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Anagapesis, blatteroon on Wayne State s list of words to revive
Corey Williams
A team at Wayne State University in Detroit has released an annual list Wednesday of little-used words it deems worthy of resurrection.
Anagapesis (loss of feelings for someone who was formerly loved), blatteroon (a senseless babbler or boaster), snollygoster (a shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician) and footle (to engage in fruitless activity; to mess about) are among the 10 words selected by Wayne State University s Word Warriors.
Unlike overused words or phrases that counterparts at Lake Superior State University in Michigan s Upper Peninsula list each year for banishment, the Word Warriors want to dust off those that have fallen into disuse.
In its annual review, Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, released the 2021 edition of the Top 10 words and phrases that are overused to the point of becoming insincere, useless or cliche.
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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Jan 3, (AP): Even as vaccines are being rolled out to battle the coronavirus, wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula say they want to kick any trace of it from the English language. “COVID-19” and “social distancing” are thrown in with “we’re all in this together,” “in an abundance of caution” and “in these uncertain times” on the school’s light-hearted list of banned words and phrases for 2021.
Out of more than 1,450 nominations sent to the school, about 250 words and terms suggested for banishment due to overuse, misuse or uselessness had something to do with the virus. Seven of the 10 selected are connected to the virus, with “COVID- 19” leading the way. “Unprecedented,” which was banished back in 2002, has been restored to the list. “To be sure, COVID-19 is unprecedented in wreaking havoc and destroying lives,” Banished Words List committee members said Thursday in a re