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ThatAsianInTheCorner Rules Screwer from the corner. read the username, dummy. (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: Tweaking my holographic boyfriend
#1151: Oct 5th 2022 at 9:21:23 PM

"This sucks!"

Taken from the many times the phrase has been said by SoundSmith, often as a response to wacky/zany things or when things don't come out as good as expected.

"As president of KaibaCorp, I declare your argument as invalid!!!"
Archsage MAGIC MISSILE SWEEP from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
MAGIC MISSILE SWEEP
#1152: Oct 6th 2022 at 3:25:59 PM

"Perish"

Some call it stalking, I say walking just extremely close behind
Shyhero Dyslexic writer from The sofa (Troper Journeyman) Relationship Status: Omelette du fromage~
Dyslexic writer
#1153: Oct 11th 2022 at 5:53:56 PM

"Fairies had/borrowed it," I say that when I know I looked for something where I found it before.

Shyhero Dyslexic writer from The sofa (Troper Journeyman) Relationship Status: Omelette du fromage~
Dyslexic writer
#1154: Oct 16th 2022 at 12:50:17 PM

I guess "I'm words no." counts I say it when my stress is causing me to not speak right.

Demetrios Our Favorite Tsundere in Red from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
Our Favorite Tsundere in Red
#1155: Oct 18th 2022 at 6:58:05 PM

Aw nuts, sorry I'm just getting back to you now, Reiko. x_x :( Yes, you are a friend. :)

Anyway, back to the funniness.

"Looks like a Seder at Vincent Price's house."

I say this whenever I see something unpleasant, or when something that was meant to be cute or attractive backfires.

I smell magic in the air. Or maybe barbecue.
ReikoKazama Miyamoto Musashi from Tasmania, Australia Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to the music
Miyamoto Musashi
#1156: Oct 19th 2022 at 12:22:49 AM

[up] Thank you... smile

Anyway! Um. Yes. I have a tendency to say "let's [fucking] go/do this!" whenever something epic happens in a game I'm playing.

Edited by ReikoKazama on Oct 20th 2022 at 6:23:04 AM

FC: SW-1445-0294-1719/PSN: TekkenGirl4Lyfe/Currently playing: Fate/Samurai Remnant
TCmon The Big Man from Maryland Since: Jul, 2019 Relationship Status: Desperate
The Big Man
#1157: Oct 21st 2022 at 8:53:06 AM

I said the word "Brutal" one time.

Brutal
Demetrios Our Favorite Tsundere in Red from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
Our Favorite Tsundere in Red
#1158: Oct 23rd 2022 at 9:57:27 PM

"I've got plans. Big plans!"

I say this to people about how I plan to stop being a grocery store worker and become a famous author.

I smell magic in the air. Or maybe barbecue.
Reflextion from a post-sanity world (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
#1159: Oct 30th 2022 at 8:03:37 AM

I've developed a tendency to warn people about doing dangerous things (mostly my mom, whose kitchen safety has started to slip) by saying:

"As hilarious as it would be if you <whatever injury or mishap might occur>, I really don't want to have to explain that to the cops."

Edited by Reflextion on Oct 30th 2022 at 11:04:06 AM

NotSoBadassLongcoat The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24 from People's Democratic Republic of Badassia (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Puppy love
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
#1160: Nov 9th 2022 at 1:19:44 AM

"[X] fucked a goat." when referring to people's and companies' widely published fuckups. Also calling fraudulent and abusive DMCA claims "Digital Homicide", after the video game studio infamous for using them against The Jimquisition.

For example "I want the world to know that Sumpo Cunto fucked a goat. They tried to pull a Digital Homicide on PewDiePie, and that's crossing a line."

"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis
Delibirda from Splatsville Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: I wanna be your dog
#1161: Nov 9th 2022 at 3:17:31 AM

"You have my sympathies." I use it online as an alternative to "I'm sorry" when people have seen R34 and other things, albeit I am not totally sure about when I use

Edited by Delibirda on Nov 9th 2022 at 12:17:43 PM

"Listen up, Marina, because this is SUPER important. Whatever you do, don't eat th“ “DON'T EAT WHAT?! Your text box ran out of space!”
Omega-Z SOUL KING BROOK from The Thousand Sunny! Since: May, 2019 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
SOUL KING BROOK
#1162: Dec 2nd 2022 at 2:14:35 PM

"N e ways", specifically typed like that. doesnt even have to be a change in topic, i just say things then go "n e ways"

YOHOHO!
Demetrios Our Favorite Tsundere in Red from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
Our Favorite Tsundere in Red
#1163: Dec 12th 2022 at 7:35:49 AM

"Don't you scare me like that!"

I say this when one of my electronics or computer programs starts working again after it seemingly randomly stops working for a bit. And yes, I say it the same way the Genie does. ^_^;;

I smell magic in the air. Or maybe barbecue.
Scarecrow4774 from In Wonderland Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#1164: Dec 12th 2022 at 9:36:42 AM

I've been describing how skinny I am as "God built me like a scarecrow."

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” - Lewis Carroll
Routeferret Since: Dec, 2016 Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
#1165: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:02:17 PM

"i LOVE the [oversimplification of a piece of media], even if it IS [scathing insult]"

i think i’m in love (probably just hungry)
BackSet1 You Could Use some Imagination from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? Since: Apr, 2018 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
You Could Use some Imagination
#1166: Mar 20th 2023 at 3:38:04 PM

Recently I've been saying "Mmm... Don't like that." In response to negative things happening, usually in video games.

"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
punkcrow Tobias/TJ (He/Him) from Northwest Indiana Since: Dec, 2020 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Tobias/TJ (He/Him)
#1167: Mar 20th 2023 at 9:53:16 PM

For a while (hell, sometimes nowadays too) I'd use the phrase "fartin' around" to refer to any instance of doing things that are unproductive, especially when there's something more productive that could be done.

Last year before our semester 1 finals, my environmental science teacher was telling us something like "Even if you already have all your work done, there are better things to be doing than fartin' around on your phones" and it kinda stuck.

In general, I feel like some random trope names have become part of my regular lexicon too. Haha...

Cold turkey's getting stale. Tonight I'm eating crow.
BackSet1 You Could Use some Imagination from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? Since: Apr, 2018 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
You Could Use some Imagination
#1168: Mar 21st 2023 at 4:16:57 AM

[up] My high school history teacher said that too.

Edited by BackSet1 on Mar 21st 2023 at 7:17:50 AM

"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
MattsLifeRuined123 Current character: Ghost the Ghost Wolf (OC) from here (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Less than three
Current character: Ghost the Ghost Wolf (OC)
#1169: Mar 23rd 2023 at 10:18:15 AM

Spoko-loko.

It's in Polish, and when translated to English it basically amounts to "Okay".

   ...I-it's been a while, hasn't it?   
punkcrow Tobias/TJ (He/Him) from Northwest Indiana Since: Dec, 2020 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Tobias/TJ (He/Him)
#1170: Apr 4th 2023 at 8:48:56 PM

I'm not really sure if this counts as a catchphrase, but I tend to use the skull emoji in response/reaction to some form of Cringe Comedy quite often.

That's the main use for it I see on the internet (along with other cases of metaphorical death, such as dying from embarrassment, laughter, etc), so...

Cold turkey's getting stale. Tonight I'm eating crow.
TheRealBerdly Andrealphus from Ice Palace in Hell Since: Mar, 2023 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Andrealphus
#1171: Apr 4th 2023 at 9:03:42 PM

JEFFREY COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMBS!

I was watching lots of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and I thought Jeffrey Combs’ was really good on it. Then, I realized that his name was SUPER fun to say. This was only amplified when I met Jeffrey in person at a convention, and saw the Re-Animator movies. And that is when I adopted the catchphrase.

Edited by TheRealBerdly on Apr 4th 2023 at 12:03:56 PM

N'''ICE''' to meet you! Uhhh, I should never make puns like that again...
TheLibrarian1701 Since: Dec, 2022
#1172: Apr 5th 2023 at 7:17:48 AM

I have a few:

When someone says "I'll be right back" I reply, "And I'll be left front."

To discourage blasphemy, when someone says "Jesus" or "My God" to me, I reply "No, I'm just me."

And lately when someone asks how I am, I reply, "Everything hurts". 'cause I was raised to tell the truth. None of this "Fine" bull from me, thank you very much.

punkcrow Tobias/TJ (He/Him) from Northwest Indiana Since: Dec, 2020 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Tobias/TJ (He/Him)
#1173: Apr 5th 2023 at 9:43:44 PM

One of my mom's friends regularly says "Well, we're off. We must be, or we wouldn't act like this." before we leave somewhere, and I've started saying it too.

Cold turkey's getting stale. Tonight I'm eating crow.
ZuggaluggalocoroG Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
#1174: Apr 7th 2023 at 3:36:43 PM

"[X]. A lot. Like wow"

Not even stars last forever.
NotSoBadassLongcoat The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24 from People's Democratic Republic of Badassia (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Puppy love
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
#1175: Apr 8th 2023 at 8:58:13 AM

Due to an incident involving one of the first iterations of chat AI and my friend's Twitter feed, I tend to use a word that translates as "imagine", but with an intellectual/foreign influence ("imaginuj") when telling someone to imagine some crazy situation.

Also, we call a funny or ridiculous situation "jaja" (literally eggs or balls). When things get crazy ridiculous, though, I tend to say "jaja kwadratowe" (square eggs).

"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis

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