Nicole Scherzinger's top X Factor catchphrases (we're calling them Scherzisms and you can't stop us)
She's the best thing - by about ten million miles - on this year's X Factor, mostly because she says hilarious stuff. Here are our favourites
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"He doesn't have the X Factor... he has the X, Y, Z factor"
Discussing Rylan (who 3am have completely come around to now), she wheeled out this one, which was so cheesy and yet... weirdly ok. She even got away with the naffness of doing the 'Z' with her finger. But hey, this is the woman who looked hot when doing a sideways hop in Asda so let's conclude she can do no wrong.
Spunky-gate
"In your own spunky, honest way" she told Lucy Spraggan, only for Gary to pick up on the word choice, and everyone to laugh. But she styled it out, because she's Nicole and she's legendary.
Two words, honey, li ving" *snap fingers twice*
That's all. We do it now. A lot.
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"No baby no"
When she told District 3 'No baby no' after their weak performance of Taio Cruz's Dynaminte, it didn't really matter how many times Louis murmured 'Yes baby yes' because we all knew, NICOLE WAS RIGHT. She trended on Twitter; she trended in our hearts.
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"Gorge-oire!"
Ok, so there's a theme and it is 'two syllable words divided in half with clicked fingers'. This is such a Scherzism (TM) that sometimes when we say it, we imagine we have a glossy mane of Nicole hair and are nipping home to make Lewis Hamilton's tea.
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Balls, balls, balls
She went on about balls so much (you've found your balls, you've found your balls!" she told a bemused looking Jahmene) that it also started trending, and when Dermot brought it up to her, she said: "It takes a lot of guts and balls to survive in this business and you obviously have big balls yourself, right?"
Dermot squirmed a bit and then suggested they saved that chat for later.
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"Ma-jor!"
Not two words (again). But awesome enough that we don't care (again). Victoria Beckham's probably sitting at home in LA wondering why no-one thought it was brilliant when she said it.
"Why do some people say grow some balls?" Nicole quoted at the Cosmo awards. "Because balls are weak and sensi! tive. If ! you really want to get tough, grow a vagina, that thing really takes a pounding."
The original quote is from Betty White from the Golden Girls, but Nicole MADE IT HER OWN.
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JAH-MAZING!
There have been variants, but her description of Jahmene as JAH-MAZING appeals to our pun-loving side so much that it hurts. Should probably now pass into normal life. Will almost definitely pass into 3am life, where we'll be yelling it across the desk to James every time he does something good.
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