Banished words
At the end of the day, we can circle back for a deep dive into the new normal. Oops, those words are from last year’s banished list! No worries because the supply chain of banished words grows meatier each year. Here are the words for 2023
You can view the entire list and the explanations at Lake Superior’s website
That being said, here is a list of excellent words I’d like to see made more popular!
My Best Words
- audacity
- balderdash
- baloney
- bamboozle
- bejeebers
- berserk
- bodacious
- bogus
- bona-fide
- brouhaha
- britches
- catawampus
- caterwaul
- codger
- concoction
- confuzzled
- decrepit
- discombobulate
- hoodwink
- hullabaloo
- fiddle-faddle
- fiddlesticks
- flabbergast
- flibberty-jibbit
- flimflam
- flummoxed
- fuddy-duddy
- gobsmacked
- galivant
- jalopy
- kerfuffle
- kibosh
- lambast
- lollygag
- persnickety
- nincompoop
- numbskull
- ragamuffin
- rigmarole
- shenanigans
- skeedaddle
- skewwhiff
- skullduggery
- tomfoolery
- thingamabob
- thunderation
- wishy-washy
Think about how audacious you’ll sound using them in the new year.
Too fun! I am surprised at how often the hubs and I use ‘kerfuffle’. It somehow wormed its way into our vernacular a few years ago. Now I find it quite indispensable.
Kerfuffle is a grand word! And fitting for so many things. 😊
Love them all:)
I do too! I only wish I could remember them when I need them! Lol
How fun
They are! Thanks for reading, Mary. 😊