LSSU's Banished Words of the Year 2007 and 2006
Posted On Friday, June 29, 2007 at at 3:09 AM by UnknownLSSU's Banished Words: 2007
* GITMO — military shorthand for the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
* Combined Celebrity Names — e.g., Bennifer, TomKat, Bragelina
* Awesome — diluted from its meaning of “inspiring awe”
* Gone/Went Missing
* Pwn or Pwned — gamer slang for “own,” originally a typo
* Now Playing in Theaters
* We're Pregnant
* Undocumented Alien
* Armed Robbery / Drug Deal Gone Bad
* Truthiness — coined by Stephen Colbert as the quality possessed by a belief one feels is true, in defiance of facts or logic
* Ask Your Doctor
* Chipotle
* i-Anything
* Search
* Healthy Food — as opposed to “healthful”
* Boasts — as in “the apartment boasts hardwood floors”
LSSU's Banished Words: 2006
* Surreal
* Hunker Down
* Person of Interest
* Community of Learners
* Up or Down Vote
* Breaking News
* Designer Breed
* FEMA
* First-Time Caller
* Pass the Savings on to You!
* 97% Fat Free
* An Accident that Didn't Have to Happen
* Junk Science
* Git-er-done
* Dawg
* Talking Points
* Holiday Tree
