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It is human to have pet peeves—things that make the vein on your forehead pop just from thinking about them. It is also pretty common for them to stem from language, especially considering the impact of internet slang and an absurd number of acronyms in social media or texting. Amirite? Lol.

The AskReddit community is once again brimming with answers, this time—to the question of what slang word or term can drive a person insane. The responses are some pretty cringe expressions, which prompt people to close their eyes and sigh in disappointment.

Browse the list to see if you feel the need to cover your eyes as well after seeing these slang terms. If you do, check out these British phrases that are absolutely loved by non-Brits to see if you can find any substitutes.

#1

“I could care less” drives me absolutely bonkers!

I **could** care less, implies you do care at least some.

I **couldn’t** care less, means you literally don’t care at all.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeeeess!! I believe this is a US thing. It’s the exact opposite of what they think they mean

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    #2

    "of" instead of "have":

    * must of
    * should of
    * could of
    * would of

    STFU you're killing me.

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    #3

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand Any person who spells anything as "baby talk". Replace letters with a W to sound younger. It's weird, it's creepy, and I'm sick of seeing people saying things like "I'm sowey" or "hewwo" like either stop, or rip out my eyes

    Edit: damn, not to be that person lol but thx for the upvotes

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    emowankinemo
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another thing people say I hate- 'Edit thanks for the upvotes, I can't believe this got a silver rating!'

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    #4

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand People claiming a "hack". No, it's a tip.

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    Zephyr343
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omfg I HATE seeing those headlines!! "You will not believe this amazing cooking hack! This user tells us that we should preheat the oven before putting food in! The internet is losing their minds!"

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    #5

    I'll be honest, the "Karen" calling has gotten out of hand. Most of the time it doesn't even apply anymore. Anyone who ever speaks against anything you do is a Karen these days.

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    Kennedy Kargeaux
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Half the time the ppl filming are actually the Karen's. Lol. Cause everyone wants that viral clip... they just spot the smallest thing like a lady being annoyed that her order was messed up & she's just trying to get the right order. then all of the sudden they whip out their phone & start calling her a Karen when she's literally not even being rude. But they end up being the Karen because they're the ones antagonizing ppl for no reason!

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    #6

    Doggo, pupper, fur baby.

    I work in the veterinary field and I once turned down a job because we were required to refer to the pets as fur babies and the humans as pet parents. I have no problem calling someone "Mom" or "Dad" to their dog or cat, if that's what they prefer. It was the *required* cutesy language that irritated me.

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    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand Bae

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    Bubs623
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's one letter shorter. Out of a total of 4 letters. How is it helpful? It's one less consonant. Just say the other letter. It's ok. It won't hurt you.

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    #8

    Woke. Every second moron who thinks they're cool is using it, and often in the wrong context.

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    Full of Giggles
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Half the people who use “woke” don’t realize it’s not a new concept. There are examples of it throughout history. Like men supporting women’s suffrage or white people supporting desegregation.

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    #9

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand I still get icked by hubby and wifey.

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    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also agree with this but I guess we don’t get a say on people calling each other what.

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    #10

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand I personally can’t stand when people are voicing for animals and say “hooman.” Drives me f*****g insane, I hate that I even had to type it out for this.

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    #11

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand Cray cray.
    My 65 year old coworker says it all the time. Taking "crazy" 1 word 2 syllables and replacing it with "cray cray" 2 words 1 syllable each word is annoying in and of itself. But hearing it from a grown a*s man just adds to the cringe.

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    #12

    "Literally"...because of the way almost everyone use it now. It's plain wrong.

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    #13

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand When someone asks for advice or asks a question on social media and says "and GO!"
    "Restaurant recommendations in Brooklyn.. and GO"

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    StrangeOne
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like they think people are swarming their page in anticipation for a post and the comments will come flooding in. So funny and odd when they get maybe 1 or 2 people commenting.

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    #14

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand "Tell me you're this thing, without telling me you're thing this"

    Stop already. My wife overuses this and I cringe every time.

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    Wingo Lamo
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I concur! And this goes for any other weird, nonsensical slang perpetuated by that weird Tik Tok robot lady.

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    #15

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand "Sorry, not sorry." What is the point in saying that?

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    #16

    Bruh. And men calling women 'females'. Also, when people say something is 'cringe'.

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    #17

    I've noticed that people in the corporate environment are using "ask" as a noun in place of "request." I know language changes but it just seems unnecessary.

    "The ask from the customer is....."

    I'm not sure what it is about this usage that irritates me, but it makes me grind my teeth, I swear.

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    #18

    Jelly for Jealous - what are we, 2 years old?

    Thunderboomers for thunderstorms - again, how old are we?

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    #20

    “On accident”

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate "drug" as the past tense of "drag". It's DRAGGED! It's a frakking REGULAR VERB FFS!!!

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    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand Preggers

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    #23

    Not necessarily slang, but more of self-censorship (and I think a lot of it comes from TikTok because you can't use certain words?).
    Aside from the obvious like, f* ck/fck, here are some other examples I've come across: s *x - r *pe - unalive - p*rn - pretty sure I saw Hitluur in reference to Hitler - seggs for sex...

    Wherever this trend of censoring literally everything has come from, it drives me up a wall and makes me think the person doing the typing is incredibly immature and pretty dumb. Can't say the word sex? Then you probably shouldn't be having it.

    If this is in fact something TikTok started, to that I say *what the f**k* because, and correct me if I'm wrong, it's a platform where people can post videos of themselves scantily clad "dancing" (I.E., doing something that looks like synchronised seizures) but can't say "bad" words. How does that make sense???

    F**k. I hate TikTok.

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    #24

    When memes start with

    “No one: “

    Adds nothing to the meme. I get that it means unprovoked but sometimes I feel like I’m having a stroke reading “no one:

    Me: eating ice cream alone at 3am”

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    Some black giirrrrllll
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I totally love memes starting with no one. It's even better when it's like "Absolutely nobody", "Not even aliens", "not even God", Me:

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    #25

    I don't know if this counts, but I can't stand people replying "this" to comments on here.


    Go ahead I know what you're about to do...

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    #26

    I loathe most of the obnoxious words people will use to avoid saying vagina. Coochie. Vajayjay. Girly bits/parts. The list could go on and on.


    I don't mind the cruder stuff, like pussy, c**t, etc. But the thirty year old women who use elementary school lingo to discuss their vagina just make me insane.

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    Wingo Lamo
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my opinion, it's all about context. I'm guilty of calling it "lady parts" when in certain company (including my 80 yr. old mother), which is much better than calling it a "cookie" like one of my friends (whose name I shall not mention) does. but it's not like I have a problem with or would avoid saying the words vagina or penis in a more clinical/serious setting. And I'm no prude, but to me, terms like pussy, c**t, and c**k can be a bit jarring when heard in public and are best saved for the bedroom, or wherever else sex is being had. What really gets me is when people like Khloe Kardashian refer to the pubic area as their vagina, saying s**t like "I shaved my vagina" when most of us know that is physically impossible.

    Kennedy Kargeaux
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean... this is rooted in misogyny though. Were literally taught that being a woman, having a vagina & talking about it is something to be ashamed of. So we make up these stupid words to side skirt around saying "vagina" just because it makes other ppl uncomfortable.. mostly men. It's like when you say "period" in front of immature men. They basically cry about it. Then demand you never talk about your period or your vagina in any other context than you wanting to have sex with them. Lol. So yeah.. this one doesn't bother me. But I do think we need to stop avoiding the word "vagina" because there's no reason for anyone to dislike the word. No reason to be embarrassed & no reason to call it anything else.

    K W
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate the words pussy and c**t because those are both derogatory toward women when used in the U.S. In our house we do use the correct terms vulva and vagina but I'm also quite fond of the term lady parts.

    Janis Wise
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a 65 year old women and, in certain situations I openly use €unt, pu§¥, tw@t. They’re just words, if I own them it takes the insult out. Plus we use similar range of words for men: di€k, €o€k, pri€k.

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    Bubs623
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same for men. It's a penis and those are testicles. Not difficult.

    _scarlett_
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just think a lot of people (including myself) aren't comfortable just saying "vagina" so they use a word that's more comfortable to use. Also, I'm not sure why this person is fine with p***y and c**t and things like that, those words just seem a bit rude to me. Each to their own ig

    Amsterdude
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To me its weird to call it 'vagina' or 'penis' unless you're talking to a doctor or something.

    Best Behave
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m the same. I never use the word “car” unless talking to a mechanic

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    Rens
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just wish they would use the word vagina correctly!!!! The part on the outside is not the vagina; you can't shave the vagina or any of the things that you would want to do with the outside parts!!!!!!

    Noyfb noyfb
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally, totally right you are. But use the correct term for the external part — vulva — and ignorant people are mystified or think you’re crazy.

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In South Africa we call your lady bits your "bokspoor" (buck track) because it does look like the spoor of an antelope!

    Jessica Bertram
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nothing like comparing a vulva to animal shît. 😬 i prefer less...off-putting nicknames like M**f, f***y, clam, taco, lady-bits, etc. at least they sound silly. but hey, SA isn't my culture, and i don't know what constitutes humor in your country, sooo....😁

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    Zephyr343
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially when talking to a doctor. They are literally doctors.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK, fan-ny. And you really don't want a fan-ny pack unless you've had a proplapse! (Hyphen only so you can read my non-rude word).

    Barbara Kelly
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I learned this from a British friend. Which made me wonder about the origin and real meaning of the phrase "My Aunt Fan-ny".

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    darqemm
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's a mark of how far we've come that we can have everyday words for vagina now. There are 378 words to mean penis,but all we had was vagina, c- and p-. I think it'd a side effect of empowerment!

    Luna Crow
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm inclined to agree, but how come everything between clinical and cusswords sounds like it was coined by a little kid too shy to use either? We need some better casual words for pussy (also, how is that one escaping the censors?)

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    Liz Downing
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why can't we just say vagina and penis? The slang words lean more toward vulgar. Vagina and penis are anatomy terms.

    Penny Fan
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to disagree. There are so many fun words for penis but until relatively recently not so many for vulva. It almost implies we can't have fun with them fir their own sakes, they're just there for men to play with.

    GFSTaylor
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. Those euphemisms are commonly used instead of medical terms because women are either ashamed/embarrassed by their sexual parts, or because inadequate education means they don't know the correct words. Women should certainly have the confidence to enjoy having fun with their vulvas, but they should also have the confidence to use basic terms for them, rather than hiding behind words that disguise the subject, or dimish them into something less 'threatening'.

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    Julie Bradley
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate those stupid names.Vajayjay. WTF? I also hate pussy (that's what I call my cat) and I really hate c**t - that's a really violent mysoginist term.

    Dee
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sad thing is that once upon a time c**t meant wise woman and was a respected term for women healers.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer those to c**t. Just sounds vulgar and hateful - plus people tend to use it hatefully

    Marja Berisa
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um..."discuss their vagina"? Outside the doctor's office, why would you discuss your vagina? Don't nobody wanna hear that s**t.

    Neuridivergent
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, i think historically "coochie" was derogatory. Like "hoochie coochie" seems like s**t. There is a song from the 20's i can't remember right now, but you would recognize if you are familiar with Jeeves and Wooster.

    StumblingThroughLife
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an aside, I hate the slang word t*ts- especially when in a book. I don't know why, but it really bugs me. Breasts, boobs, mammary glands; fine. But t*ts? Ugh.

    Zia Barrett
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not going to use cruder forms around certain audiences, like my nan.

    Andy Smith
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think “ C U Next Tuesday” needs to be used like it’s used in Australia. Its one of the greatest descriptive words ever. It doesn’t even have to be a person being described, it could be a car, a sink of dishes, etc. People really get offended over dumb words

    Dolly_of TheCowboy
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tend to use the word "plumbing" with work related questions when I am asking patients. The words "indoor plumbing" and "outdoor plumbing" do not seem to offend and are generally well understood by people with limited medical/anatomical terminology. If the person then uses their own words I will go with that. So I have ended up working on a ward full of 50-60yr old men having to ask them all have they had any outdoor plumbing issues going for a wee today when doing obs. They get it, I get it, it is harmless and no one jacks up about it in my experience. You do end up as a nurse asking people some direct questions from the get go

    E2U&U2
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother used to call hers "Possible". She had a lot of men friends. I didn't figure it out what she was saying until I was grown and then I blushed. and laughed. Mama was a hoot.

    Stephanie Barr
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call everything (male/female/whatever) a generic "nether regions" except when discussing specifics.

    Astarael
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People in the land of aus using c**t as a term of endearment while other people use it to describe something else

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once worked with a young male carer who insisted on saying to the lady we were looking after "I'm just going to freshen up your flower" 🤢

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i hated it when my mom would be talking and she would go into a voice the same loudness but in an almost ashamed wisper but almost jokeingish say down there. it made it 20* akwarder or shed always reffer to penis as weiner or ding dong it was so annoying.

    crowspectre 2.0 (he/they)
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call it pussy as derogatory cause hey I f*****g hate the fact that it exists. Love being trans

    Brindle Nutter
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, my husband's grandmother uses "twatty" and it just is so awful. Awful

    Melanie Burlock
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to scrub my ears out when people use the word “p*ssy” or “c*nt.” Just ICK.

    Gary Geracci
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not this for both-"Down There", Oh! and you cannot shave a Vagina, It's impossible!

    JHD
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well then definitely don't listen to "The f***y song by Bryony Kimmings" on Youtube.

    Mimi M
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vulva, not vagina. Vagina only refers to the (vaginal) canal. Vulva refers to the external sexual organs.

    Strega Nonna
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I DO mind the "cruder stuff." We've become immune to insulting and degrading terms because they have crept into frequent vernacular. I also mind when people refer to labia as vagina. I would rather hear "elementary school lingo" (whatever that means to you) than hear the gutter words for the female anatomy.

    Mia Hamsa
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard a person tell their 3 year old "Do you mean your front bottom?" and I nearly lost it.

    El Dee
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Each new 'medical' type word becomes rude or an insult. 'C**t' used to be the proper word for it. Likewise 'idiot' and 'cretin' were medical diagnoses. A let's not forget that 'spastic' became acceptable as an insult in the US (not in the UK) and forced several charities to change their names..

    Captain Kyra
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use the elementary school lingo when making a joke, "she's going to get Dorito dust in her skiddleyboop" but I use the anatomical terms when speaking seriously. My sons didn't like jerks referred to as D-icks because they didn't want to be shamed, so we changed the family lexicon to Zeus.

    666Slay.Com
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ikr XD. I have a habit of using the rated r language terms though.

    Himory TheDreamer
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genitals names can be bothersome to me when referring to myself due to gender dysphoria, but I just say genitals or downstairs.

    Maria Rodriguez
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are thirty year old women discussing their vagina in school? Weird

    G҉A҉C҉H҉A҉ A҉L҉E҉X҉
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ima just say, maybe kids are listening? Trust me, you don’t want to hear middle schoolers talking about a v@g…

    GFSTaylor
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not ? It's the correct word for a bit of anatomy, just like elbow or shin. There should be no shame attached to that.

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    C C
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hmm. i dont like pussy and i use c t when im really trying to insult someone.

    GFSTaylor
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because they have them, and maybe they have something they want to say about them ? It's a particularly personal subject but there can be times and people when it might be a subject under discussion. Perhaps women talking about cervical smears, and offering advice.

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    Randy Volz
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a neice with whom I am very close, and we talk on the phone frequently. But it has garnered a sense of familiarity in her that I'm just another one of her frends, and she speaks without filters. I have to stop her from time to time and tell her that I'm not interested in hearing about her "lady parts". We're related, and, I am a male 30+ years older than her. I will not use "vagina" when talking to her.

    Jules.
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet you can't/ don't say vulva. Most people say vagina instead of vulva, yourself included, I'm guessing.

    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of those instances when I'm tempted to use: "Say you don't have kids without saying you don't have kids."

    The other-other David Wong
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But junk-al region is ok right? As in the area where your junk is. It’s non-gender specific. “I punched them in their junkal region”. See, works fine

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    #27

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand One of my coworkers uses “Gucci” as good. I must have missed when they became popular or it’s his own thing but it makes me cringe.

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    None of them really drive me insane. I've always had an "amused old man" attitude towards it, even when I was a teenager. When I hear a new slang word I'll just chuckle and go, "kids say the darndest things."

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    Wingo Lamo
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always taken that stance until I first saw someone use the word "aesthetic" when referring to something cool, such as "That's so aesthetic." My head just exploded when I saw that. And then when everyone started saying "low-key" instead of "slightly" or "a little bit" like, "I'm low-key offended" or "He's low-key weird". I don't know why, but these two slang terms, in particular, just set me off.

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    #30

    "drip" in reference to, apparently, being well dressed. I can't work out how that happened. it sounds like an STD.

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    #31

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand I dislike "today years old", partly because as an Excel user it means "44937 years old".

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    It's kinda falling off but "low key" became much to overused and people were just using it as filler.

    On reddit there are certain buzzwords that seem to catch fire and spread through the whole site that I despise. They get used to the point that most people using them have no idea what they actually mean. A current one is "gaslighting." Gaslighting isn't just when someone says something that is untrue or something you don't like. It's a specific thing.

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    Megan Curl
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most people don’t even realize that “gaslighting” is from the 1944 movie “Gaslight” wherein the husband, Charles Boyer, is trying to make his wife, Ingrid Bergman, think she is losing her mind by various means including adjusting the gas in the lights (pre-electricity) to dim and flicker. Bergman won an Oscar for her performance.

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    #33

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand UwU speak.

    even ironically, it hurts my soul

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    #35

    I hate quotes that say “read that again” at the end. It makes me very much against reading it again.

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    Zephyr343
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Psh, I didn't even reread my papers in school before turning them in.

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    #36

    Soz - you're apologising, without being bothered to say the whole word, seems somewhat ironic

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    #37

    Any idiot who uses

    "Save this/protect this X at any/all cost"

    "You won the internet"

    "You broke the internet"

    "We dont deserve X"

    drives me crazy.

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    #38

    Hearing “breckie” for breakfast makes want to fork-stab someone.

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    #39

    since someone’s mentioned hooman, i’ll mention doggo and catto. i wish the trend of those cringey dubs over animals being silly would die. they make them far less funny, and animals don’t even need voices to be amusing in the first place.

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    #40

    Bruh

    Some people just use that as complete statements or responses.

    I once saw a reaction video on youtube and the guy was literally just saying bruh after ever few seconds. That was the whole reaction, something happened, he'd tilt his head up or shake it and say "bruh". Nothing else.

    That's overused but you also have a lot of variations. Bro, burv, brah, breh, bruh... like wtf are we doing to this word? One variation "bro" should really have been enough the rest just come across dumb and goofy.

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    Rylee Evergreen
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel so called out right now, I consider myself to have, you know, an average vocabulary, but I use so many of these words and now i'm wondering if I'm just stupid or a Youth (tm) ;-;

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    #41

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand People still use "thank you for coming to my TED talk" on social media and it was f*****g stupid when it started and it's still stupid.

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    #42

    Apparently I'm the least cool person on the planet. I've never heard of the majority of these words.

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    #43

    “Living rent free in your head.”

    First of all, what does that even mean? Second of all, no.

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    #44

    Cringe. I normally don’t care at all about slang and think people should be focused more on rhetoric than word usage…but cringe is so extremely overused and typically used to demean or basically abuse or even bully others.

    “That’s so cringe! Those things are cringe! He’s being cringe!” Seriously? All these things make you cringe? An actual physical response to discomfort? Doesn’t seem like it. Seems like you just want to call other people losers or “nerds” while claiming to hold some sort of moral majority on your side. Like you have the right opinion or view and other people don’t.

    Guess I cringe at “cringe”. It’s more the attitude behind it than the actual slang itself that irritates me.

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    #45

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand Started saying "yas" ironically. So it's a word I use now. But, boy did I use to give my little sister hell for it. Still not quite sure how I got here.

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    saw & order
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That happens to me a lot. I start it out as a joke, and then soon it isn’t a joke anymore.

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    #46

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand As a middle school teacher - “sus” and “cap/no cap”

    sus - suspect/suspicious

    cap - b******t/you’re lying

    no cap - telling the truth

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    Zephyr343
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had "booyah" and "wassssssupppppp" when I was a in the middle and highs of school lol. Probably as cringy as this is

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    #47

    Stan/We Stan.

    It completely misses the point of the song, it makes people sound like they can’t think for themselves, and is overall stupid.

    It’s like a cult mantra.

    Guess I’m an old man now, and I’m completely f*****g fine with that.

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    #48

    "Its a vibe", "this game is a vibe" drives me absolutely insane

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    "Slaps" or "bops " when talking about music. Also not a fan of "hella" or "selfie"

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    all 4 paws
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I suggest you never visit the bay area, everyone here is hella obsessed with that word ;)

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    #50

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand Oh and, "understood the assignment" don't even get me started on that one.

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    #51

    Guys, I came in here to snicker at some Gen Z slang, not be called out for being a geriatric millennial. :(

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    #52

    Today years old. Just say I learned today.

    That's it, one word, to replace 3.

    It's just needlessly long. It doesn't even make sense.

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    #53

    Chad. Using Incel/'Seduction' Community language is f*****g *creepy*.

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    #54

    LatinX is so dumb

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    deathrose
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Latin woman, I really, and I mean really, hate the Latinx thing. A gender neutral term for Latins is Latin.

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    #56

    Bestie. It’s so disingenuous and overused.

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    #57

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand "I can't" in twitch every time something slightly unexpected happens.

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    #58

    That ridiculous misuse of the word "based."

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    Eric Schultz Saindon
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one confuses the c**p out of me. Most slang I can understand why it means what it does and how it got there. But this one just makes no sense to me.

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    #59

    "King"/"queen", unless your last name is actually von Saksen-Coburg or von Habsburg, or Battenberg etc.

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    Megan Curl
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I do have Siri set to refer to me as “your majesty.” Just a little respect from something that cost me a fortune.

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    #60

    "It Hurts My Soul": People Share 50 Slang Words They Just Can't Stand Everyone saying “rizz” lately is driving me insane

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    #61

    People calling us “Filipinx” instead of Filipino.

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    Mrs.Pugh
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does the x even mean? Was it made by sjws so people could feel more included? In what, I don't know.

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    #62

    Goofy ahh and using “ahh” as a suffix in place of “a*s”. Like if you say hot-a*s, ok. If you say hot-ahh, I will steal your larynx.

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    #63

    Could you "double-click" on that for me? (as used in a sales meeting to ask someone to explain something further). Really grinds my f*****g gears.

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    Wingo Lamo
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I ever heard someone say that, I'd f*****g laugh in their face. Just like I do when someone says "that's a lot to unpack."

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    #64

    Ayyyoooo

    and

    Everyone on twitch saying "let's goooooooo" every 3 seconds.

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    #65

    People who say “he’s an npc” or “bot”. It’s especially rampant in circles of gamers and holy s**t it drives me insane. No idea why, it’s just annoying

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    #66

    “Let’s gooo!”

    “Bussin”

    “Goofy Ahh”

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    #67

    Calling lessons “learnings” doesn’t make you sound smarter.

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    #68

    "Go brrrrr"

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    #69

    "Not me (...)"


    Every time I see this it just irritates me.

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    #70

    “Periodt”

    Seriously stfu

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    #72

    People using "finna" when the rest of their vocabulary and accent rivals The Queen's Received Pronunciation. You sound ridiculous.

    Edit: I am a 100% aware that Southern a/o Black Americans have been using this word for decades. There's no problem whatsoever with you. I'm talking about those that insert "finna" in their vocabulary when they personally distance themselves from any sort of "informality" in their chosen words.

    Edit 2: *"I finna be in the pit"* is the perfect example of what I'm trying to say.

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    #73

    “And that’s on god”

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    #74

    "Its the ______ for me."

    I heard it once and now I hear it a million times a day.

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    #75

    Bussin and no cap. Whenever I see someone type and or say this I feel like they are a npc

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    #77

    "Rizz"

    Sounds way too much like jizz to me

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    #78

    In Germany we have a word called "Digga" it’s like "dude" but worse, drives me insane

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    TotallyNOTaFox
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is so much annoying slang - Brudi (brothy), Ehrenmann (Man of honor), Harte Liebe ("hard love" for something), Chabos (boys), Babo (boss)... mostly hip-hop slang from arabic or middle eastern rappers.

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    #79

    I can’t stand when anyone says “era”

    “I’m in my fitness era” “I’m in my crocs era” stfu

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    #82

    That’s so fetch

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