SLANG - Page 2

blackhole99 · ‎08-22-2013

If I'm not mistaken, Laura Geller would say that all the time on her shows and the hosts just picked that up. It doesn't bother me it's just a silly phrase.

shaggygirl · ‎11-24-2011

It beats "sidebar" & "20 dollar bill alert".

aoldgirl · ‎11-10-2015

How about the expression, to"snag" this or that. for example, besure to snag yours now, before it sells out. Don't like that expression, I don't snag items, I buy them.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

@grandma2pkmh wrote:
@Jinlei Sorry but I have no idea what you are referring to. PS ing???

Wrong forum, again, too.

DeeJoyce · ‎09-05-2012

Our local weather folks keep saying "rinse and repeat". It's wearing thin, too!

GenXmuse · ‎05-15-2016

It sounds like pms-ing to me.

sann · ‎05-30-2012

@loriqvc wrote:
@Jinlei - Just in case you're confused by the phrase itself, it's simply a roundabout way of saying "and there's more"—literally, a post script (PS) to what was being said plus a side note ("by the way"). It is redundant and unnecessary and is rightly classified as slang, but as others have noted, it has been pretty pervasive in the English language over the past couple of decades.

Thank you for explaining.

Caaareful Shopper · ‎10-09-2012

@shaggygirl wrote:
It beats "sidebar" & "20 dollar bill alert".

@shaggygirl "Sidebar" has been used in the corporate world for decades as well. It was encouraged to use it in meetings when someone would ask an irrelevant question to the agenda, or a differing idea would need further discussion. I'm still in that world, but I haven't heard anyone use that term in recent years (unless in an actual court of law).

I agree that it does seem odd in TV shopping.

shaggygirl · ‎11-24-2011

@Caaareful Shopper wrote:
@shaggygirl wrote:
It beats "sidebar" & "20 dollar bill alert".
@shaggygirl "Sidebar" has been used in the corporate world for decades as well. It was encouraged to use it in meetings when someone would ask an irrelevant question to the agenda, or a differing idea would need further discussion. I'm still in that world, but I haven't heard anyone use that term in recent years (unless in an actual court of law).

I agree that it does seem odd in TV shopping.

@Caaareful Shopper

I knew what it meant but still do appreciate your taking time for the thorough explanation. :-) It's Shawn that uses it on her shifts. She's the only one really that I've heard it from. But enough times, and this is from someone who doesn't watch her but rarely and only for a few min at a clip, that I've noticed it.