Most Popular Phrases of 21st Century
Asked for some suggestions for the Top Phrases/Catchwords of the 21st century, here's what Boom This! readers came up with:
The winners are:
1. It is what it is.
2. Outside the box
3. Googling (or Googled)
4. IMed, IMing (Instant Message)
5. 24/7/365
6. Dissing
7. Too much information
8. That’s wrong on so many levels.
9. Bling-bling
10. How cool is that?
11. Uber (anything)
Other “I could have been a contender” nominees were:
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Gnarly
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“You’re harshing my mellow.”
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Mother of (fill in the blank)
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Amped
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Who dey? We dey!
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Hanging chad
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Spanglish
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Go commando
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Phishing
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“A” list
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Props
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Mullet
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Downshifting (Boomers moving to less stressful jobs)
By Teresa K. Flatley