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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431points
#2
"of" instead of "have":
* must of
* should of
* could of
* would of
* should of
* could of
* would of
STFU you're killing me.
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407points
#3
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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394points
#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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348points
#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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344points
#8
Woke. Every second moron who thinks they're cool is using it, and often in the wrong context.
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333points
#10
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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281points
#11
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.
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.
274points
#12
"Literally"...because of the way almost everyone use it now. It's plain wrong.
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273points
#13
When someone asks for advice or asks a question on social media and says "and GO!"
"Restaurant recommendations in Brooklyn.. and GO"
"Restaurant recommendations in Brooklyn.. and GO"
257points
#14
"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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257points
#16
Bruh. And men calling women 'females'. Also, when people say something is 'cringe'.
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237points
#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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236points
#18
Jelly for Jealous - what are we, 2 years old?
Thunderboomers for thunderstorms - again, how old are we?
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204points