Words stupid people use to sound smart

[Illustrious Potentate]

Hey! You keep your hard wood to yourself, mister!

But that would be stingy

 

[Mofo]

I’ve got:

blithering
utterly
Pretty much any word I use that has more than two syllables

Any others?

totally
literally
more unique
bonerific

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

said

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I don't think people say it to try to sound smart, but when fuckwits are misusing literally in every other sentence, it sure makes them sound stupid.

 

[RP-29]

comprehensive

 

[RP-29]

ignorant

 

[williewilliejuan]

I don't think people say it to try to sound smart, but when fuckwits are misusing literally in every other sentence, it sure makes them sound stupid.

Agreed, Champ. My head literally explodes whenever people do that.

 

[RP-29]

libtard
conservatard

 

[Gatorchip]

I don't think people say it to try to sound smart, but when fuckwits are misusing literally in every other sentence, it sure makes them sound stupid.

especially when they mean figuratively.

 

[TheReal_NU]

I could care less

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

I don't think people say it to try to sound smart, but when fuckwits are misusing literally in every other sentence, it sure makes them sound stupid.

Meh. I liked Rob Lowe’s chasing Parks and Rec

 

[moxie]

I could care less

This one literally kills me. I always want to scream, "THEN DO IT! CARE LESS, DUMMY!"

 

[Wingsauce7]

But if you wanna know how dumb I am, I just very recently found out it’s spigot and not spicket

Gotta be closer to Mexico for the latter to work.

 

[Gatorchip]

This one literally kills me. I always want to scream, "THEN DO IT! CARE LESS, DUMMY!"

For all intensive purposes, people understand that's just a foe par. So it's a mute point.

 

[Wingsauce7]

I could care less

Drives me nuts

 

[ill]

pearl clutching
strawman

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

I could care less

I don't know if people try to sound smart with this phrase, but it is definitely a pet peeve.

 

[PnkPanther]

irregardless

 

[CorpRebel]