2011 Banished Words List "refudiates" Palin! (TWO Palin-related banishments!)

[UrbScotty]

Each year around New Year's, Lake Superior State University releases a List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness." Originally designed as a publicity grabber for this small university of about 2,500 students (as of 2009), this tradition is now in its 36th year. A couple of words and phrases inspired by Palin and McCain - "maverick" and "First Dude" - were banished two years ago following the election.

Well, thanks to (ahem) the American people, "Mama Grizzly" Palin has been "refudiated" twice more, as "Mama Grizzly" and "refudiate" have been banished by LSSU!

The complete list:

• Viral


• Epic


• Fail


• Wow Factor


• A-ha Moment


• Back story


• BFF


• Man up


• Refudiate


• Mama Grizzlies


• The American People


• I'm Just Sayin'


• Facebook and Google (when used as verbs - "I'm going to Google this")


• Live Life to the Fullest

So let's "man up" and make this "viral" so that everyone can have an "a-ha moment" when they "Google" or "Facebook" Palin!

(Oh, and why not submit a word for banishment in the 2012 list? ;-) )

[hlthe2b]

1. Can't say "Palin" (or McCain) without "Fail"

So then they are banished from public discourse? I'll take it!

[EFerrari]

2. I think the google battle is a losing one.

:)

[UrbScotty]

3. Yep - it's an epic fail! ;-)

[Capitalocracy]

5. Seriously. Who came up with that?

Note: Please stop using Google as a verb for looking stuff up online.

Thank you. We apologize for any inconvenience.

-- Signed, Yahoo! and Bing.

[boppers]

10. Yahoo now uses Bing for their web results.

Only really a few left now, and that's just because players like Yandex and Baidu got to some markets faster.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Is it time to fall back on "Grizzly sow"?

(This is correct usage -- adult bears are sows or boars.)

[nebenaube]

6. awesome! thank you! I'm using that! n/t

[Motown_Johnny]

7. .

"I'm Just Sayin'" let's "man up" and make this "viral" so that "The American People" can have an "a-ha moment" when they "Google" or "Facebook" Palin's "Mama Grizzlies'" "Epic" "Fail" until their "BFF" "Refudiate" the "Backstory" so we can "All Live Life to the Fullest".

[UrbScotty]

11. Bravo! (nt)

[EFerrari]

8. .

[WorseBeforeBetter]

9. Agree with all but Google, but no "under the bus"?! (n/t)