A word that you detest

[Pinky]

I don't detest these words, but I cringe when I hear them, as they are often used incorrectly.

"Oriented" and "Orientated". It also brings back memories of my (ugh) ex-husband, who liked to use the
words out of context.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

For me it is the F word, hate it and always will.

 

[Nathan]

A word that you detest

All words have a function, but when they get overused they become...detestable.
Probably the top two overused words in the English language would be:
Awesome
Dude

One phrase that I absolutely detest is:

 

[Alligatorob]

Wakeup!

 

[timoc]

It gets me so angry when I hear some impatient people say, "Chop-chop", to get someone to move faster. Grrrrrrrrr

 

[NorthernLight]

Pad. I read a lot of mystery novels, and almost all of them have someone "padding" down the hall or to the window (usually, but not always, in bare feet). Why can't they "walk" like other people?

Curate. Everything is "curated" now, from groceries to online personnae. Sheesh.

 

[ManjaroKDE]

Confrontation, stupid word never try to say it. Always try to add an extra 'r'.

 

[Wren]

Woke. (Don’t even know, much less care, what it means).....

 

[carouselsilver]

Woke. (Don’t even know, much less care, what it means).....

Hah! I was just about to write this. I feel the same. What the exact hell does that mean?

 

[JaniceM]

Hah! I was just about to write this. I feel the same. What the exact hell does that mean?

https://news.yahoo.com/what-does-woke-mean-155321566.html

 

[Been There]

Scramble
Painted

 

[carouselsilver]

Viral

 

[Warrigal]

For me it is incentivise. It is ugly to my ear. There are plenty of better words to use

e.g.
synonyms
encourage · act as a stimulus/incentive/impetus/fillip/spur to · prompt · prod · move · motivate · trigger · spark · spur on · galvanize · activate · kindle · fire · fire with enthusiasm

 

[JaniceM]

Viral

When I first heard the term viral video, I thought it meant videos that would put a virus in computers... I'm still not 100% sure what it means.

 

[carouselsilver]

When I first heard the term viral video, I thought it meant videos that would put a virus in computers... I'm still not 100% sure what it means.

It's just a lame way of saying that interest in a video or post has spread with the rapidity of a virus.

 

[JaniceM]

It's just a lame way of saying that interest in a video or post has spread with the rapidity of a virus.

Ohhh, o.k.

 

[Serenity4321]

The f word is becoming more and more common and acceptable..I sometimes still cringe a little but am seeing how it is of value for some. Good grief..it is just a word and if that relieves some stress why not

 

[mrstime]

Mrstime, "****" is one of the most offensive and hateful words in the English language. The exact origins of the word are unknown, but it's recorded in the early 1200's as the name of a street in Oxford, England called Grope****lane, apparently a reference to prostitution. Both Chaucer and Shakespeare made puns on it.

That almost made me laugh at the use of that ugly word.

 

[JimBob1952]

Academics use jargon to signal erudition, even when they are just stating the obvious.

This is a famous Dave Barry parody

“Methodological observation of the sociometrical behavior tendencies of prematurated isolates indicates that a 374 C C C 59:3 / FEBRUARY 2008 causal relationship exists between groundward tropism and lachrymatory, or ‘crying, ’ behavior forms. ”

This is how a sociologist says that children cry when they fall down.

 

[BC Flash]

Not a word but a phrase: "this point in time"

 

[NorthernLight]

Let's not get started on hated phrases.

 

[JaniceM]

Let's not get started on hated phrases.

Oh maybe we should.. I'm sure there would be many examples!!

 

[RadishRose]

"Thingy"

 

[Alligatorob]

Not a word but a phrase: "this point in time"

How about "price point", not really clear on what that even means...

Sorry @NorthernLight I had to do it...

 

[Della]

Not a word but a phrase: "this point in time"

Yes. "At this point in time, I hope you will have a conversation with me and share with me your thoughts." Could so easily be, "Now, I hope you will talk to me and tell me your thoughts."