'Fiscal Cliff' Tops List of Banished Words

Of course, that doesn't mean anyone will stop saying them

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 31, 2012 6:33 AM CST

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'Fiscal Cliff' Tops List of Banished Words — John Boehner walks to a closed-door GOP caucus as Congress meets to negotiate a legislative path to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

It's the end of another year, and thus time for Michigan's Lake Superior State University to release its 38th annual List of Words to be Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse, and General Uselessness. The dozen words and phrases that made this year's cheeky list, per the AP:

Spoiler alert
Kick the can down the road
Trending
Bucket list

Superfood
Guru
Job creators
Double down
YOLO ("You only live once")
Boneless wings
Passion/passionate, particularly when used by companies
And the submission receiving the most nominations: fiscal cliff

Click to see the "amazing" words that made last year's list. (More language stories.)

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