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Social Interaction & Relationships - Petty & Annoying Behavior

Here you will find slang describing petty, irritating, or annoying behavior, capturing how people call out minor frustrations and nuisances.

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Social Interaction & Relationships
to yap
to yap
[Verb]

to talk excessively or continuously, often in a way that is annoying to others

Ex: The politician continued to yap about his achievements during the campaign. 
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fronting
fronting
[noun]

the act of pretending to have skills, knowledge, or confidence in order to impress others

Ex: His frontin' about knowing every language was obvious. 
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to neg
to neg
[Verb]

to subtly insult or undermine someone to lower their confidence, often to manipulate or gain favor

Ex: He tried to neg her by commenting on her outfit. 
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to gripe
to gripe
[Verb]

to complain or express dissatisfaction about something

Ex: He always gripes about the weather. 
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buzzkill
buzzkill
[noun]

a person or thing that ruins the enjoyment, excitement, or positive mood of a situation

Ex: Don't be a buzzkill; join us on the dance floor! 
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catty
catty
[Adjective]

showing spite, malice, or subtly mean behavior, often in social interactions

Ex: She made a catty remark about her coworker's outfit. 
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to goof around

to waste time or behave in a silly, playful, or careless way

Ex: Stop goofing around and finish your homework. 
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jelly
jelly
[Adjective]

feeling jealous or envious of someone or something

Ex: She's so jelly of your new shoes. 
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humblebrag

a statement that seems modest or self-critical but is intended to highlight something impressive

Ex: Her post about being "so tired from traveling" was a total humblebrag. 
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to mouth off

to speak rudely or disrespectfully, especially to someone in authority

Ex: She mouthed off to the teacher and got detention. 
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to smart off

to speak rudely or disrespectfully, often with sarcasm

Ex: Don't smart off to your parents like that. 
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to tee off

to anger, irritate, or annoy someone

Ex: His constant interruptions really tee me off. 
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to mug off

to insult, belittle, or make a fool of someone, especially in public

Ex: He mugged me off in front of everyone at the party. 
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to rip on
to rip on
[Verb]

to mock or ridicule someone, often playfully but sometimes harshly

Ex: They kept ripping on him for being late again. 
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to swag it out

to act with flashy self-confidence

Ex: She always swags it out when she walks into a party. 
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to mess with

to bother, provoke, or antagonize someone

Ex: Don't mess with me when I'm tired. 
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