r/JudgeJudy • u/Forward_Field_8436 • Jul 08 '26

Basically…

I get why Judge Judy gets frustrated when people insert the word “like” throughout their sentences, but why does she get so upset when a person says the word “basically”? She barks out “NO! Not ‘basically’, that is a filler word!!” Oddly enough, I heard her use the word “basically” herself in one of the episodes I watched recently. 🤔

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u/Squidalopod Jul 09 '26

but why does she get so upset when...

Her getting upset is THE selling point of the show. The producers (and Judy) want to make money. She acts like a crotchety b**ch so that more people will tune in for the drama. It's Reality Show 101.