New words, languages, dialects, and slang are being created everyday. But thanks to the internet, some words are being vastly overused.
New words, languages, dialects, and slang are being created everyday. But thanks to the
internet, some words are being vastly overused.
We hopped on
AskReddit, and compiled a master list of totally normal words that have been completely ruined by the internet. Enjoy!
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Based. The way it's used doesn't even make sense out of the context of the internet. -mushgar
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Cringe. Saying something was "cringey" has been around forever, but somehow this new usage is sandpaper to my ears. -Thedaspokesman
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"Epic." Overuse of the word "epic" diminishes the gravity of the word. Please stop. -okunlolao
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With string instruments (and other instruments I'm sure but I just know strings), the placement and ordering of what fingers you use to play notes is referred to as "fingering." -zzaannsebar
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Facial. -Informal_Laugh_4221
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The term "hack". For example, "These life hacks will BLOW your mind!!!" No they won't, five minute crafts. -Marie_Robbins
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Not a word but a name, Karen. I am not a westerner but I feel bad for anyone whose name is Karen and has to take all the jokes. -Environmental_Comb45
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Literally. -chokeemeharder
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Narcissism. Like every idiot throwing it out there lately without understanding the first thing about psychology. Keep the 3 am drunk bar psychology where it belongs. -kharjou
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Porn. Earthporn, foodporn, spaceporn. -theinnocenthostage
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Suspicious. "Pretty sus." -Scaniarix
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Daddy has too much sexual connotation now. -Ar1st0cr4t1c
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The act of hammering in wooden stakes is often called “pegging." -rawker86
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Gaslight. This used to mean systematic psychological manipulation to the point when the victim questions reality, not simply lying. -ArghNooo
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Triggered. This was a term describing when the victim of severe psychological damage was exposed to stimulus causing them to not just remember, but actually re-experience the moment the trauma occurred. Now it's used to describe being upset with something. -ArghNooo
