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What is your "Word"?
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LizKat
macrumors 604
When I say "Yeah, right" I always mean it as sarcasm, therefore as "You gotta be kiddin' me" or "Not in this life." So you and I could confuse each other not too far down the road in almost any casual conversation! 🙂
One of my own often used phrases is "That's a crock." Most frequently addressed to the TV set until I ditched it, and now most often said to the radio. To a human being I am more likely to say "Well...." or "Hmm, I dunno...." when I am thinking what they're saying is a crock, but among family, friends or colleagues I've known for a long time, I will go ahead and say it. And yes I know it's considered vulgar slang. Or at least the long form, "crock of sh&t" is deemed vulgar in some dictionaries. I figure it's gotta be PG-grade slang by now, judging from what passes for PG language in current American film releases.
Old Muley
macrumors 6502a
When my kids leave to go to school, or just out of the house I often say "watch out for snakes". Mostly it's just to give them a bad time, but it often raises the eyebrows of other parents.
I'm also fond of saying "waa haa paa" (what happened) when things go wrong.
Oh yeah, I've also taken to using "Tartar Sauce" as an expletive... thank you very much SpongeBob.
I'm also fond of saying "waa haa paa" (what happened) when things go wrong.
Oh yeah, I've also taken to using "Tartar Sauce" as an expletive... thank you very much SpongeBob.
TuffLuffJimmy
macrumors G3
apsterling
macrumors 6502a
SuperCompu2
macrumors 6502a
Being of a Massachusetts upbringing, I tend to abuse "wicked" more than most.
Wow, that guy was wicked pissed off!
That TV was wicked expensive!
Wow, that guy was wicked pissed off!
That TV was wicked expensive!
Vogue Harper
macrumors 6502
Just in the last three days, I've added "forsooth" to my daily parlance. My job includes a bit of customer service, and "Forsooth" gets the desired puzzling effect. Just to be clear that I'm using it in the original sense, I tend to nod rather earnestly while saying it. I wouldn't think of adding, "Aye," as some of my colleagues suggested. I find that that would put it too close to a postmodern Shakespearean context. Using it sarcastically just seems a little too bourgeois.
I also say "freak that shiz" and "cool story [Hansel]" a lot. I've never even seen Zoolander before.
