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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Banned Words of 2011™: Q2 Update

New items in bold. As always, please add your suggestions in comments.

Because it's never too early to put the world on notice...
  1. Frenemies
  2. Social Media
  3. Sexting
  4. Obamabot
  5. How's that workin' out for ya? (courtesy (you never did) The Kenosha Kid)
  6. Establishment
  7. Mainstream
  8. Lamestream (courtesy Michael from comments)
  9. Emboldened (courtesy Anonymous from comments)
  10. Litmus Test
  11. Blowout preventer
  12. Top Kill (courtesy Iko from comments)
  13. Real Housewives of ___________
  14. Gaga
  15. Junk Shot (courtesy Iko from comments)
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17 comments:

  1. Tom Goodrich1:38 PM

    Here's a few off the top:

    Think ... (as in, "If you're trying to save money, think staycation, not vacation.")

    Staycation

    Brand or branding (as in, "I've been thinking about how I can brand myself.")

    Boots on the ground, or, increasingly, on the ground

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  2. pansypoo2:03 PM

    oil. can we eliminate oil?

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  3. Iko2:47 PM

    (1) Top Kill

    (2) Junk Shot (maybe we should keep this one; it's almost funny)

    (3) It is what it is

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  4. res ipsa loquitur3:12 PM

    Oh, "Junk Shot" is good. Adding that. Thanks.

    And "Top Kill" is good, too.

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  5. zeppo4:16 PM

    Slammed. I am really getting tired of everyone getting slammed by someone or another...

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  6. Jscopes7:21 PM

    Going forward.

    Trending.

    I just wish they would stop.

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  7. Mustang Bobby7:46 PM

    Bromance.

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  8. Some guy in Austin8:51 PM

    c'mon, at least 'junk shot' sounds dirty.

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  9. pansypoo9:28 PM

    is 'drill baby drill' on the list?

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  10. Anonymous10:25 PM

    How about emboldened? If I hear that word one more time I'm might go out out, find the TV talking head who uttered it and and rip his tounge out.

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  11. Michael9:48 AM

    Lamestream.

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  12. Athenawise9:52 AM

    AWK-ward!

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  13. Marcellina10:52 AM

    This may already be on a previous year's list, but I'm nominating "vajayjay", because, unfortunately, it's still around.

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  14. Mr. Hedley Bowes2:36 PM

    "Gulf spill" It is ~not~ a spill. It's an oil volcano.

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  15. Mr. Hedley Bowes2:44 PM

    "Pressie" or "Presso" to describe a PowerPoint presentation.

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  16. Anonymous5:37 PM

    "Double down."

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  17. Anonymous11:38 PM

    I want "literally" permanently banned from American English!

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