So, like, there were only five choices, you know? But "whatever" totally kicked butt when the dudes from the Marist Poll dialed up folks across the nation to get the 411 on which sayings really make them hurl.

Of the 938 people who were asked "which one of the following words or phrases do you find most annoying in conversation":

— 47% chose "whatever."
— 25% went with "you know."
— 11% picked "it is what it is."
— 7% thought it should be "anyway."
— Just 2% really hated "at the end of the day."

All we can say is; yeah, right. That's whack.

Oh, and if you want to hear a really annoying "whatever", NPR's Shereen Meraji is your go-to gal:

Readers of USA TODAY's On Deadline have many more examples of sayings-that-annoy.