"Trendy" expressions you're tired of hearing

[diesel_darlin]

When someone want you to do something for them. Instead of asking "will you please", "do you mind doing xxxx", they say "do you wanna pick this up/ dump this/ carry this/whatever."

No, I dont wanna. 

[jaxsue]

I hear "sprinkle" and I admit, I think of something that's done in the bathroom that, depending on gender, one can do sitting down or standing up.  Which makes the idea of a "sprinkle" as a modified baby shower rather unappealing.

Exactly! When I hear that word I feel the urge to visit the bathroom. 

[whatsanenigma]

"Passed on," "passed away" or "passed over" for "died"

I find this one annoying too, but only in certain contexts.  If you are talking about someone who really did "pass away", as in, an elderly person who died peacefully in their sleep, then I am fine with it.  But when people say things like "So and So passed away in the war", or when the death was otherwise violent, as in a car crash or homicide or sucicide, referring to those kinds of deaths with the term "passed away", it is really irritating to me.

[bansidhe]

Wonder whether "for free", is a tiresome trendy expression (or worse) for anyone else on the board?

Yep!  It annoys me every time I see it and I've been known to shout "That's wroooong!" at commercials on TV.

Don't know if this has been mentioned: sprinkle, as in mini-shower. If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, then it's a duck. Or, in other words, it's a shower.

I encountered that term for the first time yesterday or the day before and it was on this board. I had no clue what it meant, so thanks for explaining. And I loathe it and am with other posters in thinking it sounds like a euphemism for urination.

[violinp]

"Passed on," "passed away" or "passed over" for "died"

I find this one annoying too, but only in certain contexts.  If you are talking about someone who really did "pass away", as in, an elderly person who died peacefully in their sleep, then I am fine with it.  But when people say things like "So and So passed away in the war", or when the death was otherwise violent, as in a car crash or homicide or sucicide, referring to those kinds of deaths with the term "passed away", it is really irritating to me.

What's even worse is "He/She passed." As in, "The cow got loose after Mama passed." Passed what? I infinitely prefer "passed away" to that, because it doesn't sound like the sentence got cut off.

[twiggy]

"Passed on," "passed away" or "passed over" for "died"

I find this one annoying too, but only in certain contexts.  If you are talking about someone who really did "pass away", as in, an elderly person who died peacefully in their sleep, then I am fine with it.  But when people say things like "So and So passed away in the war", or when the death was otherwise violent, as in a car crash or homicide or sucicide, referring to those kinds of deaths with the term "passed away", it is really irritating to me.

I use "passed" when talking about ODS. It's less jarring in conversation than "my child died" and to me, it feels a little softer, so it's easier on me as well.

[bansidhe]

Along those lines, I really dislike the ubiquitous "I'm sorry for your loss." You cannot be sorry for a loss. That makes no sense. You can, however, be sorry about someone's loss or you can be sorry for someone.

[Cat-Fu]

That's not really a trendy phrase, though, that's just a manner of speech.

[Venus193]

I probably mentioned it upthread already but current use of the word "on" in phrases that it doesn't belong in:

"Good on you" which should be "Good for you."

"Hating on" which simply should be "hating"

Especially when the user should know better.

[cabbageweevil]

I probably mentioned it upthread already but current use of the word "on" in phrases that it doesn't belong in:

"Good on you" which should be "Good for you."

"Hating on" which simply should be "hating"

Especially when the user should know better.

With respect: re the former -- in my understanding, "Good on..." has been for well over a century, established Australian English as a congratulatory phrase: the way that is said there, what elsewhere is more usually expressed as "Good for...".  It may not be patrician English, but it is for sure linguistic "standard operational procedure" in that part of the world.  I'd think that Aussie participants in the forum would concur here.

[DottyG]

With respect: re the former -- in my understanding, "Good on..." has been for well over a century, established Australian English as a congratulatory phrase: the way that is said there, what elsewhere is more usually expressed as "Good for...".  It may not be patrician English, but it is for sure linguistic "standard operational procedure" in that part of the world.  I'd think that Aussie participants in the forum would concur here.

And, equally with respect, many of the other phrases and words mentioned in this thread are "established" and "standard operational procedure" in various areas as well.  I've seen quite a few that, while may not be favored in some parts of the US or world, are absolutely correct in my area.  And I'm assuming that's true of ones that irk me as well.

[MariaE]

I probably mentioned it upthread already but current use of the word "on" in phrases that it doesn't belong in:

"Good on you" which should be "Good for you."

"Hating on" which simply should be "hating"

Especially when the user should know better.

With respect: re the former -- in my understanding, "Good on..." has been for well over a century, established Australian English as a congratulatory phrase: the way that is said there, what elsewhere is more usually expressed as "Good for...".  It may not be patrician English, but it is for sure linguistic "standard operational procedure" in that part of the world.  I'd think that Aussie participants in the forum would concur here.

This Kiwi participant certainly does . Thanks, I was trying to figure out how to phrase it myself.

[twiggy]

"Suck it up Buttercup"

and

"time to put on your big girl panties and . . . "

Both sound dismissive and condescending IMO

[Moray]

"Suck it up Buttercup"

and

"time to put on your big girl panties and . . . "

Both sound dismissive and condescending IMO

To be fair, that's kind of the point of those phrases

[Chonsil]

Only been through half the pages....
Mine are:
My bad.
Bling.
And "slap" for "makeup". As in "Let's go get some slap on." Ugh.
And the current expression "That made me vomit in my mouth." Just yuck.