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Overused Words.

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Calendargirl Mon 12-May-25 10:48:24

My top three are;

Amazing.

Toxic.

Emotional.

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Grandmabatty Mon 12-May-25 11:01:31

Nice ugh!

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Churchview Mon 12-May-25 11:01:48

Extraordinary.

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Lizziethelab Mon 12-May-25 11:11:18

Absolutely! Drives me mad.

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Magenta8 Mon 12-May-25 11:29:31

Rollercoaster (often prefaced by Emotional)

Celeb

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Jewelle Mon 12-May-25 11:31:21

Unmissable and obsessed

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Crocus5 Mon 12-May-25 11:33:27

Incredibly

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Elowen33 Mon 12-May-25 11:33:52

Basically
Awesome
Like

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TheWeirdoAgain1 Mon 12-May-25 11:38:08

Pretty as in ''it was a pretty nice cup of tea''. I can never understand the need to put ''pretty'' in everything!

Like! ''Like, yeah, I like ran into the shop like and like bought a doughnut like''!

Celebrity/celeb.

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Blossoming Mon 12-May-25 12:07:39

Hubby
Holibobs
Insane (as in these prices are insane and similar misuses)

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Astitchintime Mon 12-May-25 12:11:21

Turned round in conversation as in “ and he turned round and said xxxx and then his wife turned round and said xxx “.

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Dee1012 Mon 12-May-25 12:18:12

Obsessed.

Narcissist.

Lush i.e it was 'lush'

hmm

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whywhywhy Mon 12-May-25 12:26:59

Technically - this one drives me nuts
Chrimbo - please say christmas
Babe - I am nobody’s babe!
Basically - My grand kids say that a lot!

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mumski Mon 12-May-25 12:29:28

HUBBY. yuk. Nails down a black board.

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Grandma70s Mon 12-May-25 12:36:08

mumski

HUBBY. yuk. Nails down a black board.

Agreed. It was only when I came on this site that I realised some people actually used it seriously, not as a joke.

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Doodledog Mon 12-May-25 12:38:10

‘Uni’

If we can have phrases, I’ll go for ‘thrown under the bus’ and ‘on its knees’.

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Elowen33 Mon 12-May-25 12:38:49

Furbaby

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Crossstitchfan Mon 12-May-25 12:39:10

SO. Not when it’s used correctly, obviously, but when it’s said at the start of a response.

Eg, “What did you do yesterday?”
“So we got up early……etc

I could scream!

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JaneJudge Mon 12-May-25 12:40:16

like

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Doodledog Mon 12-May-25 12:40:58

‘Not’ when used as in ‘I love cuddling sharks. Not.’ Why not just say ‘I don’t love cuddling sharks.’? It’s so affected.

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Maggiemaybe Mon 12-May-25 12:42:01

Not quite as bad though as “the hubster”, or “the wonderful man”. 🤢

Literally, as in “I literally died”. Well no, you didn’t.

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Parsley3 Mon 12-May-25 12:42:45

Let me be clear.....
Lessons were learned....
It doesn't go far enough....

Usually said by politicians.

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Maggiemaybe Mon 12-May-25 12:43:39

Maggiemaybe

Not quite as bad though as “the hubster”, or “the wonderful man”. 🤢

Literally, as in “I literally died”. Well no, you didn’t.

Sorry, I was referring to hubby. This is a fast-moving thread, and I’m a slow-moving woman!

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Georgesgran Mon 12-May-25 12:46:55

Amazing - used to describe everything, including the kitchen sink!

Like - randomly, like pushed into like most conversations.
Judge Judy once asked a young man to leave like out of his vocabulary and he actually couldn’t and had to give up speaking.

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teabagwoman Mon 12-May-25 12:49:52

Lessons will be learned.

Closure

Doodledog I’m another one who finds that use of not highly irritating.

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