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19. Like, really?

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Formerly hip expressions you're tired of hearing [View all] spooky3 Dec 26 OP

"It's giving" As in "Her expression is giving snootiness" or Scrivener7 Dec 26 #1

I'm so unhip I don't even know what the hip expressions are! johnp3907 Dec 26 #2

I don't know if it was HIP Skittles Dec 26 #3

Hee hee - we can do without that one nt spooky3 Dec 26 #4

I get the emotion, but EWW, No! electric_blue68 Dec 26 #5

That always struck me as jarringly juvenile when uttered by adults. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #27

Same here. Mentioned this in a comment yorkster Dec 27 #35

🤔 Groovy? Oh, I used it back in the day, but now? Fairly cringey. electric_blue68 Dec 26 #6

I never said it. Too cringy for my crowd back then. LeftInTX Dec 27 #37

still use it n/t gay texan Dec 27 #64

Everyone is free to choose. 👍 electric_blue68 Dec 28 #65

I've noticed that "Right?" is injected a lot. Frasier Balzov Dec 26 #7

I agree--very annoying and ubiquitous! Nt spooky3 Dec 26 #13

Oh! My sister broke me of the "you know" habit in my early 20's, luckily! electric_blue68 Dec 26 #20

Hack Freddie Dec 26 #8

Good One ProfessorGAC Dec 26 #14

But not the "pro tip", which fits the category for me. Harker Dec 27 #57

Fair ProfessorGAC Dec 27 #60

Ah. It's all personal, Professor. Harker Dec 27 #61

Right With Ya ProfessorGAC Dec 27 #62

Oh, God. Yes. Scrivener7 Dec 26 #21

That one is extremely annoying. paleotn Dec 27 #52

The shortcut phrase "go with" or "come with..." Why is it "cool" to leave off the object hlthe2b Dec 26 #9

I thought it was a regional thing. But all of a yorkster Dec 27 #46

It's regional - Midwestern, from German and Scandinavian immigrants. Ocelot II Dec 27 #55

broken hip? nt msongs Dec 26 #10

OMG! You're literally killing me! JoseBalow Dec 26 #11

Good one! Nt spooky3 Dec 26 #12

Literally. cloudbase Dec 26 #15

Those words have lost their meaning. Nt spooky3 Dec 26 #17

Exactly! Different Drummer Dec 27 #50

"No worries" nuxvomica Dec 26 #16

I think it was first popular in Australia in 1990s. Different from "Don't worry", but it is the same as "No problem" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #28

"De nada" is the Spanish equivalent of "you're welcome" LeftInTX Dec 27 #40

Thank you. I hate that phrase. dai13sy Dec 26 #18

Like, really? WestMichRad Dec 26 #19

Or even just "like" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #29

Valley speak. (n/t) Different Drummer Dec 27 #51

Now that you mention it, you are right. Amazing how much influence that little pocket had. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #58

Gotcha!! and Multiple this or Multiple that. ArnoldLayne Dec 26 #22

Im tired Figarosmom Dec 27 #23

The GOAT. Iggo Dec 27 #24

Yes! Auggie Dec 28 #66

"You got this" KitFox Dec 27 #25

That one NJCher Dec 27 #26

Or even I've got this. yorkster Dec 27 #36

Vocal rise: it communicates neediness for affirmation. Vocal fry: misplaced seduction voicing Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #30

Overuse of vocal rise drives me crazy. WestMichRad Dec 27 #33

Or, in some cases, selling. Different Drummer Dec 27 #53

Sometimes to me vocal fry suggested that yorkster Dec 27 #38

Remember when the DJs on FM radio (when they had DJs) Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #44

Yes, I do. Most often it was very pleasant, yorkster Dec 27 #47

I remember listening to WBZ AM late night with Dick Summer. GoneOffShore Dec 28 #68

BZ had good "talent'. Summer was very good. yorkster Dec 28 #70

Zap Go the Expressions! Mike Nelson Dec 27 #31

Needs. Somebody or something "needs" something. Walleye Dec 27 #32

Like this, right here on DU? Ocelot II Dec 27 #59

Random quaint Dec 27 #34

"All the feels". Ick. Wingus Dingus Dec 27 #39

Eww! I agree. That sounds nasty. hlthe2b Dec 27 #48

I *hate* that one! Different Drummer Dec 27 #54

I'm old enough to remember.... Way overused, especially on the tv chicoescuela Dec 27 #41

"Don't be bogue, man" bif Dec 27 #42

"What's the ask?" bif Dec 27 #43

"It's in my DNA" Redleg Dec 27 #45

Right? At the end of a sentence, usually every other sentence. Clouds Passing Dec 27 #49

Starting sentences with "So..." pandr32 Dec 27 #56

"Meemaw" and "Peepaw" for grandparents . . hatrack Dec 27 #63

"puppers" . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 28 #67

Punchable face Bernardo de La Paz Dec 28 #69