Overused buzzwords this year

[Steverino]

or catchphrases.

We "reached out" to..

The situation "on the ground" is..

He has a great "skill set"



Line 'em up and throw 'em down

 

[BlockInlay]

onboarding
incentivize
boil the ocean
lead on the target
boots on the ground

(i love the last two, soft pudgy office twats comparing what they do to war)

 

[sleewell]

leveraged

I have also noticed that many people are now starting every sentence with the word So.

 

[tiger roach]

Polar Vortex

 

[Coralkong]

I hate the following phrases:

"I know, right?"
"Really?"
"It is what it is."

 

[Ignored Member]

I haven't had to face "lead on the target" yet but "boots on the ground" is pretty common.

I hate it. You're not fighting a war. You're writing a freakin' piece of software.

 

[jaxn slim]

failboat

 

[tompetty]

Groaty to the max.....

 

[frunobulax]

true bypass

 

[mongooz]

"moving (or going) forward"
i just want to slap people who say that.....unfortunately, most of them are supervisors and bosses.

like we could MOVE BACKWARD. it's an asinine statement. what the hell was wrong with "in the future"?

i'm REALLY tired of all these stupid phrases business speak-tards keep coming up with to say the exact damn thing we've been saying. do they NOT realize that their new catch phrase does NOT make them sound "smart"....it makes them sound not only stupid, but self-inflated also.

 

[mongooz]

leveraged

I have also noticed that many people are now starting every sentence with the word So.

yea....it seems that it's everywhere. and a lot of millennials are doing it all the time, like every sentence or phrase has to start with "So".....

 

[Steverino]

The "optics" of the situation..

Though I think that one is on a 2-3 year roll.

 

[Tig]

Wankel Rotary Engine


I dunno, most listed so far (except "boil the ocean") have been buzzing for several years from the meetings I've attended. I think people regurgitate buzzwords like fashion designers do with past styles.

I want innovation, like "scrotumized" and "doucherated".

 

[shoeless]

I hate the following phrases:

"I know, right?"
"It is what it is."

Those were the first two I thought of too.

 

[Coralkong]

My new favorite buzz-word is "Fucktard".

I find myself slipping that into my work vocabulary at any opportunity.

Examples of acceptable usage:

"Well, I can't help it that the customer is a complete fucktard."

"What the hell is wrong you? Are you some kind of fucktard?"

 

[Stratguy]

I'm not a fan of "bless her/his heart," because arounf here it usually follows a real put down.

 

[Tig]

I'm not a fan of "bless her/his heart," because arounf here it usually follows a real put down.

So, it really is true about him? It is what it is.
So, going forward we'll reach out and incentivize him by blocking his internet access, bless his pornographic heart.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I'm not a fan of "bless her/his heart," because arounf here it usually follows a real put down.

I get what you're saying, bless your heart...

 

[tgk03]

I have been writing and rewriting my resume and cover letters so much lately that these cliches are bouncing in my head and I don't know what sounds sincere anymore.

Could I just say, "hire me, I am not a fucktard"?

 

[mongooz]

I have been writing and rewriting my resume and cover letters so much lately that these cliches are bouncing in my head and I don't know what sounds sincere anymore.

Could I just say, "hire me, I am not a fucktard"?

but....fucktard IS a cliche.