Overused words and phrases 2023

"Mitigation".

Greg.

Amazing!

Journey

R2, you need a little attention?

Unpacking (this, that, and the other thing)

Booger paté

My truth.

"Like" .... "Ya Know" .... "So"

"Rate this ass."

The "optics".

Gaslighting

Unprecedented.

Woke.

Greg

Narrative

Due diligence

Greg.

Self care

Anti-woke

Global warming

Sex positive

"Basically"

Brooklyn-"based." Just say you're in Brooklyn.

Literally

Like

Gaslighting

Double-downed

Zaddy

Harry, Meghan & Archie

Best life

Immersive.

Pressed...just say frustrated or irritated!

TRIGGERED!

Would someone kindly explain to me who “Greg” is? What is this bit? Is this like a “Karen” thing?

Obsessed.

'Cool' and 'awesome'.

The inarticulate morons on HGTV love to use these words to describe their bad taste decisions.

Toxic

Dat's the suck job!

We appreciate your patience.

Oh Dear

Spare.

all anal, DAP & TAP

R32 Muriel has transitioned they wish to be called Greg.

"Narrative"

"Rent free in your head"

[quote] "Narrative"

Definitely overused by Trump supporters on Twitter as if it's some big word that makes them seem intelligent.

Performative

"This is not ok."

[quote] "Rent free in your head"

I've read that exact quote about 4 times this morning from those defending MTG on Twitter.

Problematic - it used to be a perfectly-fine word until it become so overused.

racist

Winningest

Influencer

Groomer

100 percent.

Trauma informed

Touch some grass.

Came on like a lightning bolt and is now WAY overused.

“Back in the day”

“It’s been a minute”

Wellness.

Safe spaces

You do you do, and I'll do me.

[quote] Brooklyn-"based." Just say you're in Brooklyn.

I agree, although that’s been around for a long time.

It makes me want to say, you’re not a B-2 bomber, motherfucker, you’re not “based” anywhere.

[quote] Greg.

The desperate neediness of Matt-fatso is so tedious. She constantly desires to be paid attention to, even negative, even if the negative attention comes from herself. Mortifying, and even more so, boring.

Anyone looking for likes from strangers on social media by calling someone else thirsty.

R61: so thirsty

Mindfullness

R62 You betcha - R61

"Tell me without telling me you're telling me without telling me you're telling me—"

Tell me you’re an old man yelling at a cloud, r65, without telling you’re oh you know the rest

Preventative. Preventive has same meaning with fewer syllables.

[quote] Came on like a lightning bolt

Have never once heard this in my life, and can't even guess at its meaning.

Today's common use of "crazy" to describe anything unusual or extraordinary.

Thought leader

Awesome

[quote] The desperate neediness of Matt-fatso is so tedious. She constantly desires to be paid attention to, even negative, even if the negative attention comes from herself. Mortifying, and even more so, boring.

Datalounge’s most neurodivergent poster is back!

Let’s give a warm DL welcome to R60, who is not only mentally challenged but is also an embarrassingly poor writer.

Privileged

Toxic

[quote]Have never once heard this in my life, and can't even guess at its meaning.

Consider yourself lucky. In the meantime, do a search right here on DL using the term. It's so stupid.

"next level"

Literally!

troll

Nazi

price point (price is sufficient)

Troll

basically

essentially

I feel heard and seen!

should probably stop saying 'in the mud' so much but the world keeps giving me justifiable reasons. so

Self suck

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis

Fake News

Non-Binary

Narcissist

"I saw it on TikTok"

My truth

Challenging

lowkey/highkey

Aged like milk.

"Goss." Typing the extra two letters is just too, too much, Prisstina?

Come on. The #1 most overused word has to be:

[quote] Iconic

It's the new "genius."

Narrative

R24- Worse than that- Plant based

“So hungry”

Bucket list

R95 is posting from 1998

It's a vibe.

[quote]Aged like milk.

In a similar vein, "a face like a dropped pie."

R96, Kelly and Ryan each mentioned Bucket Lists yesterday. Ryan will start dipping into his next month, when he leaves the show.

R96 that has been used and said for over 25 years it is not new or resurgent

R99^%

"Trounces" or "smashes" used to compare works of art. Today someone is telling us singer A's version of Song C trounces singer B's. I can't take seriously anyone who opines using such verbiage.

Yes R27, "doubled down" is my current hate phrase, actually any new phrase or word when there is a perfectly good one already in common use, e.g. "reached out" when there was nothing wrong with the existing "contacted".

Due diligence

"I appreciate you."

Cringe, cring-worthy, cringy.

How does one use the term "due diligence" incorrectly?

The thread isn't about them being used incorrectly, it's about them being overused.

R107 overuse

curate

Originally used for collections in museums, libraries and zoos, it’s now applied to almost everything.

I'm tired of people referring to their sexual histories as "body count".

Deep dive.

Google is your friend. Its irritating as hell. So is "fixed that for ya". Its like bitch, I didn't ask you to fix anything.

“ Dialogue” to mean converse or conversation. You’re not in a play FFS. Same with narrative, you’re not a novelist in your daily life.

Also, everyone thinks they’re a “boss,” “visionary,” “influencer” or “leader.” Let’s reserve those words for the rare few people who do this and do it well. People on the internet with a side gig or insta hustle or a lot followers or maybe a podcast are not those things, most of the time.

I’m shook.

_____ is goals.

Two stupid slang phrases that deserve to be dated in a few years.

"All the fixings." Even worse is "all the fixins'."

My lived experience (as if there’s any other kind)

Down to the granular level (whoa, deep)

It is what it is.

No worries- I don't car if it's overused or not.

I just DON'T like the phrase.

Sesh for session

What! Greg is a frau? I thought he was just a fat Eldergay

Best Practices.

Yes, R121, I am a frau.

But I am not fat.

First and foremost

Dollface

unprecedented..

*Platform *Our Team/Team members *Business Model *Thoughtful *Partners

Robust

[quote]e.g. "reached out" when there was nothing wrong with the existing "contacted"

R103 To me, "reached out" evokes an image of someone barely able to move their arm, or the final scene of Carrie...

Racist.

To your point …

Like nails on a chalkboard.

Mood

Not all heroes wear capes

This

I'm here for it

Thread for 2024?

"My ride or die." What does that even mean?

Problematic is a way to signal you are on the liberal side without having to show you have given it any thought, can explain it or actually agree