# Overused Phrases in 2021? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 31, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010 "2021-12-31T20:54:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/1 "2021-12-31T20:54:32Z")
This HuffPost article bemoans overused phrases. But many of them seem a decade old. “Wait, what?”, “new normal”, “no worries”, “supply chain”, “you’re on mute”… are any of these actually considered current? **What are sone better choices?** > **[‘Wait, What?’ Quip Tops University’s Annual Banished Words List](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2021-banished-words-list_n_61cf315fe4b0bcd2195367b0)** > > Other phrases that should stay in 2021 include, "no worries," "the new normal," and "supply chain." ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/2 "2021-12-31T21:07:48Z")
(Aside: I saw this in the New Threads list, and misread the title as “Overused Phases”. Next to an avatar showing a full moon.) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/3 "2022-01-01T03:29:58Z")
Can we be done with calling people Karens yet? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/4 "2022-01-01T04:02:47Z")
> The second slot went to another misused and overused phrase: “No worries.” > > Nominators said it’s dismissive. > > “If I’m not worried, I don’t want anyone telling me not to worry,” one contributor said. “If I am upset, I want to discuss being upset.” Wait, what? I’ve always (for decades) used ‘No worries’ as the same as ‘No problem’ or ‘De nada’. In other words, ‘You’re welcome. It was no trouble at all.’ I’ve never heard it as an instruction not to worry. One phrase that I’ve hear more in 2021 than ever before is ‘game changer’. Everything is a game changer. Sick of hearing it. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/5 "2022-01-01T04:25:57Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Can we be done with calling people Karens yet? I concur. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I’ve always (for decades) used ‘No worries’ as the same as ‘No problem’ or ‘De nada’. In other words, ‘You’re welcome. It was no trouble at all.’ I’ve never heard it as an instruction not to worry. Yeah, I’ve never heard it as an instruction not to worry. I have heard “you’re muted” more in the last two years than probably my entire life before 2020. But it’s not like it’s a catch phrase, it’s just that people forget to unmute before talking… ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/6 "2022-01-01T04:41:35Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Wait, what? I’ve always (for decades) used ‘No worries’ as the same as ‘No problem’ or ‘De nada’. In other words, ‘You’re welcome. It was no trouble at all.’ I’ve never heard it as an instruction not to worry. Yeah, this is what that phrase means, and I’ve been using it for decades as well. I have no idea what that article is talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/7 "2022-01-01T14:20:38Z")
Heard in numerous YouTube vids when the VO pauses to collect his thoughts: “…so…yeah!” Never heard it in real life. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/8 "2022-01-01T17:52:19Z")
I nominate “At the end of the day . . .” When all is said and done, a lot more gets said than done. And at the end of the day, there remains a lot more heat than light. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/9 "2022-01-01T21:30:54Z")
Let’s go, Brandon ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/10 "2022-01-01T21:51:10Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > I nominate “At the end of the day . . .” “…you’re another day older.” ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/11 "2022-01-01T21:57:53Z")
I would like to never hear or read again “easy peasey”. It is so caviler and dismissive. ‘ ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/12 "2022-01-01T22:05:38Z")
“In these troubled times…” Can a phrase be a single word? Because I never want to hear “ivermectin” again. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/13 "2022-01-01T22:11:27Z")
“In this moment” “Living my best life” “Being my authentic self” ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/14 "2022-01-01T22:40:26Z")
Circle back… circle around… 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/15 "2022-01-01T22:49:20Z")
You do you. An abundance of caution. ---
**Author:** ![Bootb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/16 "2022-01-01T23:02:53Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Can a phrase be a single word? Because I never want to hear “ivermectin” again. I hope for your sake that you’re not planning to be a veterinarian. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/17 "2022-01-01T23:04:21Z")
“Cancelled”, in response to any opposition to a person, place or thing. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/18 "2022-01-01T23:42:47Z")
Being “pumped” about something (as an expression of elation or excitement). ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/19 "2022-01-01T23:50:37Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > This HuffPost article bemoans overused phrases. But many of them seem a decade old. “Wait, what?”, “new normal”, “no worries”, “supply chain”, “you’re on mute”… are any of these actually considered current? “Current” may also mean “back in common use.” “Supply Chain” and “You’re on Mute” are definitely overused currently. You’re right about “Wait, what?” and “No worries” being quite old. “Wait, what?” are literally the last two words spoken in the Bob’s Burgers pilot - in early 2011. “No worries” was something Paul Hogan said in his earliest Australian tourism commercial (the one where he first uses, “We’ll throw a shrimp on the barbie for ya”). ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010/20 "2022-01-02T00:08:54Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > I would like to never hear or read again “easy peasey”. It is so caviler and dismissive. Uh oh. I picked that one up from the Brits. I will try to unlearn it, but I also can’t say “no worries” so what do I say? “You got it!” sounds too much like a sycophant’s phrase. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overused-phrases-in-2021/957010.md?page=2)