That phrase comes in second on the 2025 list, which just “dropped” (no. 4). Crowning the common offenders at no. 1 is “cringe ...

Lake Superior State University reveals its annual list of banished words and phrases, citing misuse, overuse and uselessness.

Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie has spotlighted words and phrases it says have worn out their welcome.

LSSU has been compiling a lighthearted list of banished words every year since 1976, when the school's former public ...

Lake Superior State University releases a list of words people feel we should leave behind in the previous year.

We reported the 2024 list of words and phrases that people think have outlived their usefulness. On Wednesday, Lake Superior ...

It’s a tradition that started almost 50 years ago, when members of the school’s public relations staff began collecting ...

A new year brings the promise of fresh beginnings, but it is also the perfect moment to reflect on the words and phrases that ...

The tradition since 1976 calls an end to words and phrases that people find overused and no longer meaningful.