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You probably have an opinion on the sound of “nails on a chalkboard.” But since chalkboards aren’t exactly common in 2025 . . . outside of trendy coffeeshops . . . what’s something else with the same vibe?
Someone asked the internet, “What’s a sound you hear that instantly makes you angry for no logical reason?” The most popular responses include:
1. Styrofoam rubbing on Styrofoam . . . “This makes my teeth and brain hurt.”
2. Microwaves that keep beeping after you have opened the door.
3. The chirp of a dying battery in a smoke detector.
4. The Microsoft Teams alert . . . “The sound of an incoming Teams call puts me in fight or flight.”
5. Smacking when eating.
6. When a fork scrapes a plate.
7. Snoring . . . “Even the quietest of snoring just instantly sets me on edge.”
8. That “Oh no no no no no” song on Tik Tok . . . “It’s been FOUR [EXPLETIVE] YEARS, the trend is long dead. STOP USING IT.”
9. A cat about to barf . . . or a dog licking its crotch.
10. “Cotton Eye Joe” . . . “Where did you come from, where did you go?”
11. Children . . . screaming, shrieking, crying, whining . . . and so on.
12. Hearing “bruh.”
13. The sound of someone rummaging through their purse that is full of way too much stuff and receipts.
14. The sound of flip-flops flip-flopping past my office door.
