Words with No Meaning
I have taken to compiling a list of words commonly used in private and platform American conversation that have little or no meaning anymore.
But they are employed as if they have great meaning. Buzzwords, they used to be called, the banal product of tired and shoddy thinking, on the Left and Right.
Here’s my current list:
Normalcy
Existential
Victim
Glint
Unpack
Optics
Viral
Shaming
Distraction
Identity
Transparency
Socialism
(Phrase) My thoughts and prayers
(Phrase) So sorry for your loss
(Phrase) In reality
Christian
Elite
Patriot
Cancel
Grooming
Media
Freedom
Offensive
Inappropriate
Uncomfortable
Entitlement
Privilege
Surreal
Woke
Gender
Treatment
Therapy
Homeless
Story
Addict
Zombie
Republican
Brand