"Lake Superior State University 2012 List of Banished Words"

[The Bread Guy]

That time o' year again!

AMAZING

Received the most nominations. LSSU was surprised at the number of nominations this year for "amazing" and surprised to find that it hadn't been included on the list in the past. Many nominators mentioned over-use on television when they sent their entries, mentioning "reality" TV, Martha Stewart and Anderson Cooper. It seemed to bother people everywhere, as nominations were sent from around the US and Canada and some from overseas, including Israel, England and Scotland. A Facebook page – "Overuse of the Word Amazing" – threatened to change its title to "Occupy LSSU" if 'amazing' escaped banishment this year…

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BABY BUMP

Although nominated by many over the years, this phrase came in as a close second to "amazing" this year.

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SHARED SACRIFICE

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BLOWBACK

Sometimes exchanged with "pushback" to mean resistance.

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MAN CAVE

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THE NEW NORMAL

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PET PARENT

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WIN THE FUTURE

A political phrase worn wherever you look – to the left (President Obama) or the right (Newt Gingrich).

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TRICKERATION

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GINORMOUS

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THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

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I guess they missed "Your call is important to us"....

 

[Sythen]

Comedian Louis CK talking about the way we talk.. And misuse of certain words... Lots of swearing so if that offends you... For anyone else its really funny lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOVhHxTkitU

 

[Ignatius J. Reilly]

Shocked that the word "cute" is not on the complete list. That and the word "precious" are two that cause me to cringe.

 

[krustyrl]

Shocked that the word "cute" is not on the complete list. That and the word "precious" are two that cause me to cringe.

Makes my toenails curl also when used albeit inappropriately.


...just sayin'.

 

[uptheglens]

"Guesstimate"

Makes my teeth itch, as I was always under the impression that it's either a guess or an estimate, not some barsteward hybrid of the two.

But I'm glad to see that "Occupy" made LSSU's list of banished words.

 

[jparkin]

"Like" gets my vote if it isn't being used as part of a similie. Because , like, if you use it, like, all the time, it gets, like, freaking irritating. :facepalm:

 

[PJGary]

Comedian Louis CK talking about the way we talk.. And misuse of certain words... Lots of swearing so if that offends you... For anyone else its really funny lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOVhHxTkitU

:rofl:

"dude I got a cup in case we need another cup..." "DUDE you're a GENIOUS!"