!
Basically it’s a shorter form of charisma.

Shorter as in shortened by lazy people who can't be bothered to speak properly.

 

[Dadam]

Shorter as in shortened by lazy people who can't be bothered to speak properly.

Oh the irony.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Shorter as in shortened by lazy people who can't be bothered to speak properly.

People who move in the same circles as the trendy young things in the BBC who got paid to make that list.