words that raise red flags

"sex positive" = unapologetic whore

"pride event" = unfiltered orgy with no condom

celebrities with "bipolar" - drug addict with personality issues more likely to be the proper diagnosis.

Neurodivergent = Gen Z TikToker on too much Adderall seeking attention or psychotic loon who should be locked up in a rubber room. There is no in between.

"political lesbian" or "politically black" = about the hijack group for something bigoted masked under the guise of social justice.

"neurodivergent" is used more by lasses than lads. they don't even qualify as femcels, tho but usually a type of a legbeard - in the college category of political lesbian.

"ugh I am so sick of drama, I need to get away from the drama" = drama queen

“Empath” = doesn’t give a shit about boundaries

"dating in Europe" = gay

"too busy for a girlfriend" = super gay

"God will bless us with children when the time is right" = got fisted last night

“body positive” : OBESE (Instagram) “Influencer”: SEX WORKER

Battling demons

Addiction...

"My therapist says..."

"Mother and I are very close"

Cocktails, cocktails, cocktails (the subject shouldn't arise often in one conversation with one other person)

Without me as the glue, my company would close in a month!

Don't you wish you could go back? There's nothing like high school and high school friends!

My colors are Autumn.

He just has to be a Capricorn!

Oh, isn't she precious! She's so tiny it's really not pre. She just sorties a tiny bit! It's not like the rugs even smell!

"I'm open minded": gay for pay

“Alcoholic” = COKE HEAD

"Pumpkin Spice" Can't you already sense its ominous, creeping approach? Eh?

“Woke” and “cancel culture” = MAGA pissed off they can’t be an asshole so openly anymore

“I really, really like women” = I really, really like men

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"My pronouns are...." = "Get ready to hear how offended I am by everything."

I identify as...

"Positive vibes only"

=

Egomania, dangerously high levels of self-regard. "Enthusiastically approve of everything I am and believe or be dismissed."

"Lover of Christ" = judgmental and hypocritical asshole

"bisexual enby trans femme" = straight fat woman with a purple streak in her hair

"Working from home" = Doing fuck all and sending emails at 9pm.

“Comfortable in my own skin” = borderline personality disorder

“I foster rescue [animal]” = insane in the membrane/sapphic sister

DLer = obese, anti-social shut-in.

“God First” = Trump first

Gaslit, CPTSD, heteronormative, unlearned monogamy, tarot cards, solar return, emotional labor, emotional bandwidth, AFAB, and any unusually convoluted descriptions of one's gender or sexual orientation. (I don't care if you're trans. I do care if you identify as an ace poly sapiosexual neurodivergent zebra anime character, etc.)

"You make everything about you!" = "Which is a problem because I want it to be all about ME! ME! ME!"

“Marxist” = teenager from privileged background

"Cunt" = "Stinking Cunt"

“If you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best” = borderline frau. Run as fast and far as you fucking can.

Cosplay. It means "stay away"

LGBTQit...lmnop

“I tell it like it is” = cruel and bitter

“live, love, laugh” = “die, hate, weep”

“Just sayin’” = I’m an autistic nut without social skills

masc 4 masc = I'm a lisping queen hoping an actual straight presenting gay finds interest in me

vers = bottom

vers bottom = bottom

bottom = a hallway for hot dogs

we only play together = my husband is ugly but rich so we have to include him

I buy Lume - I stink really bad

"Nearly every person in my life is toxic so I cut off all contact with them." = "I'm really the toxic one but don't expect me to take responsibility for anything."

To tell you the truth . . .

To be honest . . .

Believe it or not . . . .

LIAR

Trauma....run....anything and everything will cause this person to roll into a ball and be constantly cared for by others

Violence....your words are the real violence....white kid from upper mid class to upper class family who marches with BLM

Enlightened...I'll fuck anything and everything and do all drugs at once

Gentrified....social justice warrior who will drone on about evil whites all day all night

I can guarantee that 99.999% of the Gen Zers who use “gaslight” have never seen the movie, have no idea who Ingrid Bergman is, and don’t have a single clue what it actually means. It’s used quite incorrectly most of the time.

“Curious”

I want you to pay me.

“This sounds like a you problem.”

BYE!

“PLEASE” and many other misspellings and variations on please.

Neurodivergent = ordinary people of average intelligence who had deadbeat or neglectful parents who didn’t teach them appropriate boundaries or behavior in social settings.

"NO COLLUSION" = yes collusion

“Barrack Hussein Obama”

Racist.

cis

“Trans women ARE women!” Ok, we’ll talk after you’ve been deprogrammed.

“As a life long Democrat…” = MAGA TROLL

Shit eating

My third husband

Maybe I’m misunderstanding the assignment (again). Are these words that people say in conversation? Or post to social media? Or put in a dating profile?

Or can it be any of the above?

Pee on me.

"My ex" instead of "my kids' dad / father."

= self-absorbed.

Anyone who uses the word "literally" clearly has developmental issues.

As a lawyer…

R57 get over it.

"Woke" (formerly known as "politically correct").

R55 any of them

basically any words or phrases that seems innocuous but imply problems underneath

It’s a witch hoax!

She's a whore for cheating on me = im like 2 cinderblocks, emotionally

I like to try new places means they broke

" chow mein is too ethnic for me " = r65

I'm the funny one/my affection for you is a joke ha ha

"It's absolutely Orwellian"/"This is just like 1984" = Has probably never read a book and just wants to sound smart

"it's a rescue" = i have severe abandonment issues

"Compassionate Conservative" = Selfish asshole

“Y’all” = I’m trying to sound casual and fun instead of pushy and low class

Gratitude = I am actually ungrateful for everything I got. Will bitch about "why me" all the time.

Have you read The Secret = I'm a nutjob fallowing the latest fads in self help. It never seems to work but I will argue with you every day how wonderful it is until I find another simpleton concept to fallow.

Queer Any other letters added to LGBT Demisexual Enby Ace

Front hole

Both parties are corrupt, I"m a independent = Republican Light

I'm a Libertarian = Republican extreme who wants to smoke pot.

"Folks" = insufferable

People who insist on categorizing other people’s political views by their own biases. People who live their lives obsessed with R vs. D. People who can’t move on from elections.

R79 = Loser who forgot what the question was. WORDS that raise red flags.

R11 What do you have against those of us with autumn coloring? Using color systems can be helpful, and unlike astrology it's based on physical reality

Salted caramel = most likely ate paint chips as a child and painted the walls with their feces from their diaper.

People who use the phrase "I'm like."

I'm like, what? I'm like, for real! She's like, literally. He's like, oookay. Then I was like...

Cis

"Call me if you ever need anything." = "I won't answer the phone and will conveniently be too busy to ever return your call."

It’s undetectable.

You're clean right? = Are you HIV positive?

Can I ask you a question? = I am about to make you feel very uncomfortable asking you to do shit for me and put you on the spot about saying no.

Vote Labour!

R89 = Euro Trash conservative.

i need raw loads, im ddf

(fill in the blank) Troll

I'm paranoid and believe everything is politically motivated and what I say is so intelligent and true that they are fighting it from all angles to cause division

"The Red Flag" is a socialist song, emphasising the sacrifices and solidarity of the international labour movement. It is the anthem of the British Labour Party, the Irish nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland, and the Irish Labour Party. The song is traditionally sung at the close of each party's national conference

Let's agree to disagree = I cant deal with conflict and I am going to invoke an 80's slogan to shut this conversation down.

“Gender Fluid” = I really, really need attention since my mommy and daddy never gave me any.

[quote]Let's agree to disagree = I cant deal with conflict and I am going to invoke an 80's slogan to shut this conversation down.

R94 = the asshole who ruins the dinner party by having to be right at all costs.

Authenticity My truth Rescue chickens The voices that resonate Create change Almost unsurvivable Bonkers Uplifting and uniting

Basically anything that comes out of Meghan's (and Harry's) piehole.

“Family values” = MAGA trash

Poly - Fat woman with colored streaks in hair metaverse- clickbait marketing gimmick networking opportunity - pyramid scheme Socialist - judgmental backstabber Non binary - Anti-individual, feel special yet I'm a carbon copy of everyone who uses the same label.

R96 = The host of the dinner party who pretends the dump someone took on her turkey dinner is not there just to keep the peace.

You do You = fuck off and die

Signs email “best.”

Says “take care” instead of other closings.

“Cheers”

“Buddy”

“Sir” in certain situations.

"It's just a rash."

"Vibrant" describes a neighborhood in which the cops either show up frequently or avoid entirely because they like being alive.

From where I sit = they've been sitting with a Sequoia up their ass for years

I bet r73 is Freida Claxton

R82 has just revealed his own personal history unbeknownst to him.

There are issues on both sides

“Puny cocklet”

Can't help but get second-hand embarrassment when an adult human male unironically says "haters" - it just seems like it's a word for immature teenage girls.

Has neuro divergent been mentioned? What about autism? Adhd?

All scream boring person in need of attention and identity.

“Progressive” = antisemetic shithead.

I’m bisexual

"I *am* ADHD."

No, dumbass, you're someone who has ADHD (which apparently is 70% of the US population).

Former serial killer

"handyman special" = u will not shower or poop in here within first month of purchase

no fats, no fems, no asians = a fat white fem queen

R107. Sorry you love salted caramel so much.

“It’s about heritage, not hate.”

I'm a Christian

“Fellow white people..” = Jew

"I don't see race" = racist

“CREEP!” = psychofrau

“Guys, sexism is so gross” = fraucunt

self vaccination

self immunization

under-aged man

under- aged woman

Goy = Egotistical Jew who loves calling others names to make himself feel superior.

R123 has been called a creep a lot, a perfectly fine descriptor of pedos.

R125 How are you doing these days Jeremy Corbyn?

Adds "friend" to end of sentences when talking to you.

"Patriot" makes me eyeroll so hard there's a cornea-shaped groove in my frontal lobe.

R120 I’m a Christian

Preference.

Progressive.

"Sis"

"Extra"

"Pressed"

"Basic"

"sus"

COMPLICIT which translates to: I like to drag innocent people into my sordid melodramas. While deep down I know you had nothing to do with whatever happened, I'm going to destroy your reputation for fun. After all, you worked with or casually knew MY ABUSER ten years ago and didn't magically ascertain that I was being abused. Complicit! Complicit!

Ya know what I mean? Every other sentence.

Ooh your moon must be in Mercury or other horoscope blather.

IBS with diarrhea

Plant-based = boring and barely edible.

“I’m really a nice person.”

“I’m really a good guy.”

If you often make such statements, you are the opposite.

Spitoon

Team.

Prolapse

family when used to describe anyone but family

A man says “I’m bisexual” = “I’m gay.”

A woman says “I’m bisexual” = “I’m straight.”

I wasn't expecting this thread to be this funny.

Equitable outcomes = lowered standards

Signs email "best" = I follow trends without thinking

[quote]Signs email "best" = I follow trends without thinking

Closings are the "How do you do?" of emails. They should not be taken too literally nor dissected in search of deeper meaning.

I never use "Best," and don't use email closings except the rare instance where something seems particularly fitting, but if someone uses "Best," or "Regards," or "Talk with you soon," or whatever stupid thing. In any vaguely business related email in Spain you are likely to get a somewhat more formal closing; it's simply a nod of respect, just as "Best" is intended.

In spoken language, greetings and goodbyes are similarly formulaic. It shouldn't be odd that written communications that carry the baggage of accepted forms and wording and tone do the same. Would you really feel that much better about the sender had he closed, "With my best regards,"? "Cordially,"? "Fondly,"? "Wishing you much success and prosperity in all your endeavors,"? To me, the complaint about using "Best," comes off worse than the crime of using "Best,"

Signs emails “Yours in haste!” - NOKD

I am a "recovered" (alcoholic, drug addict, sex addict...monkey pox patient)

You Whores = I'm actually the whore in this group but calling the rest of you that makes me feel like I am not as much of a whore that I am by pretending you all do it too.

“Hope that helps”.

What flags does it raise, r152??

It’s disingenuous, R153. It’s the opposite.

I use it frequently in emails that respond to student queries, r154. Nothing disingenuous about it.

A thread filled with intense projection.

U=U = big STD-ridden whore you should run away from.

I've had sufficient.

You’re a red flag R155.

R156 is a red flag.

“Hey there nice pic” = liar that will ask you for money in exchange for Sex.

Artisan ANYTHING. This was mentioned in a food thread in the not too distant past…

r155 obvi they found your email useless but not speaking up due to unbalanced power dynamics

Huh?

*Huh r163?

Stop the Steal

Boris

Signed, your biggest fan.

Collectible

Swarthy

Superhero

Downton fan

Potter fan

Hunger Games fan

Friends fan

ER fan

Daily Show fan

R172 is s red flag

Brooklyn Seacow.

Adjacent

Agency

Meta

Jack Grealish.

Intersectional.

High standards

^ = SUPERCUNT

DH/Dear Husband = He's cheating on me.

Power bottom

Atheist

Use of the "we" pronoun in work settings, with one's direct reports. Such as, "WE really need to ensure that _____ ... " Send that to US..... "We should always ________"

RUN. HIDE. This "leader" will expect their direct reports to do all the work and take all the credit because "WE" need to do ___ means YOU PIONS WILL DO IT AND I WILL SIT HERE ON MY ASS, COME IN LATE, LEAVE EARLY, take all the credit for the good stuff and blame everyone else for the bad stuff.

Fabulous = flamboyant fem in and out of the bedroom.

Tight-knit family

“Anti-trans”

“Transphobe”

“I don’t believe in labels” when someone is referring to their sexuality.

That’s a huge red flag ^.

Rest in power.

R56 = Jerri Blank

gratitude, manifesting, co-creating = narcissistic asshole

I work in HR.

"Blessed".

If you hear that, you have been warned!!

This is my "service dog" = I am a narcissist who repels people so this pet is the closest thing I will ever get to something loving me. Of course the pet has no choice in this equation. And more often than not, it's not a real service dog with certified training and papers. I just tell people that so I can bring him into stores and restaurants without being told pets are not allowed.

Get this heifer away from me!

- Service dawg, over it

Sorry YOU feel that way = I will not acknowledge how I fucked you over is this twist of words to make it sound like I give a shit.

R196 tell me about it...

R183 add to that, “this is a family [company/corporation/small business/whatever]”

A ‘family’ that isn’t blood is a cult.

R6 that is my first introduction to the term ‘legbeard’. Not sure how I feel about it.

R176 how decent of you to put me over🌟

“Problematic”

“Family Values” = hateful shitheads

Defacto

Dejure

Defact0

De-Facto

D-Facto

D-E-F-A-C-T-O (How soon until Muriel red flags this one?)

“America First” = Me First

But first…

I’m spontaneous = I’m crazy

ABORTION

"I march to the beat of a different drum."

"I'm a rebel."

Translation: I have no standards and do not respect the decency and discretion of other people.

Folks/folx

…I’ve decided to change my pronouns…

Shenis

cosplay

"Im doing Atkins/keto/intermittent fasting/getting gastric bypass" = lazy, out of shape, slob who is looking for a weight loss quickie instead of a lifelong change of healthier diet and exercise

Atkins is red flag?

speak my truth

(AKA: my distorted interpretation of reality)

People who mention names of others without telling you who they are to the story. It comes off as very self-centered and autistic.

Can I have a minute of your time?

^^ Yes, but I charge by the hour, non pro-rated.

Value added. A phrase from my previous corporate employer. Still in use.

“For my mental health” = to avoid being sectioned again.

By my authentic self…

I think all words spoken by another human raise red flags to the DL

Actually, “For my mental health” is used to get out of doing anything the speaker doesn't want to do, from eating dinner with their parents to reporting to their job.

Gratitude = Usually the most ungrateful fucks on the planet.

Why these people keep saying they are grateful for what they got and then turn around as the most selfish assholes? I don't get the disconnect.

Hold space - millennial therapist talking a gen z they/them off the ledge.

"Journey."

Only hobbits and fatasses go on journeys.

Accompaniment = enabling

My sobriety

Fabulous = QUEEN!

spoons

narcissism/narcissists = whether it's their mother, their ex, their other ex, their other other ex, their kids, their coworker, their boss, the family dog, any and all they had to completely cut out of their lives.

Low Salt = No flavor.

I don’t get the spoons thing. Have seen it mentioned on IG self help memes.

Twat

Same with Zero Sugar r232. Got Zero Sugar Coca Cola and ginger ale…they are flavorless and weak.

W&W, r226.

R235 Coke Zero is not flavorless and weak !!

I love Pepsi Zero Sugar

Long-term sobriety…

I’ll take it over Tonight I received my 30 days sober chip.

I’ve got the shits

Levermind

Pasketti

Lord and behold

vegan

abelist

Stouffer's Lasagna

fit fat

Female when it comes from a straight man. They’re always some caveman critiquing independent women.

r247 or they're vets, in or contracted by the military. It's the practice to use males and females, or was... they've likely changed it now with TG+ inclusion.

saying they have a "dad bod" and they're under 40.

"my gays"

pumpkin spice

Hold space

“You gay white men and your privilege” = “I hate myself and my race and I suck only white dick”

I'll see what I can do = Fuck off, I have no plans to actually see what I can do, I am just passive aggressive and want you to think I actually give 2 fucks.

you're beautiful in God's eyes = i think you're ugly.

growing edges

crossfit

"I voted for Dona........"

People who post things like "words that raise red flags" without proper construction. Oh, dear.

my hag

"Greens," as used to describe the contents of a drink supplement, like Athletic Greens.

Oh, dear.

adults that refer to their genitals in childish and vague ways when there's no children present, such as "my down there" "my you know what"

Don't forget "my no-no," r262.

speaking of one's cat as "pussy"

Halloween tree

Easter tree

Valentine’s tree

Disney World or Disneyland

Gut. I’m sick to death of gut gut gut. Gut health. A slow gut.

Birthday month

“nuance” - overuse indicate a pseudo-intellectual.

Neurodivergence? Must have been mentioned. If not, I’m mentioning it.

Ditto on “gut health”. Ugh!

"White gays" : I also, as mentioned, hate myself and my race and only suck white dick.

R269 Honestly, I’ve never seen anyone on DL use the word “nuance” incorrectly, yet people seem to get pissed off when anyone uses that word.

R52 I don’t think that’s always true considering how drastically the Democratic Party has changed, even in the last 10 years. Even someone who’s 35 and has been a lifelong Democrat might clash with some of the kookiness going on today.

[quote]R272 Honestly, I’ve never seen anyone on DL use the word “nuance” incorrectly

It’s not that it’s used incorrectly, it’s simply overused.

It used to be a perfectly fine word but now it makes me want to vomit.

I love Beyoncé…

Narrative = lies, from fore to aft

I’m a storyteller - biggest douche on planet earth, just get out of the car no matter how fast it is going

My fur babies

Renter

Macrobiotic

Daddy, when applied to a 20-something.

you guys on here = bunch of insufferable morons

Questioning

"I want to share my truth" = Get ready to be knee deep in the bullshit.

Seriously, the difference between "MY truth" and "THE truth" is monumental!

"My truth" means both complete self-absorption, and a total lack of insight.

Mama-bear

Calling someone other than your own mom - mama.

Libertarian

…and a whiskey back

Pickle ball

“Team [fill in celebrity name here]”

This person doesn’t realize that they do not even know the object of their affection, and never will, and needs desperately to step away from their computer.

[quote]R285 Seriously, the difference between "MY truth" and "THE truth" is monumental! "My truth" means both complete self-absorption, and a total lack of insight.

So two friends have lunch and one walks away feeling they’ve never felt closer, while the other was daydreaming throughout.

There are two different experiences and two different truths. Two truths at once.

Riverdale, you asian faggots!!!!

socialist

HR Director =Two Faced Over Paid Ass Hole coming to stab you in the back after trying to convince you during your hiring process how they were "on your side" if you have any issues with the employer. Also, forgot to take Prep and I have Herpes.

Mary

I suffer from DEPRESSION = UGH I am so tired of everyone saying this.

Translation: I am Debbie Downer and I want to bring everyone down to my cynical world view and claim it's a medical condition as serious as cancer. I will never be cured of this no matter what I try, pills, counseling, alternative treatments wont work because my cross of depression brings me so much attention and provides cover to avoid being asked to do anything that would involve thinking about other people.