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The English language is beautiful. New words are created every day and thrown into everyone’s vernacular and people barely ever ask why. In fact, selfie was added to the dictionary last year. Once people start to feel comfortable with words, they use them more and more, and eventually words and phrases themselves become trendy.

But just like any other trend, they are easily overused, so much so that we get sick of them and start to hate them.

The following is a list of words and phrases we’re so sick of hearing that we’re getting close to the point of absolutely hating them. However, we probably won’t stop using these words until someone comes up with better synonyms.

Disclaimer: I use all of these words/phrases. All the time.

Honestly/literally

If you don’t preface everything you say with this, does that mean you are lying? This is first on the list for the sole reason that I don’t want to be a hypocrite. Because, honestly, I do this literally every single day.

YOLO

When Drake first dropped “The Motto” with Lil Wayne and Tyga, YOLO was the hottest phrase out there. Want to have a night on the town? YOLO. Opting for a cheeseburger instead of a salad? YOLO. It wasn’t until gift shops along every single tourist attraction and our parents started saying it that it became much too much.

Millenials/Twenty-somethings

These two phrases usually go together. I think the bigger issue with these two phrases is that they are often in headlines of articles telling us what we should do with our lives. Example? “38 Things Millenials Should Do Before Their 30s.” Excuse me, Internet, but LET ME LIVE. Stop telling us what to do. Being born in the same decade does not make everyone in that age group the same.

Swag

This one is tricky. Swag is a silly word that has started to be used in a sarcastic matter. However, no one can deny the perfection that is swag. What other word means the same thing? Someone who has swag has a certain essence or persona about them that cannot truly be described using other words. Let’s just try to cut down our usage.

Needless to say

This is more technical. If it’s needless to say, why are you about to say it?

Bae

Calling your significant other bae: cute. Calling everyone and everything bae: not cute. If you’re talking to your significant other, babe works too.

Fact

People love to drop this on the end of any statement they say to try to make it hold more meaning, or to try to win an argument. Example? “Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. FACT.” No, that’s not a fact. Stop it.

True

Can be used if you agree with something. Also used as a synonym for “OK.” Sometimes it’s even just a place filler, where you don’t really know what to respond, but you can’t just not reply. True.

_______ is everything

Is it really, though? If Rihanna‘s latest outfit is EVERYTHING to you, then you have nothing. Harsh but true. It’s basically used as a synonym for “this is really great.” I get it, but let’s use this sparingly.

#NoFilter

Saying your photo has no filter on it doesn’t really make it better. And it doesn’t make me more likely to double tap. I appreciate a good picture, filter or not. Bet ya a filter would’ve made it even better. And, just because you didn’t click “lo-fi” doesn’t mean you didn’t adjust the lighting and contrast. I SEE YOU, INSTAGRAM UPDATES.

TFTI

Acronym for “thanks for the invite.” I see people comment this on pictures or in replies to tweets. If they wanted you there, they would have invited you. This is even more annoying when it is not an invite-only event. Stop. Just stop.

Basic

Basic is basic. Not complex. Can also be used to describe something as uninteresting, plain, unoriginal, and sometimes even dumb or mindless. For example, some may say a girl carrying a coffee from Starbucks while wearing Ugg boots is basic. Frequently used coupled with b*tch, because alliteration is fun. But not everyone is basic! Take it easy.

Thot

An acronym of “that hoe over there,” it now is used as a noun by itself. Typically describes a female who gets around, although males can also be thot-like. It also doesn’t sound as harsh and can be used more comfortably in public. OK, fine. I still really like this one.

Do you have some alternatives? What about other words are you sick of hearing? Comment down below.

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