Women have been sharing things they say that only other women will understand – 17 uniquely female phrases

There’s a distinctly ’90s whiff about all that stuff about men being from Mars and women being from Venus (although, with any luck, one particular man will be going to Mars at some point in the future).

But that’s enough about Elon Musk. We mention the occasionally yawning differences between the sexes after Redditor asked this of their fellow Redditors. Specifically, the female ones.

‘Women of Reddit: What are some things that women say that only women would understand?’

And it prompted no end of very funny and entirely relatable replies (depending on where you are coming from, obviously). Men – take note! Women – do these all ring true?

1.
‘The wings stick to themselves.’
-Famous-Ad-9467

2.
‘I buy a 50 pk of Bobby pins. I then proceed to lose 48 of them over the next month. I will then keep those last two remaining for the next three years.’
-IGotMyPopcorn

3.
‘Can’t believe I shaved my legs for this.’
-OldLadyReacts

4.
‘“Sorry, I just took off my bra.” Translation : I have officially clocked out of life for the day.’
-Original-Dot4853

5.
‘I have one emergency hair tie, but I don’t know where it is.’
-OnnatAss

6.
‘Feels like I gave birth to a jellyfish.’
-MadJen1979

7.
‘The phrase “Women’s sizing” always gets a very uniform reaction from women.’
-ExpensiveBet8413

8.
‘If any person comes up to me and pretends I’m their mom/sister/friend, I will stop whatever I’m doing and look after them.’
-tell_me_abt_ur_mom

9.
‘“Girl…”

‘Can mean so many things and they’re all CORRECT ’
-just_scrollin11

10.
‘One of everything in every location i.e. car chapstick, purse chapstick, side table chapstick, etc. lol’
-Green_Band_1352

11.
‘Are we dressing cute or ugly tonight?’
-spagootrz

12.
‘It has pockets!’
-murmooo

13.
‘‘I have nothing to wear’ doesn’t mean I have no clothes. It means nothing in my closet matches my mood, the weather, or the version of myself I want to be today ’
-Reasonable-Fall-1918

14.
‘That sick feeling you got in the pit of your stomach the first time (usually as a kid or young teenager) you received a yucky/objectifying/flirty comment from a man and understood it enough to feel scared.’
-dasbogud

15.
‘I can’t go out. It’s my day one and I am not putting on a bra for you.’
-thenerdwifewa

16.
‘There’s nothing quite like being in public and some man/men are acting a fool in one regard or another, and then making eye contact with a woman who is total stranger. The novels that are telepathically exchanged in that gaze.’
-YaBoyfriendKeefa

17.
‘If they like the guy: oh he is just a friend. But if they don’t want to hook up with a guy, oh he is just a friend. Same phrase, different meaning. Only women would understand the difference.’
-Ill_Cod7460

READ MORE

It’s a bit rubbish right now so Brits have been sharing things that are actually getting better as time goes on – 23 reasons to be cheerful

Source Reddit, Image screen grab