Results: Good News 'Karen'! You've Made The List Of Banished Words And Phrases For 2021
Published on 02/24/2021
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And while this might be a little sus, we're all in this together. I know, right? If you are sick and tired of these expressions, you are not alone. In its annual review, Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, released the 2021 edition of the Top 10 words and phrases that are overused to the point of becoming insincere, useless or cliché. For 2020, it's all about COVID-19. To no one's surprised, COVID-19 is top of the list. Call it what you want -- COVID-19, Coronavirus, 'Rona, SARS-CoV-2 -- are you just tired of hearing about it?
Yes
62%
1423 votes
No
21%
474 votes
Undecided
18%
403 votes
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The university has compiled its annual "List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness" since New Year's Day 1976. The list seeks to "uphold, protect, and support excellence in language" by encouraging the avoidance of words and terms that have been overused to the point of being "ineffective, baffling, or irritating." This year's list of words and expressions that should be banished are predominately about "the unmentionable", but not exclusively. Which of these do you agree need to be sent packing? "We're all in this together"
32%
734 votes
"Social distancing"
30%
690 votes
"Karen" -- not the actual name, but used to refer to a "usually white woman seeming to be entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal. The term also refers to memes depicting white women who use their privilege to demand their own way.
31%
722 votes
"Pivot"
8%
194 votes
"Unprecedented"
16%
361 votes
"In an abundance of caution"
16%
364 votes
"Sus" -- shortened form of suspicious that is ubiquitous in the hit video game Among Us. Nominators of the term felt it was too lazy to not spell out entirely and should be limited to online play only.
21%
478 votes
"I know, right?" -- the phrase was nonsensical in asking a question one already knows the answer to and comes off as insecure.
21%
482 votes
"In these uncertain times."
24%
542 votes
All of them
17%
380 votes
None
20%
458 votes
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Some words or phrases that just missed making the list (and I think should have been there) include "the new normal" and "flattening the curve" . Do you agree these should be on the list? Yes, both
42%
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"flattening the curve" certainly
11%
249 votes
"the new normal" certainly
14%
327 votes
Neither
33%
751 votes
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Here are a few that I would love to never hear again. Do you agree with any of these choices?
Reverse racism
22%
499 votes
Fake news
41%
947 votes
This just happened -- as seen on countless Instagram posts
15%
351 votes
MAGA
26%
593 votes
I agree with all of these
19%
427 votes
None
23%
528 votes
Instagram-able
19%
439 votes
All Lives Matter -- as used as a retort for "Black Lives Matter"
24%
559 votes
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