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Comment on Banned Words 2012 by Andra

Andra — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:52:14 +0000

Aly, I quite like the idea of someone being “achingly cool” although it’s doubtful if I would ever have occasion to use it.
I can’t think of anybody I know to whom this term would apply.
However, I think I will, sometimes, think of myself as “achingly cool” – but silently.

Comment on Banned Words 2012 by Helen

Helen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:25:35 +0000

“Courtesy of” must die, at least when used by fashion bloggers. Your overpriced, unethical t-shirt is not “courtesy” of whoever is hip these days! Your “edgy” two-finger ring with a *gasp* cross or your pentagram necklace is not “courtesy” of random etsy-seller!

Comment on Banned Words 2012 by Aly

Aly — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:59:34 +0000

I really though that the fashion blogger favorite, “achingly cool,” had seen its last days. But it just appeared on net-a-porter’s magazine this week. I am still a fan of net-a-porter, but their magazine is dead to me.

Comment on Banned Words 2012 by honeypants

honeypants — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:53:12 +0000

69 comments before this (including one of my own) and no one has yet mentioned adding “-gasm” to anything! As in “shoegasm” AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!

Also, my friend who says va-geen apparently also recently just heard about amazeballs, and she uses that all the time too. Same with awesomesauce. So stupid!

St. thank you for bringing up swag/ger. Makes me want to punch people.

We’ve been needing to lose ‘rock’ for eons – and THANK YOU SW for bringing up ‘artisan’!!! I know that’s usually my go-to complaint (oh god, go-to is horrible too!)

So many good ones on this list -oh oh, I mean “What an amazing list we have curated!” hahaha!!!

VOM! I hate VOM too! How about ralph? Can we bring that back? Or hurl? Speaking of which, “I just threw up in my mouth” makes me want to throw up in YOUR MOUTH whenever you say it!!! UGH!

Comment on Banned Words 2012 by Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:38:47 +0000

“red” as in “I got a classy bottle of red” Jeez.

Comment on Banned Words 2012 by Dru

Dru — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:31:33 +0000

I also second the Vote of Death to “authentic”, “rock”, “awesomesauce” and “totes”. They are barely tolerable when confined to the idiot writers and commenters on a blog I mentioned in my last comment, and absolutely infuriating in the general lexicon.

And I will add “amirite?” (I wish people would spell properly when they are trying to be patronising) and “asshat” (most pathetic attempt at an insult ever) to the list.

Comment on Banned Words 2012 by Dru

Dru — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:20:24 +0000

Slut-shaming

Sister, are you reading my mind? I would dearly love for the phrase “____[fill-in-the-blank]____ – shaming” to go the way of names like Dorcas and those funny old Puritan names – i.e. embarrassing stuff that belongs in the distant, DISTANT past.

It’s lazy shorthand and a travesty of the English language, and should never be seen outside of Jezebel/idiot teenage social justice warriors’ tumblrs.

Comment on Banned Words 2012 by Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:11:02 +0000

This is a great list. Can we also lose rock? As in ” I will rock a pair of red jeans this spring”. I have lots of clothes that I wear. At the end of the day I change into sweats. I don’t rock those either. This one makes me wanna slap someone.

Comment on Banned Words 2012 by tina

tina — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:02:43 +0000

I agree with Juli–baby bump makes me batshit.
the “new normal”
awesomesauce
The haves and the soon to haves (STFU Mitt or whichever rich fuckass said that).

I heard that Beyonce and Jay Z are going to trademark Blue Ivy’s name so that is also one I look forward to despising.

Comment on Banned Words 2012 by Sam

Sam — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:57:45 +0000

Recently heard an interview with the director of a local theatre company – we all get what that is right? But no, hers was a Theatre ‘Laboratory’.

I yelled out loud at the radio.

I was on my own.

I Love it when I do that.