{"id":14610,"date":"2020-12-22T20:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T04:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/?p=14610"},"modified":"2020-12-22T20:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T04:32:27","slug":"awful-words-roundup-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/awful-words-roundup-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Awful Words Roundup 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, awful words are still awful, even in a pandemic. Let me put it this way: If I were being drawn and quartered, and someone said “Yaass queen!<\/em>” I would flinch.<\/p>\n

This year has brought a whole trove (or tranche<\/em>, to use a horrible word that’s having a moment) of stupid words related to Covid 19. Should we bother including them? There are so many!<\/p>\n

Pod, bubble, maskne, quarantini, zooming, super-spreader, herd immunity<\/em>, and all the rest are hard to get away from, and unpleasant reminders of how our culture has devolved. What is your least favorite Covid-related word or phrase? Mine is “new normal.” There are so many that the Oxford English Dictionary, for the first time, declined to choose one for it’s New Word of the Year.<\/p>\n

Let’s go with words and phrases that have reared their ugly heads in 2020 to make our miserable lives even more miserable.<\/p>\n

Qanon<\/strong>
\nProud Boys<\/strong>
\n“So” <\/strong>at the beginning of each sentence
\nFire (<\/strong>meaning great)<\/strong>
\nLived experience<\/strong>
\nDeeper Dive<\/strong>
\nUnpack<\/strong>
\nCancel culture<\/strong>
\nTruth to power<\/strong>
\nSelf-care<\/strong>
\nKaren<\/strong>
\nTik-tok<\/strong>
\nAsk <\/strong>as a noun
\nShattered norms<\/strong>
\nThirst trap<\/strong>
\nInflection point<\/strong><\/p>\n

The other day I heard a guy on the news say “Marxian<\/em>” instead of Marxist. I also heard someone say “uncomfortability<\/em>.” I objected but nobody cared. People on TV also keep saying stuff like “My wife and myself” or “Myself and my crew” because they must think myself<\/em> sounds more intelligent than me<\/em>. People trying to sound intelligent are just ridiculous, whereas people who say “anyways” are at least sincere.<\/p>\n

As this fucking horrible year comes to an end, I am ready to announce my vote for most egregious of all new words: WAP<\/em>. WAP is so tragic, I don’t know where to begin. A wet pussy is obviously a good thing. I mean, it’s better than a dry pussy. It’s a good thing to discuss between lovers. But it doesn’t belong in an anthem!<\/p>\n

Snoop Dogg<\/strong> admitted that he was against WAP, explaining that it referred to a “jewel” that a woman should not devalue. I think he got some shit for that on Twitter. Cardi’<\/strong>s husband Whatshisname”pushed back” by saying something about empowering female sexuality. I’m sorry, no. Just as I don’t want a guy to sing about Big Hard Cocks, I don’t want to hear WAP. I wouldn’t want little kids asking about WAP, but that’s just me, i.e. Karen.<\/p>\n

Weigh in with your own list of awful words! I want to see what I left out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"