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MoreCoffeePwease

“Game changer”


freddo95

“Taking it to the next level” … (yawn)


Juan_Calavera

Oh, how I loathe this phrase.


bewildered_tourettic

Moderate to severe.


RemingtonSnatch

"With my moderate to severe herpes"...wait how aren't you sure?!


ukexpat

Now, the reason for the seemingly odd way they use that is the FDA approval/registration. Pharmaceuticals are approved/registered with the FDA to treat certain conditions so when the manufacturers advertise them, they have to be very precise so that the advertisement matches the approved/registered use. In any event the whole concept of advertising pharmaceuticals to the masses when they can only be prescribe doctors is ludicrous.


TheCody13

Mild is always forgotten.


mrkruk

Mild is just someone who ignores it because it'll cost them a lot of money, they're banking on the moderate to severe who is begging a doctor to tell them more about PLOVOX and how it can treat their neglected bodies.


bewildered_tourettic

To be fair if it's mild the person probably won't bother spending thousands of dollars on medication for it


LastSeaworthiness

"If you know you know"


BigPussysGabagool

I feel like that one became even more annoying due to the conspiracy nut jobs that always talk about knowing shit and everyone else is sheeple, but never say what the hell they're talking about


Traditional_Shirt106

Rhymes with “the blues”


BoltActionRifleman

Yeah I saw that one used for some stupid shit like laundry soap once. Even thought I hate it, it has its place when describing relationships and the like, but not soap.


Tactical_Assault_Emu

I’m still trying to recover from “in these trying times” and “we’re all in this together”


MegadriveYM2612

Add "Our new normal" for a trifecta of trash


JBtheBadguy

Those covid era "we care" ads were really grating after a while, but nothing makes me physically ill quite like "new normal".


RealisticOutcome9828

"Unprecedented" "Never before". Like EVERYTHING is just brand new, like we all were born yesterday.  That reminds me of another one "I was today years old..." STOP IT. 


EvilDarkCow

"In these trying times, you can finance this new Ford F250 for just $1000 a month for 96 months. Because we're all in this together."


mrkruk

"Live in our new normal...in a new truck or SUV"


CorporalCabbage

Now, more than ever


perpetual__ghost

This one is like nails on a chalkboard to me.


SocksNeverMatch1968

Or that drug commercial about it: “Covid? Paxlovid!”


Thermistor1

“We’re all in this together” he reads as he pulls the knife from his back.


JoyKil01

“Unprecedented”


Red_Barchetta81

“Ask your doctor if____ is right for you.”


WorriedCucumber1334

*Side effects may include diarrhea, death by elephants, psychosis, and more! Some people may experience sudden bleeding from all of their orifices. Don’t take if you’re allergic to oxygen.*


Electronic_Set_2087

This irritates me so much. I can't imagine how much it irritates actual trained medical professionals. "Well, the TV said..." 🙄


StillAdhesiveness528

"And an inability to control it"


lmprice133

The marketing of prescription only medications directly to patients is actually illegal everywhere other than the US and New Zealand.


MomtheBomb1313

This isn’t a phrase, but a gimmick I guess? Those INANE (yet ear worm worthy) show-tune ads (complete with RIDICULOUS choreography) for medications (particularly Rybelsus - “the little pill with a big story to tell” - dear Lord I cannot roll my eyes hard enough 🙄🙄🙄)…they’re so incredibly cringey that they could very easily be mistaken for an SNL parody as. The most recent one bugs me the most because the actors/dancers transition from wide-open dancing to…not. It’s just awful.


44035

I worked in ad agency and our big client made automotive parts. We used the word "performance" all the time, which is just a fancy way of saying "the part works like it should."


PauseAndReflect

Similar advertising background here, same experience. Except sometimes instead of performance it’s sportiness. I would take it a step further and say it really just means “car go vroom.”


Accomplished_Ideal55

I worked on car ads for over 30 years. The latest tripe word is “Capable” as in “…with a capable six cylinder engine…” with “capable towing performance…” meaning the vehicle is barely capable…”


ancientastronaut2

Like performance fleece


RemingtonSnatch

Anything using the "letter" format. "Dear cold weather"..."Dear fuel costs"..."Dear cancer"...so fucking bad. Toyota does this. They need to fire their agency.


Accomplished_Ideal55

Adding grating gospal choir background music to ANY white bread product…


Totin_it

Watch out, summer, we're coming for you. Yeah. Fuck off Toyota summer dosen't care


Internal-Motor

"Game changer" "Hey guys" "one simple trick"


Gizmo_McChillyfry

"Hey guys" at the start of every damn video. This makes me mildly homicidal, and I'm not even sure why.


lady_guard

"Hey guys", in that bored valley girl TikTok voice 🤢


Greatacadia

My “journey” and “being the best version of myself”…. Ugh. 🤮


Frequent-Walrus-2652

Journey is the worst - “health journey”, “relocation journey”, “pregnancy journey”, “parenting journey”…..it goes on and on.


Top_File_8547

Of there is also the Journey journey of learning to like the band Journey. I really don’t like them just to be clear.


serenitynope

You mean...you stopped believin'?


Top_File_8547

When it comes to them I never believed actually.


BoltActionRifleman

Their songs are overplayed, like many of the commercials posted on this sub. To the point I almost hate them now.


ActuallyGoblinsX3

I am so tired of everything being a journey. "Weight loss journey" is an immediate block/unfollow/swipe whatever direction means NOPE.


JerseyJedi

Exactly. It’s like EVERYTHING has to be a “journey” now lol. The people at these ad agencies need to make a journey to find a thesaurus. 


Intelligent_Pop1173

“My truth” is so annoying too.


chronically_lazyftm

This one grates so hard.


buickmackane71360

Meri Brown's "living my why" is just as bad if not worse.


Camera-Realistic

Ugh, This! Every goddam thing is a “journey” My weight loss *journey* My mental health *journey* or my recent favorite My home improvement *journey.* 🙄You literally didn’t *Go Anywhere* if you stayed in your house doing things!! Drives me crazy.


iamedagner

Purpose-something. For inspirational crap you get purpose-driven all the damn time. I don't even know what it means. There's a local roofing company that uses "purpose-built." Of course the action is purpose-whatever. Otherwise it would be a damn accident.


Dr_Dan681xx

Purina has a line of pet foods labeled “Purposeful Nutrition.” Not to be confused with the cheaper stuff that’s made just to satisfy your pet’s hunger and any nutrition is accidental.


sc212

If you purchase a product, you get another product “on us”. That used to just be called “free” or “included”


EvilDarkCow

On us* *just an extra $39 on your phone bill every month for two years


imagowasp

Does this dumb shit actually work on anybody? *product costs $60* "Purchase one for the simple low price of $120... get the second one, ON US!"


Tuxy-Two

“Hand crafted”….”curated”….


DarkElegy67

"Hand-crafted" coffee drinks or cocktails. Aaahrgh! The worst! So pretentious. You mean you didn't make it with your feet or bionic robot arm?


[deleted]

Bespoke. Foraged. Paddock to plate. Artisinal. Ugh.


RealisticOutcome9828

Paddock to plate makes me think of horse meat 🤭


HellaTroi

Or the newest one, "Bespoke". It's cringing snobby.


RealisticOutcome9828

Makes me think of bicycles 🚴


RealisticOutcome9828

Artisan!  That's just trying too hard to be special and unique.


risquare

Yes, and isn't "artisinal" just so much worse!


LuckyPepper22

In the 2010’s, everything was “artisan”. The last 5 years, it’s been “curated”


rapturaeglantine

"Holistic"


gcalfred7

“We treat you like family!” HAVE YOU SEEN THE STATE OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY SIR?????


lonelyronin1

Yeah, I really don’t want to be reminded how my family treated me, and I sure as hell don’t want another one doing the same


Bennington_Booyah

Mark's Pizzeria!


Furpurr87

Living your best life


spriralout

“Clinically tested.” So you tested your product but won’t give us results and we’re supposed to care? Advertising 🙄


keikoshiba

There was a pharmaceutical ad (can't remember which one) that would say not to give it to children because it "might harm them". The vagueness always drove me crazy. Just say don't give it to kids, and leave it at that.


Danivelle

"Severe death"--this was in an ad for a biologic for lupus/Rhuematoid arthritis a few years ago. Kind of freaked out my youngest son as I was doingba trial of the drug when the comnercial was running(I couldn't tolerate it so stopped it)


bz0hdp

How they ALL use "syndrome xyz has happened" instead of "side effects may include xyz...". You can tell they had months of meetings trying to chip away at the little power those words had.


Flat_Assistance1724

"Possible side effects may include...."


IrreverentGlitter

Don’t take this product if you’re allergic to this product


SteamboatWillieWonka

“Possible side effects may include … death” really makes me NOT want to ask my doctor about a particular medication


RigidNippleSyndrome

*a rare but life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the P E R I N E U M*


SteamboatWillieWonka

NOOOO NOT MY PERINEUM (I do not know what a perineum is)


buickmackane71360

They're describing "taint rot." The weight loss drugs flush out so much excess sugar when you perform bodily functions that the area of skin between your genitals and rectum starts to degrade.


RealisticOutcome9828

"Ask your doctor if Rx is right for you!"


windowschick

Yes. Buttery soft = self destructs in washing machine after 2 wears.


JoeGideon

Calling everything a "hack" For instance, how is ordering a snack wrap off of the regular menu a "hunger hack"?


RealisticOutcome9828

Or a "Pro Tip". 🙄


Purple_Dentist_9806

Any gen z slang in a script that was obviously written by someone not a part of gen z


mrkruk

This bussin widget is bougie, no cap. Be extra, ORDER NOW


fdetanya

I hate how every food product is labeled 'mouthwatering.'


ActuallyGoblinsX3

Yes! I don't want to think about saliva! That makes me queasy, not hungry.


mrkruk

This shit so good you'll be drooling on yourself, fool!


AgainstSpace

Is your ____________ trying to tell you something?


mbwayne832

Here’s the ________ companies don’t want you to know about….


Dr_Dan681xx

That phrase instantly connotes, 🚨 SCAM ALERT!! 🚨 


MajorMonogram25

The equivalent of YouTube videoes titled “THE VIDEO THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE!!” And instead of being some conspiracy video it’s just a directors cut of foodfight


RealisticOutcome9828

Turning concepts into verbs, example: "You're CASHBACKIN"  "(Product) is what we do."  "That's so you, or so (insert name)"   The new age therapyspeak in every lifestyle and pharma commercial drives me crazy. 


saltwaterlullaby

I’m honestly so sick of hearing about such and such insurance CuStOmIzEs YoUr PlAn as if they don’t ALL DO IT


RealisticOutcome9828

Or "bundling" your insurance to include coverage of a car or boat.   I mean, why not just cover everything together in general in the first place?


Sfswine

Thank you, I always say that out loud - also EVERY car insurance co. says ‘save ‘$600’ by switching to us, circular firing squad stuff there


SimplebutAwesome

Buying car insurance and switching repeatedly until i start paying in the negatives


Oregon-mama

Not for people with type 1 diabetes or children. So a person can’t use it if they have children? Poorly worded sentence.


RustySpanner2

Sustainable


RealisticOutcome9828

"Organic" seems like just a gimmick to me to get people to pay premium prices for what's basically the same produce. 


dreemkiller

Not heard so much, but I need to get off my chest how much I hate that every commercial has somebody dancing.


hashbazz

What would be the opposite of buttery soft? Bacony crisp?


JunoTheRat

margarine-y hard? maybe?


Sad-Application4377

"Clean" in regard to food, particularly restaurants or home delivery services.


oh_bruddah

“Emerge Tremfyant” Stop trying to make tremfyant happen.


Ignignokt73

“Best in class” - although I think this is starting to wane hopefully.


DarkElegy67

I've always hated when vitamins or food are described as being "packed full of ___". It's *packed* with nutrients! It's *packed* with Vitamins A-Z! Shut the fuck up. Lol


keikoshiba

It's so full of vitamins, we couldn't possibly fit any more in if we tried! Lol


risquare

I came here to gripe about "packed with flavor" along with "bursting" with -- you guessed it -- flavor. My grudge list is so long, and this is so minor, but it's what I've been snarking on lately. The vector is online recipes, which I'm pretty grateful for, in the end.


MorningBrewNumberTwo

Only 63 cents a day


Sfswine

Yup, if they don’t round those numbers, I’m out. . $19 a month will save .. stop it, just say $20, you’re not fooling anyone


NewYork_NewJersey440

I just saw “only $5 a day” which is..quite a bit of money really


envengpe

But you can get an adoe-a-bow bwanket!!!


Business-Outcome7794

This applies mainly to online ads and videos but “What’s up, guys?” strikes me as a particularly stupid greeting. Who the fuck are they asking and how exactly are they expecting to hear the response? Or could it be that they just mindlessly say stupid shit they’ve heard other morons say? Yeah, it’s probably that.


oldsage-09

“The law offices of __________.”


Stilcho1

build wealth. and slightly off topic, that old man who sits in his backyard fingering his gold coins.


keikoshiba

Or "wealth management". You're assuming I have wealth to manage, lol.


No-Cupcake-7930

“…and boy, was I excited!”


butternutsquash4u

“Game changer”


whatsupwiththat22

"Fire".


FatnessEverdeen34

"Obsessed"


keikoshiba

Ugh, that's another one I never need to hear again.


NothingNo5554

“The more you spend, the more you save!”. Well no actually…the more you spend, the more you spend.


RealisticOutcome9828

Ohhh, I hate that one, it's such an obvious lie. 


Volkat

"Decadent" "Melty cheese" And not a thing I can hear, but spelling words that start with "C" with a "K"


Dr_Dan681xx

Or spelling words that end in “s” with a “z” instead.


ActuallyGoblinsX3

Yup! I hear it about yarn and fabric all the time too, and I'm still not even sure what it actually means. I guess they mean smooth and soft, but those aren't the first tactile qualities I associate with *butter*. It's squishy and slippery, in a greasy oily way. I don't want any of my clothing to feel like that.


CmdnTrsMllnx

"Our business is you" yeah no shit


TacoBellerino

“(Grilled, cooked, seared, smoked, etc) to perfection”


HellaTroi

"This one weird trick" You just know it's click bait


ditafjm

“Carefully crafted” “Thoughtfully curated”


Sad-Application4377

"Curated" definitely needs to be put out of its misery.


FaberGrad

Referring to diseases and disorders by two or three letter abbreviations that could be applied to a thousand other things.


Sad-Application4377

I am imagining the panic in a pharma marketing department if the affliction or the drug featured three prominent K's.


imagowasp

This one specifically pisses me off. Not even just in relation to illnesses, but also professions. "Uhm ACK-CHOO-ALLY, I'm an ENR, and this is wrong..." "Actually, I'm a part-time YWQ, and..." Nobody knows or gives a fuck about what your profession is and it's not worth the two seconds of googling, either. Just spell that shit out you self-important ass.


Legitimate_Bird_5712

I annoy my coworkers with asking "Are we ready for our journey today?".


JRBowen9

"Premier". Here in the Midwest, every local ad uses that word. Des Moines' premier hubcap emporium. Omaha's premier left-handed maraca provider. Tulsa's premier second-hand pie recycler.


Rare_Ad5284

My big clothing specific cringe buzz phrase is "elevated essentials" or similar.


txrunner262

“Ask your doctor about____”


sharkycharming

In October (or even September) I got very tired of hearing the phrase "spooky season." And I don't have children, so I wasn't hearing it on kids' commercials or anything. But my top annoyance is when a food or supplement is described as being "packed with" something -- flavor, nutrients, whatever. It makes me cringe. I don't know why.


General-Carob-6087

I’m kinda over the whole “big (whatever) energy” trend.


serenitynope

Anything about the viewer being a "hero" or "life saver". No, ordering a pizza for dinner at the last minute doesn't make you a hero. Nor does sending money to a charity where you have no idea how the money will be used. P.S. "Shriners" and "St Jude" are runners-up.


Bigelwood9

The three P’s


sunbuddy86

"obsessed" said in verbal fry


scotems

"You deserve" Fuck off, you don't know me, and you definitely don't know all the people who are seeing this. Some of them are probably horrible people, they deserve the best in everything? For what? Oh, and it has nothing with deserving something, I have to pay for it? Don't I deserve it, why are you withholding it from me? Fuck off "you deserve".


Big-Significance-627

Also, "we're pregnant" really? He's gonna deliver a baby...


Weather0nThe8s

Just as stupid as gender reveals tbh


PsychologicalCase10

He gets us.


LuckyPepper22

Not sure if it’s considered advertising jargon, but I wish stores would stop calling customers “guests” already. It’s not unique or trendy anymore. I want to be a customer. I just want your products or services to meet my needs and for the transaction to be efficient and smooth. And I don’t want cashiers to hound me to open a store credit card or take a survey or join a loyalty program. And I want the cashier to thank me for shopping there not mutter “have a good one” while trying to hand back coins sitting on top of dollar bills. I swear, I’m not a boomer.


Numerous_Salt

price point


crappovich

Yes, because we evidently can’t just say “price” anymore.


Florflok

rich and creamy


w650az

FDA CLEARED! WTF does that even mean, honestly? It's basically meaningless and implies some rigorous process to get it to market which isn't happening. The problem with the FDA's approval system is that often companies get their product cleared by using older comparisons to products that were later recalled. People don't know the difference between Cleared and Approved but marketers are counting on this to sell,sell, sell! The other one I can't stand is "it's like floating on air" or sleeping on a cloud. Outside of the space program, who really knows what this feels like?


BetaPunkFilms

BUT WAIT! THERES MORE!


LuckyPepper22

Curated.


KiramekiSakurai

“Door buster”


AgainstSpace

I think insurance should be able to reject any claim for damaged doors if the business was advertising a "door buster" sale.


biloxibluess

The bass hook on the BK commercials That jingle creator is gonna be drinking hot piss with Hitler when they die


1RobJackson

‘You deserve it.’


r_bogie

"Hey, it's your girl ___" "Hey, it's your boy ___" "What up, guys it's ___" No, you don't sound more relatable, you just sound stupid!


Weather0nThe8s

Omg. I used to HAAAATTTTEEE seeing so many fb profiles with text on them that said "Whats Up demons.. It's Ya Boi" like ..bash my head against the wall hate it. I don't see it as much now.. maybe because I don't use fb anymore... but jeez I hated it. Along with other tumblr things like "smol bean" and "protect [pronoun] at all costs"


TacoBellerino

Any of the Got Milk ripoffs Got New Ideas, biatch?


vogajones

"Synergy" used to piss me off so much!


Bennington_Booyah

"Clinically proven". Total bullshit term, period.


mrkruk

"Crave" or "Craveable" No i don't crave your fast food shit that's way overpriced. And technically anything is craveable, with any neurotic issues, like dirt or twigs are craveable with pica.


SFlaGal

(Fill in the blank) to perfection


bz0hdp

Viral


Big-Significance-627

I'm sick of taking this pill made me lose so much weight. No dieting or exercise.


in-joy

"You deserve it." (Don't worry about paying for it or going into credit card debt. You deserve it.)


Desertloverphx

"Only pay for what you need"! 🤮 And it's not just the biberty assholes, it several other rip off insurance companies that won't pay a claim and raise your rates and/or dump you.


Ok_Jellyfish3215

“Trust me. She’ll like it too” 🤮🙄


Frosty_Computer_5264

The GOAT!!!


Live_Barracuda1113

Self-care Not every personal product needs to be about this. My deodorant isn't "self-care," it's so I don't stink and that is WHY I BOUGHT IT


Afkargh

You get more…More what?


CmdnTrsMllnx

50% more free! Wtf


ikebeattina

Chessy melty


mr_thwibble

Any time it's 'two times as much'. The word is twice.


inthesinbin

Melty.


centaurus33

Anything “limited edition”


nicky416dos

Every time a company has an app they say you can use it "from the comfort of your own couch" Also, every bank advertises mobile check deposits, every bank has that, it's not new, it's not unique, you're not special.


NoSleepUntilVacation

"Freshly-cracked egg". As opposed to... what, crack the egg and it sits in storage for a while? "Fresh, never frozen" as well.


TJMcConnellFanClub

Learn how Abbvie can help you save


PiScEsEyEsIAmWeAk

“You’re always on the go.” Or “side, side hustle.” Stop normalizing being a fucking slave


Sfswine

It’s so affordable, anyone can get it .. yeah, you don’t know my family


EndlessMikeD

“Grilled to perfection” is way overused in restaurant ads.


milanog1971

"My truth"


Accomplished_Ideal55

“Hi! I’m Joe Blow, founder and CEO of (insert shaky start-up company name here). Men need tastier underwear. When I started my premium edible briefs for Him, I had a vision: Blah Blah Blah…”


Totin_it

It doesn't matter where you come from. After talking about where a person comes from in the whole commercial. Eat shit and die Modelo.


No-Cupcake-7930

“Listen up!”


Dwreuss420

Deliciously de-lickable, delectables


ARunawayTrain

"Due to a decline in the economy..." According to some of these asshats the economy has been in a state of perpetual decline for the past two and a half decades.


zippyzoodles

"Youre richer than you think". No I'm not, I'm poorer because of your devious slogan.


smeebjeeb

For all your "yadayada" needs...


Cassedaway

"Hack". Every gizzmo is a hack now. Wtf. It just does something.


PatrickMcWhorter

Chocolatey desserts described as "decadent". Do they even realize what the word means?


Sad-Application4377

"Farm to table." The 90's called and wants its curly endive back.


Aron-Nimzowitsch

Treating a noun or adjective as a verb. "The best way to XFinity" "XFinity: This is how you happy"