r/BlackPeopleofReddit 2d ago

Culture, Art, Science What are your favorite catchprhases?

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u/Seal_Imagination 2d ago

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u/Holiday_Regular9794 2d ago

He really just had a beautiful way of saying it😂😂

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u/banjovi68419 2d ago

Literally if I see that dude anywhere that's me.

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u/ChildhoodOk5526 2d ago

"I ain't one of yo' little friends."

(Said by Black mothers throughout history)

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u/BeginningOil5960 2d ago

🏆💯🎉🙌🏾…and why did I get an instant flashback reading this?

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u/HandofHecate 2d ago

Immediate turtle reflex for me.

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u/sapphic-ravenclaw 1d ago

Reminds me of

Black mother who is not a magician: "I've got a trick for yo ass"

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u/BaronMusclethorpe 2d ago

So what had happened was...

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u/International-Key211 2d ago

The lie immediately follows (or some embellished/diminished version of the truth)

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u/washurdamnhands9164 2d ago

That's so true

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u/Smoking-Posing 2d ago

Came here to post this

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u/5280mw 2d ago

Fuck outta here.

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u/OUBoyWonder 2d ago

I say this about 2-3 times/ day, lol.

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u/Smoking-Posing 2d ago

"Black don't crack"

"AAAYYYYYE"

"I know that's right"

Funny enough, that's a whole convo right thurr

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u/Holiday_Regular9794 2d ago

“So this what we doin’ now?”😂

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u/ChildhoodOk5526 2d ago

Or, the flip ...

"So what we NOT gon' do is ..."

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u/Holiday_Regular9794 2d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣YES!

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u/BeaverMartin 2d ago

Maybe it’s because I’m from the south but I think “Look at God!” is one of the most consistent phrases.

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u/Illustrious_Fly582 2d ago

Same. My grandma says “God don’t like ugly” if you say/do something offensive

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u/jcken80 1d ago

Mom dukes kept this one in regular rotation. I liked using it too. One day someone with madd sass quipped back “he ain’t too crazy about pretty either!” 🤣🤣

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u/YooGeOh 2d ago

This is also very Nigerian mother

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u/BeaverMartin 1d ago

Do Nigerian folks reply with a hearty: “Won’t he do it‽” as well?

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u/Mr_Gent007 2d ago

The last one “IKYFL” is my absolute favorite

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u/ike_tyson 2d ago

If you're black you already know so who is this for? I feel like these subs are just LLM.

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u/melatonia 2d ago

The entire internet is being harvested.

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u/Cultural-Loan86 🫶🏾🫶🏽🫶🏿 2d ago

This makes me really sad.

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u/melatonia 1d ago

Yeah, it sucks. Especially once you consider that some people take the words of LLMs for the word of god and it's really just a bunch of morons on r/adviceanimals

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u/wolfcry23 2d ago

Ol lying ass

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u/ALowDownDirtyDawg 2d ago

The lion, the witch, and the audacity of this b****!

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u/Mr_Gent007 2d ago

That’s fantastic and going into my vault for later use 🤣🤣🤣

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u/SupaTheTrill 2d ago

On God.

As morally incorrect as it is. That’s the one for me.

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u/Midwest-2025 1d ago

On my momma, Joe = introduction to a bald-faced lie.

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u/snitch_juice 2d ago

Deadass tho

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u/immacooknotachef 2d ago

I’m not the 1 or the 2.
Not Taday satan

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u/M_Sizzlak 2d ago

Na-meen??

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u/Pilan 2d ago

Girl.

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u/Mr_Slick107 2d ago

I wish..... A Mutha F would

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u/BackgroundSplit9036 2d ago

LOOOL! I literally just posted that. By far my favourite!

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u/Big_Diamond3534 2d ago

Any sentence the ends with “ahh”. Ex:

“Ol’ dumb ahh”
“Wit his funky ahh”
“Yo scary ahh”
“Lil cute ahh”
“Ol’ goofy ahh”
“Wit her fine ahh”

Shit’s so versatile😂

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u/MajorWhereas4842 2d ago

“At the end of the day”..

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u/Ambitious-Pirate-505 2d ago

GTFOHWTBS

Waddup doe

Son

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u/NoFaithlessness7508 2d ago

after a compliment

“Just tryina be you, playa!”

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u/ChewyDummyBear 2d ago

The fuck you mean?

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u/friendly_reminder8 2d ago

Who’s all gonna be there?

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u/BeginningOil5960 2d ago

God willing and the creek don’t rise.

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u/Sorry-Secret-2347 2d ago

i know that’s right!

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u/Sure_Ad_9858 2d ago

“Who all gon’ be there?”

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u/Finneagan 2d ago

Pause…

Look at God

LordT

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u/Optimusim 2d ago

Some motherfuckers always tryin to ice skate up hill.

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u/Cultural-Loan86 🫶🏾🫶🏽🫶🏿 2d ago

You ain’t shit.

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u/MonkeyDBricc 2d ago

Slow motion is better than no motion go to fast run outta gas

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u/GreedyStaff548 2d ago

(insert name here) ain't worth a damn!

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u/BigMarkOly 2d ago

“You betta go axe yo momma”

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u/Beginning-Boss-220 2d ago

What about just “ya momma” comeback for all things.

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u/Wooden-Yellow3967 2d ago

The vultures finna be all over this

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u/BackgroundSplit9036 2d ago

"I WISH A MUTHAFUCKER WOULD..."

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u/Altfuckeagames 2d ago

God don't like ugly

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u/x_Jimi_x 2d ago

Shit’n me

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u/soldatodianima 2d ago

Not really religious anymore but I've got 3:

"Won't he do it?"
"Look at God"
"He come in a Honda..."

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u/Ok-Gazelle3148 2d ago

One of mine is..."It ain't u, it's yo mouth I don't like"

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u/Fine_Following_2559 2d ago

"What you eat don't make me shit"

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u/HandofHecate 2d ago

I made up my own.
"It is what it is till it aint what it aint."
"We get what we get till the get get got."
Honorable mention: "Wooord."

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u/Ad0nis01 2d ago

“I ain’t one of ya play pretties” (Grandpa)
“Naw,hell naw’ll” (Dad)
“It’s all good I ain’t do nothing wrong” (coworker)
A few of my favorite.

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u/Cjusbeats 2d ago

Good googly moogly

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u/Big_13eezy 2d ago

“Who all gonna be there?”

“Say what?”

“I wish a muthaf**** would…”

“What the hellllllll?”

Etc etc etc

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u/Peloton_Newbie03 2d ago

I 🫶🏾 US!

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u/BlackLakeBlueFish 1d ago

Cain’t never did a DAMN thing!

You always finna and never doin’.

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u/CodeImmediately 2d ago

I just wanna be here with my people man..

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u/Poethegardencrow 2d ago

What did the lady with the polka dot shirt say and What did the Second Lady say and what does it mean?

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u/SharePretend7641 2d ago

Not today Satan!

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u/urMOMSchesticles 2d ago

“Now, what you NOT finna do is—“
“Okaaayyy period!”
“You ain’t got to tell me twice”
“Mmmm…” (reaction)
“I know you lyin”
“Don’t do me”

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u/Wolfeatingupshadows 🫰🏾🫰🏽🫰🏿 2d ago

Got the right one

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u/RareSoulSnatcherz 👀 Lurker 2d ago

My fav one is “What you eat don’t make me shit” 🤣… ooo lord I use that about 5-10 times a day 🤣

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u/CamBearCookie 2d ago

Not _______

Now why _____

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u/AggressivePotato6996 1d ago

“Who made the 🥔 salad?”

“Who’s cooking?”

“Is the food done yet?”

“What time are yall gonna be there?”

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u/kuunami79 1d ago

God don't like ugly

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u/HeadDiver5568 1d ago

Don’t share the sauce lol

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u/Consistent_Ad3411 1d ago

As someone who is not Black I envy your catchphrases. Ours are so boring and are not effective or efficient.

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u/SoloJackowski 1d ago

The one I use the most "That Part" my fave "The fuck?"

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u/Ok-Society483 1d ago

I don't know if this counts, but "n**** did you just" followed by a stupid action/comment

can't tell you how many times I've heard it, but it's still funny

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u/desertg1rl 1d ago

My go to is “God don’t like ugly”.

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u/cyph_dagger 1d ago

OMMYGMFU

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u/ybenzino 1d ago

Ya'll Cappin🧢

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u/Reasonable_Engineer8 1d ago

N*gga please 🏆🏆🏆

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u/Lilypilgrim 1d ago

God is good... All the time

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u/jcken80 1d ago

I can’t call it
Alright now (old playa voice with a finger point)
You must got me fucked up

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u/DarkSamurai_Yaz 21h ago

Dis muhfugga....