Most annoying word or phrase in 2017? Whatever

The Sacramento Bee ^ | December 19, 2017 | Anthony Sorci

[EveningStar]

The most annoying word or phrase used in casual conversation this year? Whatever.

According to the annual Marist Poll released Monday, for the ninth consecutive year, “whatever” takes the prize as the most irksome word, 33 percent of Americans say.

Rounding out the top five were “fake news” (23 percent), “no offense, but” (20 percent), “literally” (11 percent) an “you know what I mean” (10 percent), according to the poll.

[EveningStar]

Poll breakdown

[EveningStar]

ping

[morphing libertarian]

collusion

[ilovesarah2012]

Diversity

[Borges]

Intersectionality, cisgender, transmisoginy, non-binary, Privilege

[Eddie01]

Collusion and Diversity at the top of the list for sure.

Fake News should be “Best New Word”.

[Inyo-Mono]

The word, or I should say the phrase, that most annoys me is “No problem,” when you ask for something as simple as a paper napkin at a fast food restaurant or other business.

Better not be a problem when I’m a paying customer.

[Maceman]

Sorry, not sorry.

[T-Bone Texan]

“It’s OK to be White.”

[lerker]

Nothingburger /thread

[fieldmarshaldj]

The only people that hate the phrase “fake news” are left-wingers. The only people that hate fake news are the rest of us.

[ßuddaßudd]

blaming the Russians,, is getting very oooooooollddd.. .

[right way right]

#sickofvirtuesignalinghashtagbs

[bagster]

Clearly

Tick Tock

[dfwgator]

Woke.

[MeganC]

Eh, whatever.

[bagster]

“It’s OK to be White.”

Hush, that's a good one.

Drill down

[OKSooner]

"On steroids."

Or maybe that was 2002.

[bagster]

meh

[forgotten man]

“progressive”