Banned Words 2013
The Sunday New York Times magazine pubs a “meh” list each week, but Lake Superior University in Michigan publishes an annual banned words list. This is more specific to annoying bits of language; overused, cliches or meaningless. worth a look to see whether or not you agree. The current list has comments, but here are this year’s winners.
- fiscal cliff
- kick the can down the road
- double down
- job creators/creation
- passion/passionate
- YOLO (You Only Live Once)
- spoiler alert
- bucket list
- trending
- superfood
- boneless wings
- guru
You can also view past lists.
