The Real Housewives stars are known for coming up with popular phrases that fans love to quote, but some of them have viewers rolling their eyes. The most popular Real Housewives have the quickest comebacks, with fans falling off their couches in a fit of laughter. The Real Housewives of New York City alum, Dorinda Medley, was known for her meltdown about “making it nice” during the holidays; however, the fans grew tired when she overused it during The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip season 2.
Some housewives’ phrases have gotten them in trouble. The Real Housewives of Dallas alum Brandi Redmond jokingly called wine “Jesus Juice.” She later revealed that her daughters Brooklyn and Brinkley Redmond got kicked out of their conservative religious school following her on-camera antics. Brandi’s comedic nature also fell flat when she made fun of herself using an Asian accent. Although she publicly apologized, Brandi lost a lot of RHOD fans.
The Real Housewives stars are expected to deliver with their hilarious one-liners. Most of them happen during a heated moment and come out unplanned. During a recent episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kandi Burruss responded to Marlo Hampton with, “B*** I’m worldwide!” Fans applauded Kandi for her snappy comeback and quick burn towards her frenemy. However, when the ladies try too hard to make a phrase happen, Real Housewives fans are quick to call them out.
I’m Zen Wen
Wendy Osefo was accused of being boring during her debut in The Real Housewives of Potomac season 5. Wendy tried to hold onto her housewife status during season 6 and came in too hard with her catchphrases. She frequently spoke about how she was a new person and called herself “Zen Wen.” However, Wendy proved she wasn’t so zen when she fought with new RHOP castmates Mia Thornton. The other ladies also noted that Wendy was not living up to her new moniker and thought the “Zen Wen” persona needed to go.
Love Bubble
During The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 12, Teresa Giudice found herself having to defend her then fiancé, Luis Ruelas, against all the rumors attacking his character. When Margaret Josephs attempted to get to the bottom of them, Teresa refused to address the rumors and claimed that her castmate was trying to pop her “love bubble.” Anytime Luis was mentioned, Teresa insisted on staying in her “love bubble” and repeated the phrase so many times that RHONJ fans were happy when the season ended.
Carcass Out
Viewers noticed that Dorit Kemsley was very particular about her drink orders on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Dorit, who fangirled over Jamie Lee Curtis, would ask servers to make her drink in a short glass with three lemons, “carcass out,” which meant she wanted them to squeeze the lemon juice for her and throw out the rind. RHOBH fans had never heard of the term carcass in reference to a lemon rind and thought she sounded pretentious.
Whoop It Up
The Real Housewives of Orange County fans can’t think of Vicki Gunvalson without her catchphrase, “whoop it up.” Vicki has been known to love a good party and encouraged her fellow castmates to “whoop it up” with her. During her time on RHOC, Vicki used the term countless times, and fans wondered when she would come up with a new phrase. Vicki was fired from the show after RHOC season 14 but was cast for RHUGT season 2. Unfortunately, Vicki’s then-fiancé Steve Lodge broke up with her while she was at the Berkshires, and she failed to “whoop it up” throughout the season.
