"you have no idea". For example: "You have no idea how hard it was to potty train my son". Really? Maybe I do?!?! Who are you to say ??

Snowflake.

Those dumbass abbreviations that people started using about a decade ago - POTUS, SCOTUS.

"Soccer mom" and "Mom jeans". I conjure up a woman with a bob haircut wearing jeans and white Keds driving a minivan with dead french fries on the floor.

Gifted child. It is the Lake Wobegon syndrome. Every child who has parents who are professionals is gifted.

Anonymous wrote:"Amazing." Everything is amazing these days, especially on Facebook. "Cooked the most amazing salmon for dinner!" "Saw the most amazing sunset!" "It is the most amazing school!" And DCUM-specific, "thriving," usually applied to schools. "DS has thrived there." "DC thrives in daycare."

A DJ once did a tape of contestants on the Bachelor saying "amazing". You're so amazing, You're the most amazing woman I ever met, etc. Very funny.

Literally when used improperly...which seems to be too often.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Nice to see you," instead of "nice to meet you," when I meet a complete stranger.

Ma'am (so insulting and backwards)

Really? What's so insulting about being called 'ma'am'? It's a little old-fashioned, but insulting?

Agree with PPs on 'kiddos', 'hubbies' and 'we're pregnant'.

ma'am is the equivalent to sir. Although I think sir sounds so much better. I don't like being called ma'am (nor sir).

Ma'am sounds you're talking to a little old lady. It's just very backwards to use it these days.

Anonymous wrote:"Amazing." Everything is amazing these days, especially on Facebook. "Cooked the most amazing salmon for dinner!" "Saw the most amazing sunset!" "It is the most amazing school!" And DCUM-specific, "thriving," usually applied to schools. "DS has thrived there." "DC thrives in daycare."

Not necessarily DCUM-specific. I was reading WaPo this morning and also noticed that every high school student they mentioned was a 'thriving senior' or a 'thriving junior'. Ugh.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Nice to see you," instead of "nice to meet you," when I meet a complete stranger.

Ma'am (so insulting and backwards)

Really? What's so insulting about being called 'ma'am'? It's a little old-fashioned, but insulting?

Agree with PPs on 'kiddos', 'hubbies' and 'we're pregnant'.

ma'am is the equivalent to sir. Although I think sir sounds so much better. I don't like being called ma'am (nor sir).

Anonymous wrote:"Nice to see you," instead of "nice to meet you," when I meet a complete stranger.

Ma'am (so insulting and backwards)

Really? What's so insulting about being called 'ma'am'? It's a little old-fashioned, but insulting?

Agree with PPs on 'kiddos', 'hubbies' and 'we're pregnant'.

"Amazing." Everything is amazing these days, especially on Facebook. "Cooked the most amazing salmon for dinner!" "Saw the most amazing sunset!" "It is the most amazing school!" And DCUM-specific, "thriving," usually applied to schools. "DS has thrived there." "DC thrives in daycare."

"He peed himself" So awful. Can't stand it.

When people use "it is" instead of "there is/are."

For example, "It's gonna be a lot of people there."

DH, DD, DC, BTDT, and all other online shorthands that are just silly.