Dictionary / Vocabulary / 口癖
くちぐせ
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; catchphrase
common word Also written 口ぐせ
私の祖母は、口癖のように100歳まで生きると言っていましたが、85歳で亡くなりました。
My grandmother used to say that she would live to be a hundred, but she died at the age of 85.
「えっと」とか「あの」とか、ついつい口癖で言っちゃうんだよな。
I make a habit of saying "Umm" and "Uhh" a lot.