It tops a UK list of 25 detested expressions, closely followed by holibobs, according to a new survey. Nom nom nom isn’t coolio either
Name: Amazeballs.
Age: The earliest known use is from 2008.
About Author
Exclusive
Breaking News
NT police commissioner ousted amid jobs-for-mates scandal
Twelve soldiers remain in Lismore hospital after army trucks rolled in northern NSW
Impeached South Korean president released from prison ahead of insurrection trial
EU ambassador to China urges Beijing to stop building coal-fired power plants
European markets soar as Germany moves to lift ‘debt brake’ and raise defence spending
Amazeballs! Is this the world’s most annoying word?
More Stories
Virologist Wendy Barclay: ‘Wild avian viruses are mixing up their genetics all the time. It’s like viral sex on steroids’
Microsoft unveils chip it says could bring quantum computing within years
‘It would be seen as political’: why the Royal Society is torn over Elon Musk