If the formulaic manner in which the judges on American Idol spout off their comments confuses you—a) you aren’t the only one, and b) prepare to have them translated for you. CNN has assessed each judge’s favorite phrases and identified what they actually mean. See a snippet below:
When Randy says...
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- “I don’t know. That just didn’t work for me.” What he really means is “That was awful, and I know you can do better than that.”
- “Dawg listen, the song was a little bit too big for you.” What he really means is “You don’t have that great of a voice to even go there.”
- “Yo, that was dope!” What he really means is “Yo, that was dope!”