Words
Every year, at the end of the year, there are always lists. I haven’t seen a list of lists yet, but I’m sure someone has one.
Time has a list. It’s about words:
If we could put a piece of culture in a steel vault and sink it into the blackest depths of the deepest ocean? In a special editon of Wednesday Words, TIME asks you to give it a try, by voting on which word or phrase people need to delete from their vocabulary in 2013.
What words does Time suggest?
- 47%
- 99%
- 110%
- adorkable
- amazeballs
- artisanal
- cray
- fiscal cliff
- gangnam style
- jelly
- literally
- meh
- mommy porn
- teehee
- totes
- YOLO
- zombie apocalypse
Now, I could certainly do without lots of these words. In fact, I’ve managed to not utter nearly half of them at all, and of the others that I have said, most were my quoting others, often to make fun of them.
Except “jelly.” Of course, I used it, not to mean “jealous” but to mean the stuff that goes in a sandwich next to the peanut butter. And “cray?” It was capitalized when I used it; I was talking about the supercomputer.
While some of these words are indeed words we do not need to hear again, ever, I’m thinking there are some other words we could do without. “Obama” tops the list. “Harry Reid” is another, although I realize that’s two words. But then, so is “zombie apocalypse,” but there I go repeating myself.
What words would you like to never hear again?
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(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Tags: lists
December 28th, 2012 at 10:00 am
- fair
- Clinton
- occupy
- green energy
- global warming
- subsidy
- tax
to name a few.
December 28th, 2012 at 10:07 am
* Progressives
* compromise
* work together (yeah…two words)
* Bush (as in “It’s Bush’s fault”)
* assault weapon
* clips (they’re magazines you dolts!)
* centrists (that’s a liberal in wolf’s clothing)
December 28th, 2012 at 10:14 am
- liberal
- Pelosi
- fairness
- justice (as a suffix)
- millionaires and billionaires (unless referring to my vast fortune, in which case I can hire people to beat up the people who use me for class warfare purposes)
- Gillibrand (NY edition!)
December 28th, 2012 at 10:55 am
Raising awareness
Any kind of “culture” as in “gun culture”, “culture of violence”, et al.
I’m also sick of the culture of dependence. Not the phrase, but the actual culture.
Oh, yeah. Racist. Unless you’re referring to MSNBC. Then it is totally appropriate.
December 28th, 2012 at 10:56 am
AK-47
Glock
December 28th, 2012 at 11:21 am
Just one: “offensive”
December 28th, 2012 at 11:22 am
You said words, so I’ll try to keep it to single words (which Time did not):
Diversity
Renewable
Compromise (in the liberal, non-compromising context, of course)
Sensible
Mandate (in the liberal, non-mandate context, of course. Unless you’re describing what Barack and Joe do behind closed doors)
Forthechildren
December 28th, 2012 at 11:56 am
Double-down
Sensibleguncontrol
Forward!
December 28th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
“social”, as in “social science”, “social justice”, or “social life”. In every case, the word “social” means that the word following it has no meaning.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Global
-as in Warming
-Obligations
-Inequities
-State
-Government
-Economy
-Welfare
-Community
As far as I am concerned, if they do not adhere to the U. S. Constitution and laws, they are not my responsibility.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
-Progressive
-Assault-Style
-doc-fix
-compromise
-sustainability
-prius
-fair-share
-solidarity
-open discussion
December 28th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
“Do me a solild”
this makes me want to kill.
December 28th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Huh. This is the first I’ve ever even heard or heard of a large number of these words. Maybe what these folks need to do is learn some manly vocabulary like ‘malloc’ and ‘cdbl’ and ‘kernel’ and ‘void’ and ‘vec16′, words where you must say precisely what you mean — don’t fret though, we can help you parse what you said and get your words right — then they’ll stop complaining about empty-headed talk.
December 28th, 2012 at 5:18 pm
CCO, what the * is a “solild”? Never heard of it.
Coldguy, amend that last to “an open and frank discussion”. Which, in progspeak means, “shut up”.
December 28th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
-Newseek
-Time Magazine
-New York Times
-Washington Post
On the bright side, my wish lise is likely to be fulfilled in the next few years.
December 28th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
I think the next person I hear using an internet acronym in spoken voice (“EL OH EL”), I’m just going to punch them in the face.
Also “tweet, tweeting, tweeted.” I can’t stand that term. Especially when news anchors use it. Just say “Posted to Twitter.” Yes, I realize it’s a whole two extra words, but I’m sure you can manage.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:39 pm
“Do me a solid” sounds like a sample request from a doctor.
December 29th, 2012 at 1:17 am
“Bipartisan” (Political speak for: We’re going to blame those other guys)
“Uhhhhh” (Which would eliminate any speech from Obama)
“Millionaires & Billionaires” (You know, those jerks we want to go somewhere else with their money)
“President”…(Well that one should be suspended for about 4 years.)
“Commander in Chief” (Ditto)
“Really ??!” (Although, I did use that one, personally, a LOT right after the last election.)
December 29th, 2012 at 9:48 am
Fair share
Racist
Compromise (when “rubber stamp” or “roll over” is the real intent)
December 30th, 2012 at 10:43 am
“When the $h!t hits the fan”
If I never hear that phrase again, I will be a happy camper.
Of course, this could also be accomplished by my hubby running out of extreme prepper episodes.
December 31st, 2012 at 6:46 pm
Gun control
Police action
Diane Feinstein
Obama
John Kerry
Centrist
Under socialized
Cultural diversity (when used as code for “you have to sacrifice your traditions to accommodate immature terminally offended whiners”)
Clinton
Affirmative action
Unions
Okay, most are two words, but I’m still sick of hearing them.