# SDMB Overused Word of the Week

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-overused-word-of-the-week/3430>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 24, 1999, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-overused-word-of-the-week/3430 "1999-12-24T00:09:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Krispy\_Original](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-overused-word-of-the-week/3430/1 "1999-12-24T00:09:00Z")

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The **SDMB Overused Word of the Week** for the week ending 12/26/99 is:

```
     *Coventry*

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No offense to anyone that used it this week, but I read this word used at least 9 times in multiple threads over in Great Debates, surpassing the total amount of times I’ve read it out here in the past 9 months.

Stay tuned for next weeks winner…

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-overused-word-of-the-week/3430/2 "1999-12-24T00:25:00Z")

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I’d respond to this, but that would be breaking the Coventry.

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-overused-word-of-the-week/3430/3 "1999-12-24T02:03:00Z")

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The reason that some people propose that certain threads be assigned to Coventry is that it’s easier to spell Coventry than Ouagadougou.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-overused-word-of-the-week/3430/4 "1999-12-24T03:54:00Z")

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Do witches sometimes gather under a coven tree?

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 1999, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-overused-word-of-the-week/3430/5 "1999-12-24T15:00:00Z")

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You ain’t seen nothing. The old AOL board had “Coventry” as one of it’s pet overuse-words. It was at the level of a joke. Sort of like saying “papal fiat” was the answer to any question with the word “why” in it.

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