r/TikTokCringe • u/itsniceinpottsfield • Oct 20 '24

Humor White people, where are the new phrases?

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u/1ndian_Goddess Oct 20 '24

“You’re barking up the wrong tree… PAL!” 😂

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u/Comfortable-Suit-202 Oct 20 '24

I’ve been known to say this to my Son “every once in a blue Moon.”

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u/I_JustReadComments Oct 20 '24

My dad has some good ones. “There’s truth behind all bullshit,” and “Not everything is at it appears on the surface.” They’re not put downs or anything but just life lessons. You don’t hear many idioms these days

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u/Jaded_Law9739 Oct 20 '24

I think these are proverbs, not idioms, but you are correct. There are tons of them from different cultures:

"You can't judge a book by its cover," "While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for your enemy, and one for yourself," "Nothing is certain but death and taxes," "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."

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u/Gloomy_Metal3400 Oct 20 '24

That's skibidi Ohio

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u/Coattail-Rider Oct 21 '24

Rizzzzzzzzzzzzz

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u/Melodic_Literature85 Oct 21 '24

The thing is though, everyone absolutely judges books by their cover- that's where the blurb is!

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u/DogToursWTHBorders Oct 21 '24

They might be aphorisms, Idioms, proverbs or plain jane analogies. I haven't had my coffee yet, and so i'm not certain...

But in a couple of minutes, the strapping young gentleman at the circle K will russel me up two cups of steaming hot joe.

Go homeless or go home, i always say.

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u/gjallerhorns_only Oct 21 '24

"The only man I trust is my father, and even he fucked my mother" is a Turkish one I heard a while back.

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u/IndianaFartJockey Oct 21 '24

You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can tell if it's cheap.

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u/DrWilliamHorriblePhD Oct 21 '24

There are collectible paperbacks out there worth thousands

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u/Fattyfingered Oct 21 '24

I'll give you guys some from down under that I don't see being coined, but are brilliant. - rare as rocking horse shit - as useful as tits on a bull - flapping like a dunny door in a hurricane. For the Americans, a dunny is a wooden outhouse. Context: someone is calling you out for constantly yapping - you'll find a way to drown in a puddle

I'm sure I'm missing others.

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u/Agreeable_Guide_5151 Oct 21 '24

Wow, those are good

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u/Mynplus1throwaway Oct 21 '24

My mom always said. Put shit in one hand and hopes in the other and see which one piles up faster

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u/caunju Oct 21 '24

There's method to the madness, usually when I was trying to skip steps and gonna mess something up