Sideswipe
Out they go
Banished Words List 2017 from Lake Superior State University
— Hails from a more civilised era when duels were the likely outcome of disagreements. Today, we suffer on-line trolls and i nternet shaming.
— Good word, but overused when concentrate or look at would work fine. See 1983’s banishment of, We Must Focus Our Attention.
— Candidates seldom debate in town halls anymore. — To paraphrase the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, we are entitled to our own opinions but not to our own facts.
— When guess and estimate are never enough. — A texting encryption of, I love you: 8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning. Never encrypt or abbreviate one’s love.
— As in a manicured lawn. Golf greens are the closest grass comes to being manicured.
— Lather, rinse, and repeat. After a while, everything sounds the same.
To abruptly end communication, especially on social media. Is it rejection angst, or is this word really as overused as word-banishment nominators contend? Either way, our committee feels the pain.
You, sir Focus Town Hall meeting Post-truth Guesstimate 831 Manicured Echo chamber Ghost — Dadbod —
The flabby opposite of a chiselled-body male ideal. Should not empower dads to pursue a sedentary lifestyle.
Selfie drone Frankenfruit
Fake picture that went viral #3. This fake photo is relatively new, having started circulating on the internet since 2014. The picture was first published in a satirical article on the website The Lightly Braised Turnip where it was claimed that the giant squid grew to 49m due to radiation from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. However, according to the largest giant squid ever measured by scientists measured 12m. — In what could be an ominous development, the selfie — an irritating habit of constantly photographing and posting oneself to social media — is being handed off to a flying camera. How can this end badly? — Another food group co-opted by “frankenfood”. Not to be confused with other forms of genetically modified language.