# Most hated idioms **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 7, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875 "2011-10-07T07:01:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/101 "2011-10-12T19:56:31Z")
> [@colonial](#): > > My choice for the worst of what SUCKS is the complete and utter monstrosity **no problem** as used by retail staff in reply to a customer’s expression of thanks… If you’re ever heading to the Antipodes you might want to have your health and blood pressure checked first then. 🙂 (Assuming that’s not where you are a colonial of anyway…) For me… “giving 110%”… or any number over 100… makes me think the speaker innumerate. ---
**Author:** ![Sirreal72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Sirreal72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sirreal72)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/102 "2011-10-12T23:20:28Z")
> [@Apollyon](#): > > For me… “giving 110%”… or any number over 100… makes me think the speaker innumerate. Agreed. Also dislike: **“Sucks” or “Blows” or “Bites”** - Just over used. **“Paradign” or “Outside the box”** - You read a business book, good for you. **“PWND”** - No you didn’t, and you can’t spell either. **“I could care less.”** - Really? I couldn’t. **“Knocked head over heels.”** - My heels are already that way. Knock me heels over head and I’ll be concerned. **“Screwed the Pooch”** - Meh. Vivid way of saying “Screwed up.” **“Military Industrial Complex”** - Makes me immediately think you are a talking parrot saying words you heard and are too lazy/dumb to paraphrase. **“Capilitalist Pig/Running Dog”** - See above. **“Dittohead. Dumbocrate. Republikkkan. Etc”** - See above. **“Drink the Koolaid.”** - See above. And my absolute most hated: **“I’d eat the nuts out of her shit!”** - Meaning someone for whom you would do anything because of her beauty/awsomeness. BLEECH!! Way too vivid. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/103 "2011-10-13T01:33:13Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > There’s one that I see on Facebook more often now (I admit I may be out of the loop) and that is “FML”. No, not “family medical leave” apparently this means “fuck my life.” > > As in “Ugh, my mom called to yell at me again today - fml” or “Went to the grocery store and they were out of my favorite flavor of Doritos - fml” > > I never see it used in any meaningful way, like your kid died and you lost your job and your dog ran away. In that case, fuck your life indeed. I see it where most normal people would write “Argh!” or “Oh well…” > > Fuck your life, really? Please. Late to the party here, but I want to come (vaguely) to the defense of “FML.” You’ve got it out of context. FML isn’t really an idiom; it’s supposed to be a punchline. It’s used for examples of awful coincidences, really bad timing, or that feeling of being caught in headlights. It really exists as a way for people to point out that they’re laughing at their own misfortunes; it’s not really supposed to denote a “big deal.” It sounds like the folks you’re seeing are either way overusing it or don’t get it. That said, I find it way overused and only moderately funny at best. Ugh, I just wasted five minutes coming to the defense of something I really, really don’t give a crap about. FML. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/104 "2011-10-13T02:10:32Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > Somebody used the word “wojus” in a thread here recently, and seriously, fuck that guy with bullets. If you’re wondering, it’s Irish slang for “poor” or “crap”. Nothing wrong with those words or the sentiment, but there’s something wrong with getting me to google a word that could be replaced with “not good”. Of course, if you’re Irish and hanging out with all your Irish pals and they know what it means, that’s totally unwojus, because I won’t be hearing it, seeing how I’m not. I come across plenty of terms here I don’t understand until I google them. Boo-thefuck-hoo that colloquialisms exist that you’re not immediately familiar with. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/105 "2011-10-13T02:16:26Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > “Soz.” This means “sorry.” Somebody had to tell me that. This term is/was used in England a lot going back decades. “Soz, bruv!” ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/106 "2011-10-13T02:58:55Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > I used to count the number of times this professor used “the way in which” in her lectures. I have a professor right now whom I hate for a variety of reasons. He constantly uses the phrase “comme de raison” (“as one might expect”). In one three-hour class, I counted more than thirty uses. Anyway, mine is “Let me be clear” or “Let’s be clear.” Politicians use it continually. I cringe every time one of ours uses it. ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Creature_Turner)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/107 "2011-10-13T03:01:52Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > it makes me stabby. No offense, but this. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/108 "2011-10-13T03:53:28Z")
"Getting my \_\_\_\_\_ on."I hate this. Seriously. It’s old. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/109 "2011-10-13T04:40:44Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > …Anyway, mine is “Let me be clear” or “Let’s be clear.” Politicians use it continually. I cringe every time one of ours uses it. That’s one of Obama’s favorites. But, you’re right, lots of politicians use it. They also like, “Make no mistake…” ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/110 "2011-10-13T15:56:26Z")
I really dislike ‘za’. As in let’s order some za!. Meaning pizza And ‘nosh’. Hate hate hate. ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Creature_Turner)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/111 "2011-10-13T16:40:48Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > And ‘nosh’. Hate hate hate. Similarly, I loathe “nom”. Exclaimed by clueless assholes when they’re describing a foodstuff they find particularly delicious. As in: “Ooh, sausage and mushroom 'za! Non nom nom!” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/112 "2011-10-13T18:46:00Z")
That’s so gay. _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/113 "2011-10-13T20:31:34Z")
‘Libtard’… Hate it, hate it, hate it! (Even though I’m a life long Republican.) ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/114 "2011-10-13T20:32:41Z")
“I wanna give a shout out to my boyz.” Please. What is wrong with saying hello? We did that for hundreds of years in society. Why the need for a new term? And you don’t have boyz. Suge Knight has boyz. You have friends. You are not a rap mogul. Come to terms with that and return to normal English. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/115 "2011-10-13T20:36:05Z")
> [@Sea\_Creature\_Turner](#): > > Similarly, I loathe “nom”. Exclaimed by clueless assholes when they’re describing a foodstuff they find particularly delicious. As in: “Ooh, sausage and mushroom 'za! Non nom nom!” Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/116 "2011-10-13T20:36:13Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Raining cats and dogs. > > What sort of coincidental phenomena need to occur for this to actually happen? And the end result would be fairly gross. Yeah, you might step in a poodle. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/117 "2011-10-13T20:45:33Z")
My partner absolutely cannot stand “creamed her panties.” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/118 "2011-10-17T16:15:14Z")
This isn’t my first rodeo. Heard it yesterday. And somebody laughed in response. It is no longer clever, amusing, nor original. Maybe I’ll start a new one: “This isn’t my first circle jerk.” mmm ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/119 "2011-10-17T17:38:42Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > This isn’t my first rodeo. > > Heard it yesterday. And somebody laughed in response. > > It is no longer clever, amusing, nor original. > Maybe I’ll start a new one: “This isn’t my first circle jerk.” > mmm Minor :nitpick: ‘This _ **ain’t** _ my first rodeo.’ IMHO to say “This _isn’t_ my first rodeo.”, makes somebody sound like a ‘dude’. “This isn’t my first circle jerk.” So then, I take it you’re familiar with the niceties of a ‘circle jerk’. I’ve always wondered about the specifics of such. Could you perchance, pleasure those of us less familiar, as to the proper procedures and subsequent etiquette of the aforementioned? (Pardon the pun.:p) ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/120 "2011-10-17T19:16:02Z")
> [@neuroman](#): > > My partner absolutely cannot stand “creamed her panties.” I hate it mostly because it makes no sense. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875.md?page=7)