# Phrases/terms that aggravate the hell out of you

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 26, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894 "2020-10-26T02:04:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894/1488 "2023-02-20T04:47:16Z")

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You’re totes with it, senior dude or dudette!

Isn’t “sketchy” just the perfect word? Especially the tone of voice my kids use with it. Dripping with a sense of “Sort of dubious, but we knew it was going in. But we’re invulnerable, don’t you try it, parents.”

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**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894/1489 "2023-02-20T21:20:39Z")

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I like “sketchy” almost as much as “skanky.”

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894/1490 "2023-02-20T21:53:22Z")

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“sketchy” is kinda dank

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