Yay or Nay for the words 'Amazeballs' and 'Lolz'?
We're not sure about those words per se, but there are some words that give us the 'heebs'.
We spoke about words that we think should be banned for the rest of 2023 and now we came across a poll about words.
A poll conducted by 10 Play, an Australian TV service reveals words that they feel everyone dislikes but somehow these words end up in our vocabulary.
We can compare to those moments of utter detest when that song that is not your favourite ends up lingering in your head...
"Neuroscientist Dr Rachel Taylor told the Daily Mail, "If someone uses a word or phrase that we find embarrassing, as humans, we instinctively want to distance ourselves from them - hence the cringe, which can be seen as physically making ourselves smaller." (10 Play)
Is it then safe to say that we all have lost a few friends over some unacceptable word usage?
Quite possibly.
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Words like Amazeballs, Hollibobs, Awesomeness, LOLZ, Bants, Nom Nom Nom, Totes, Bae, Dins Dins, Hanky Panky, Wifey, Sorry, not sorry, Nookie, Happy Friyay, No problemo, Fur baby, Drinkies, Coolio, Me thinks, No offence, but, Wine-o-clock, Bossing it, and My bad featured on the list of most hated words.
We have to say that some of these are quite outdated but we don't have a problem with things that are old that are still okay to use.
Sometimes people use these words in settings to avoid awkward situations.
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Weirdly enough, Dr Rachel Taylor said "Our primitive brain cannot distinguish between a physical or psychological threat, and any awkward behaviour from others can trigger a threat response." (10 Play)
All in all, we guess sticking to acceptable diction can save us from being ostracised.
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