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2naSalit

(103,260 posts)
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:20 PM Dec 2020

Words I don't want to hear anymore...

Some words are getting overused and I just have to say it before I scream.

Please add your least favorites here.

I'll start, I don't want to hear the word Remarkable Again for a long time.

Seems like most pundits use it at least twice in each broadcast and I really wish they would get a thesaurus or something.

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Words I don't want to hear anymore... (Original Post) 2naSalit Dec 2020 OP
Incredible ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2020 #1
Might have to start a sub category for phrases we don't want to hear anymore 2naSalit Dec 2020 #8
Tremendous. Arkansas Granny Dec 2020 #2
Awesome. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #3
trump SoonerPride Dec 2020 #4
Breaking News Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2020 #5
Then when there really IS "Breaking News" PatSeg Dec 2020 #10
Bigly Siwsan Dec 2020 #6
Please! If I never hear that moronic mouth dribble again, it will be too soon! Squinch Dec 2020 #35
Oh, and also 'YUGE!' Siwsan Dec 2020 #44
Double down MotorCityBeard Dec 2020 #7
I especially dislike that one! 2naSalit Dec 2020 #9
"Slams", "Burns" maxsolomon Dec 2020 #11
Unforseeable. dchill Dec 2020 #12
Trump Brainfodder Dec 2020 #13
Call top suit the "Biden" in honor of Loser-45!! (n/t) Moostache Dec 2020 #18
I will bring it up at the next meeting (tomorrow). Brainfodder Dec 2020 #21
Robust IcyPeas Dec 2020 #14
"Perhaps" ismnotwasm Dec 2020 #15
I agree... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #16
perfect onethatcares Dec 2020 #17
"Look" KatyMan Dec 2020 #19
Unfortunately, Joe loves to use this word. Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #32
Jaw-dropping and Stunning JDC Dec 2020 #20
I have a ton of phrases more so than single words... Moostache Dec 2020 #22
I think phrases require a separate post... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #24
Norms Hekate Dec 2020 #23
Dirigible Ultracrepidarianism underpants Dec 2020 #25
I admit I don't recall hearing that remarkable term ever before! 2naSalit Dec 2020 #26
Me either underpants Dec 2020 #27
Unprecedented cry baby Dec 2020 #28
+++++ DeeNice Dec 2020 #46
Absolutely pwb Dec 2020 #29
Unfortunate. cwydro Dec 2020 #30
The word beautiful now makes me snicker. Solly Mack Dec 2020 #31
NOTHINGBURGER Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #33
What If We Said... ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #55
Patriot Digger Dec 2020 #34
I'm just glad wheelhouse finally went away. tavernier Dec 2020 #36
Militia. They're gangs of white supremacist domestic terrorists. Squinch Dec 2020 #37
Remarkably, the word that pisses me off is "irregardless". It's not a word! madinmaryland Dec 2020 #38
That one is sooo annoying 2naSalit Dec 2020 #39
"Fake News" when referring to the legitimate press such as NY Times or Washington Post. Liberty Belle Dec 2020 #40
Phrase I've heard too much Mollyann Dec 2020 #41
Yeah, that one didn't take long to get tiring. 2naSalit Dec 2020 #42
Meme... First Speaker Dec 2020 #43
Tremendous. Texasgal Dec 2020 #45
impacted...instead of affected... dhill926 Dec 2020 #47
Turned up in the Watergate hearings, used by John Dean. Reminded me of a toothache. Still does.nt Hekate Dec 2020 #51
I don't watch TV but I would like it if I never heard the word Trump Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #48
ImpactFUL can go, too. 3catwoman3 Dec 2020 #49
'Very unique.' Me, I'm only sorta unique. Shrike47 Dec 2020 #50
Yeah, I'm just plain old unique... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #53
Proud ironflange Dec 2020 #52
I got burned out on "proud" back during Wcheney. 2naSalit Dec 2020 #54

2naSalit

(103,260 posts)
8. Might have to start a sub category for phrases we don't want to hear anymore
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:25 PM
Dec 2020

And a portion set aside just for things that POS utters. Or we could just claim we don't to ever hear him speak ever again and leave it at that.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
4. trump
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:24 PM
Dec 2020

I swear to god I don't ever want that word said in my presence again.

or on TV.

I am sick of it and him.

Cuthbert Allgood

(5,339 posts)
5. Breaking News
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:25 PM
Dec 2020

Very little that is "breaking news" on the 24-hour channels is actually breaking.

PatSeg

(53,239 posts)
10. Then when there really IS "Breaking News"
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:27 PM
Dec 2020

I'm less inclined to pay attention. They usually add some dramatic music or sound effects though, as if to say, "No really, this IS breaking news."

Siwsan

(27,856 posts)
44. Oh, and also 'YUGE!'
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 04:15 PM
Dec 2020

No more yuge. There could be an entire dictionary of his blatherings.

MotorCityBeard

(203 posts)
7. Double down
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:25 PM
Dec 2020

It's a phrase, but it has been applied to Trump's actions more times than I care to remember,

maxsolomon

(38,912 posts)
11. "Slams", "Burns"
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:28 PM
Dec 2020

in headlines or OPs referencing snarky twitter responses. Twitter responses mean nothing.

Brainfodder

(7,781 posts)
21. I will bring it up at the next meeting (tomorrow).
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:42 PM
Dec 2020

Should elicit a chuckle at least, ty.

(1)

KatyMan

(4,350 posts)
19. "Look"
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:40 PM
Dec 2020

For example:

Host: Guest, what about x?
Guest: (says something s/he thinks is funny), look, (answers question)

Totally Tunsie

(11,893 posts)
32. Unfortunately, Joe loves to use this word.
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:57 PM
Dec 2020

You'll be hearing it a lot in the next four years. (It's still better than listening to Chump, however!)

Moostache

(11,225 posts)
22. I have a ton of phrases more so than single words...
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:42 PM
Dec 2020

"We'll see what happens..."
"Nobody has ever..."
"the best, maybe, ever..."
"President Trump" / "President Trump advisor" / "Ivanka"
"Don Jr."

I could on and on for days....

2naSalit

(103,260 posts)
26. I admit I don't recall hearing that remarkable term ever before!
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:48 PM
Dec 2020

But I suppose its annoying length is enough to warrant addition to this list.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
30. Unfortunate.
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:56 PM
Dec 2020

Every time there’s a baseless police killing, it’s called “unfortunate.”

Solly Mack

(97,043 posts)
31. The word beautiful now makes me snicker.
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:56 PM
Dec 2020

I'll get over it though. The snickering, that is.

Totally Tunsie

(11,893 posts)
33. NOTHINGBURGER
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 03:59 PM
Dec 2020

Lord, I hate that word. It sounds dumb and uneducated, no matter the intelligence of whoever uses it.

Digger

(478 posts)
34. Patriot
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 04:00 PM
Dec 2020

That word has been drained of any significant meaning these days thanks to the trump cult. Nothing remains but a dried out hollow shell of a word.

tavernier

(14,463 posts)
36. I'm just glad wheelhouse finally went away.
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 04:02 PM
Dec 2020

Now I’m sick of all words Covid related for obvious reasons.

Oh, and McConnell. Definitely sick of that one.

2naSalit

(103,260 posts)
39. That one is sooo annoying
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 04:06 PM
Dec 2020

And makes me stop reading or listening to clear my mind of it after trying to decide what the user actually meant and often trashes the message.

Liberty Belle

(9,707 posts)
40. "Fake News" when referring to the legitimate press such as NY Times or Washington Post.
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 04:06 PM
Dec 2020

Typically by idiots who believe insane conspiracy sites over real news.

2naSalit

(103,260 posts)
42. Yeah, that one didn't take long to get tiring.
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 04:12 PM
Dec 2020

And used by the opposite people to undo any legitimacy if the term.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
43. Meme...
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 04:13 PM
Dec 2020

...it is a word essentially without meaning, and conveys nothing the word "idea" doesn't. A few more--analytics, The European Model, austerity, nothingburger, and--of course--awesome.

Hekate

(100,133 posts)
51. Turned up in the Watergate hearings, used by John Dean. Reminded me of a toothache. Still does.nt
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 05:22 PM
Dec 2020

3catwoman3

(29,569 posts)
49. ImpactFUL can go, too.
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 04:53 PM
Dec 2020

It just sounds clunky and awkward.

There is nothing wrong with good old “influential.”

2naSalit

(103,260 posts)
53. Yeah, I'm just plain old unique...
Thu Dec 17, 2020, 06:02 PM
Dec 2020

I never knew there were degrees on uniqueness before.

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