Phrases & SayingsYouth, popular and digital culture
you're terrible, Muriel
Also: you are terrible Muriel
A playful expression of disapproval.
In a sentence
“You’re terrible, Muriel,” she said with mock disapproval.
Where it came from
The phrase comes from the Australian film Muriel’s Wedding and became a familiar comic rebuke.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australia-wide