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CTyankee

(68,543 posts) Sat May 30, 2026, 03:59 PM Saturday

Can we please stop -- just for a little while -- using the word "iconic"?

How about: classic, legendary, renowned, quintessential? Used appropriately of course.

Thank you for considering this request.

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Can we please stop -- just for a little while -- using the word "iconic"? (Original Post) CTyankee Saturday OP

Iconic is a memorable emotive cultural spot in mass culture's mind. bucolic_frolic Saturday #1

Also, I'm "old." CTyankee Saturday #2

Old is just generic and widespread. bucolic_frolic Saturday #3

Old but still cranking it out... CTyankee Saturday #4

Ironic to be irate about iconic BoRaGard Saturday #5

You are an iconic member of DU. 😂😂 madinmaryland Saturday #6

It's a very "influencer" word. choie Saturday #7

What an iconic request! marble falls Saturday #8

bucolic_frolic

(56,033 posts)

1. Iconic is a memorable emotive cultural spot in mass culture's mind.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 04:04 PM

Saturday

How do you like that? I made it up without a dictionary or search or AI.

And by the way, CTyankee is iconic, perhaps because of the American Revolution, or because of a famous book, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."

CTyankee

(68,543 posts)

2. Also, I'm "old."

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Sat May 30, 2026, 04:06 PM

Saturday

bucolic_frolic

(56,033 posts)

3. Old is just generic and widespread.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Sat May 30, 2026, 04:10 PM

Saturday

It's cultural, many are old if they're lucky, but it's not very emotive specifically, and the image is not specific.

But if you'd rather be known as old instead of that other word you don't want to hear, it's fine with me and I would bet most of DUers.

old CTyankee it is!