Like, stop saying "Like"...Like...

[Bribie G]

Until the 1960s, "fantastic" and "fabulous" meant "unbelievable" but during the swinging sixties the words took on the meaning, in popular speech as wonderful.

Then In the 1970s the word "unbelievable" took on the meaning of fantastic and fabulous.

:unsure:

 

[jyo]

Yeah, nah.

 

[Airgead]

I guess the only thing that I find annoying in the current vocabulary trend (if that adequately describes it) is the overuse of the adjective "amazing".
I find it hard to believe that a bowl of chicken bosciola is amazing. I don't know why but most times I hear something is "amazing", I can't help but think "Is it? Is it really amazing?".

Yeah. Amazing is the new unreal.

 

[Truman42]

We have an old guy here at work who is still stuck in the eighties and says GROUSE. That **** went out by early 90s FOSHO.

My partners 14 year old daughter instead of laughing at something funny will just say LOL.

My boss says Low hanging fruit, touch base, it is what it is, swings and roundabouts,

Im surrounded by them... its totes LOL

 

[Truman42]

Yeah, nah.

I think Yeah, Nah is a WA thing. I lived in Broome for 18 years and everyone says Yeah, nah.

 

[wbosher]

I think Yeah, Nah is a WA thing. I lived in Broome for 18 years and everyone says Yeah, nah.

Pretty big in these parts as well. As much as I hate it, I find myself saying it sometimes.

 

[pk.sax]

I guess the only thing that I find annoying in the current vocabulary trend (if that adequately describes it) is the overuse of the adjective "amazing".I find it hard to believe that a bowl of chicken bosciola is amazing. I don't know why but most times I hear something is "amazing", I can't help but think "Is it? Is it really amazing?".

Ungrateful sarcastic little *****.

When I lived up north I started adding a 'hey' to the end of things. Slowly fallen out of it.

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Everyone in this thread needs to chillax.

 

[pk.sax]

Teri maa ki!

 

[Goose]

Monty Python used to take the micky out of us Oz with the common expression "Too Right" ... (Bruce)... but seems to have gone out of fashion...

 

[Airgead]

Strewth... you're right!

 

[tavas]

What about these ? (from linkedin) I found the list amusing for some of us white collar's...

1. Going forward
2. Drill-down
3. End of play
4. Touch base
5. It's on my radar
6. No brainer
7. Best of breed
8. Low hanging fruit
9. Reach out
10. Dive deeper
11. Think outside the box
12. Positive momentum
13. On my plate
14. At the end of the day
15. Run the numbers
16. Touch points
17. Keep your eye on the ball
18. Back to the drawing board
19. Get the ball rolling
20. Bang for your buck
21. Close the deal
22. When the rubber hits the road
23. Shift paradigm
24. Move the needle
25. Game-changing
26. Move the goal post
27. Value added
28. Win-win
29. Across the piece
30. All hands on deck

31. 30,000 foot view
32. Helicopter view
33. See the big picture

Our company is now "earning the right"

Also have a passionate dislike for people putting inspirational quotes on the bottom of emails. "With my thoughts, I create life". FFS!!!!!

 

[tavas]

Mintox is another word that seems to have dropped from use. I think it was a WA thing.

 

[jyo]

Mintox is rad!

When people don't say mintox, I feel guttered.

 

[Airgead]

Strewth cobber. Never heard of Mintox. Please Explain to an Eastern States resident.

In Sydney I have noticed the Melbourne term "Bogan" slowly replace the Sydney "Westie" over the last 10 years or so.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Also have a passionate dislike for people putting inspirational quotes on the bottom of emails. "With my thoughts, I create life". FFS!!!!!

I have a dislike for "motivational" posters and "team bonding" camps

With the exception of " There is no I in TEAM, but there is a you in ****"

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Taylor Mali's take on current speech trends.
http://vimeo.com/3829682

 

[jyo]

Mintox means awesome, totally awesome. Abbreviated to "mint".

I still drop mint from time to time. It's part of my inner Bogan.

 

[Goose]

I have a dislike for "motivational" posters and "team bonding" camps

What about male bonding stu ? A lot that seems to go on in here

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Thats just as fckn bad.

I preffer " getting shitfaced with the boys"