Words and Phrases that have lost all meaning due to constant misuse

[Black Waltz]

tumblr idiots have called too many things they don't like pedophilia. and other words too but i can't remember them right now. stop abusing serious terms until they lose their meaning goddamit

Which is weird, seeing how they endorse pedo rights.

 

[BoingBoingBoi]

not a word but the phrase "begs the question" is almost always misused. usually people mean "raises the question." to "beg the question" means to offer a circular answer to an existing question, not to raise a new question.

 

[Nazi vegeta]

nigga nigga yo.

 

[Fascist Frederick]

-gate. Anytime something happens it's something-gate. A games journalist gets a blow job? Gamer-gate. Trump gives some ladies an alternative handshake? Pussy-gate. Comic book faggotry? Comics-gate. I drop my beer? Spill-gate. Someone rear ends me in traffic? Whiplash-gate. We just need someone to get stuck in a gate or something and we'll have Gate-gate.

 

[oldTireWater]

Freedom

 

[Ilackcreativity]

social justice warrior

 

[Apteryx Owenii]

-We3n
-literally (I know it's in OP but it deserves another mention)
-"I could care less" and "irregardless" which doesn't even get tagged as a misspelling here

Spoiler: Decimate: just a pet peeve, I'll admit

(but it's a good example of making language less descriptive by using words to mean vague or synonymous things instead of their original, well-defined meaning. Now 'decimate' is often used to mean 'destroyed' which, okay, we already have a word for that: destroyed.)

 

[Rokko]

triggered, at least from a sjw´s perspective. i like to use still use it since it became funny again after the triggered meme.

 

[HY 140]

"Just ignore it" and "racist"

 

[jewelry investor]

"tru"

 

[UnKillFill]

"Credible"

 

[MemeGray]

"Appreciate"

To recognize the full worth. Not "care about" like "he doesn't appreciate me" or to replace "thanks" as in "I appreciate that"

 

[bippu_as_fuck_ls400]

he/she

 

[UselessRubberKeyboard]

'feminist'
'lesbian'
'sex worker'

All three generally equal a middle-aged lantern-jawed men in lolita dressup and clownface, much to the ire of middle-aged lantern-jawed women in boilersuits.

'Reach out to'

The word you're looking for is 'contact'. It's a lot more succinct, uses less letters, and doesn't make you sound like a mincing faggot. Use it.

 

[Teri-Teri]

Snowflake

 

[Bread Fetishist]

Cultural appropriation

 

[Benine Bovine]

The Russians

 

[Preferred Penne]

-gate. Anytime something happens it's something-gate. A games journalist gets a blow job? Gamer-gate. Trump gives some ladies an alternative handshake? Pussy-gate. Comic book faggotry? Comics-gate. I drop my beer? Spill-gate. Someone rear ends me in traffic? Whiplash-gate. We just need someone to get stuck in a gate or something and we'll have Gate-gate.

I'm willing to bet that most people don't know why "-gate" is even used anymore.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

Communist
Socialist
Authoritarian
Totalitarian
Far-right
Xenophobia
SJW
Hitler
Stalin
Mao
Hate [group/speech/crime]
Discrimination
Misogyny

 

[NARPASSWORD]

There was a probably a time when "mean spirited" meant something beyond "WAH THIS CARTOON HURT MY FEE FEES!", but it seems to be lost due to Enter and his ilk.