List of Banished Words for 2025 from University in Michigan 

Lake Superior State University has come out with their list of words that are tired and overused that should be dropped. There are ten of them and I agree with all of them 100%. (Oh wait, that is one they listed.)

Here’s the words that should be banned: 

  • Cringe 
  • Game changer 
  • Era 
  • Dropped 
  • IYKYK (If you know, you know) 
  • Skibidi 
  • 100% 
  • Utilize 
  • Sorry not sorry 
  • Period 

 I especially want to see the ones used by management go like game changer and utilize. And I am really tired of sorry, not sorry.

This is a good list nationally, but what about a local list? 

Utah Words and Phrases That Could Go Away in 2025 

These are some words and phrases I wouldn’t mind seeing dropped from the average conversation. 

Hot enough for you? Yes, summer is hot and I’m tired of this specific way of bringing up a conversation on it. 

It’s a dry heat. See above. Hot is hot and I don’t care about its dampness. 

We are having a meeting. I don’t want any more meetings. How about you send me a text summing it up. 

Fry sauce. I like fry sauce and I don’t want to talk about it. I don’t care if you have never heard of it. I know it is a Utah thing. The topic bores me. 

Bonus. Any discussion about how weird Utah is. We’re not really that different. In fact, we usually kind of blend in. 

Do you agree or am I just getting curmudgeony. What would you add? 

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