Discover the modern phrases that make Boomers want to run—whether that's from family dinners or corporate boardrooms.

Grammar Guru is starting the year off strong with a spirited list (rant?) of cringe-worthy or just-plain-wrong words and ...

“Cringe” is so cringe ... innovative” could be described as a “game changer,” and LSSU declared the phrase “as tired as a well-worn cliché.” The university noted that nearly ...

"Cryptic and exclusionary, this phrase offers little clarity or substance." Cringe is No. 1 on the list of banished words for 2024. The word has "overstayed its welcome," LSSU said. No. 2 is game ...

The new year just dropped and Lake Superior State University has announced this year’s list of banished words and phrases, ...

Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has unveiled its annual 'banished words' list, following a tradition that dates back to 1976.

Its face one of pure contentment alongside the phrase, “I am cringe, but I am free.” Well, that’s the vibe I’m trying to go for in life right now. I am cringe, but I am free is my new ...

Submissions are due by 8 a.m. ET on Nov. 1, 2025. Here are the words and phrases that the university declared banned for 2025: Cringe “Cringe” is so cringe. The word topped the university’s ...