Do you get bored with expressions? I do. I avoid, “Awesome,” like an f-bomb. Okay. That’s not true. I occasionally f-bomb. Last year, Stacey Woods, a writer for Esquire’s Culture Blog, listed twenty-seven sayings or slang that had to go. This year she’s not messing around. She listed fifty of them!
I chose a few and came up with substitutions. I’m sure they will be the latest new expressions for 2015!
“Rockin’ out” is out.
This dog is ampin’ it with his jazz hands!
Being “over it,” is over.
Have you logged deflategate yet?
You may Only Live Once, but we’re tired of its randomness.
I am all about DWIDI. Don’t Wish It, DO IT!!!
This guy kinda overdid it…
“Actually” is unnecessary.
Fact. I really love new expressions.
All forms of “crazy” are no longer a thing.
There is no one more contorted than me.
I would like to replace “cool.”
A combination of momentous and monumental is monumentous.
Stacey threw out “dropping,” and maybe she has a point. The Broncos would be in the Super Bowl if they threw down instead.
Here’s one from last year. TV commentators are still using the old and tired adjective, “sick.” Maybe you could throw down hideous once in a while!
Taylor Swift applied to trademark, “Sick beat.” She must not have gotten the memo. “Hideous beat” sounds a lot better. By the way, mine are free to use!
Which ones do you like?
Susie Lindau's Wild Ride 
You’re like, totally awesome Suz!
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Thanks RedDog. You are completely hideous!
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Haahaaaaa, sorry, I been getting called hideous for years…whatever happened to rad?
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…and momental’s got potential…
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Right?! It’s monumentous!
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Hideous is good!!!! Rad went out with the mullet.
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WTF? The mullet is OUT? I’m feeling so last year right now!
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Sorry to break it to you. Is there a Cost Cutters nearby?
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Eff it Suz, I’m going the full head shave and tattoo look now…surely that has some monumentousness about it?
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You’ll be ampin’ it!!!
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Like totally contorted man!
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Hahaha! You are truly hideous. I’m so glad you found my blog!
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Too sweet Suz, good luck shaking me off your trail now darl.
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Since I LOVE the dog so much I can’t stop watching it and laughing, I am going to make up my own expression: Get your Jazz Hands on! Let’s get our Jazz Hands on! To be used when referring to anything.
Now let me go watch that dog again!
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I LOVE it! I’ve got my jazz hands on, Lisa! 🙂 That dog cracks me up along with the guy who face plants on the judge’s table…
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Did you draw the stick arms on the dog?
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No. I wish I knew how to do that!
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Me too!
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I would think it would have to be draw on frame by frame, but there’s probably a program for it. 🙂
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Taking notes and crossing stuff out.
Phew! Thank goodness you provided this list, Susie…I DO get so tired of hearing (and even using) the standard lines.
My favorite was ‘monumentus’ and ‘hideous’
It would be rad to use both of them in the same sentence.
Happy Friday!!
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Thanks Mama Mick!
Mama Mick was monumentous to leave such a hideous comment!
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Well played!!
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MICHELLE, there you are!!! Sorry I’ve been living under a rock for so long and haven’t visited for a while. Nothing personal because if anyone is monumentously hideous it’s you. Love Red
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Hello, my friend! I’ve been thinking of you, too! In fact, I have a couple of posts from you waiting in my inbox…like a gift!! I hope you’re doing well, Red!
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I would like to say yes, Mich, but I shall settle for getting there. Love
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Sending you hugs across the airwaves, Red.
Thanks to Susie for letting us hang out here this morning. xo
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Love hideous. Tried it out at home and am now sleeping outside.
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Hahaha! The first time I heard sick, I could not figure out what they were talking about. I thought either the snowboarder was literally sick or he had a terrible run. Think, Michael Jackson’s bad.
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Ha ha ha
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Hey Susie, we’re getting even more snow today. I can only assume the skiing up here is hideous.
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You got it, Darla!!!! I bet it is. You are so monumentous!
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You know what else is hideous and monumentous? Your blog’s theme. I love it so much I’m changing mine AGAIN.
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Thanks! I have been looking for something clean with an easy to read typeface and two different fonts. The banner is honking big, but other than that, I love it!
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I LOVE your banner! I think it’s perfect. I usually can’t find a theme I like 100% but this one is great because like you said, it’s clean and the fonts are easy to read. (I’m getting more farsighted by the second lately…)
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I know what you mean! I’m risking missspelt werds rte now scnce I’m not weering redding glassses.
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I like logged or maybe archived would be even better. Great post, Susie!
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Thanks Cathy! Anything is better than some of these tired expressions. Thanks for being so hideously monumentous! Ha! I’ve written that misspelled word so many times, my iPad thinks it’s a thing! Oh yeah. That’s an expression my daughter uses more often in the negative. “That is not a thing.”
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I tried to coin the noun “urbania” for everyplace that’s not rural. Fact. I thought it was hideous, but most everyone else just thought I was contorted.
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Hahaha! You are monumentus! I’ll have to throw down “urbania!”
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Since you gave us permission, I intend on using “monumentous” in a sentence at least once today! That’s a great one. The expressions that I’ve grown tired of are “like,” as in “I’m, like, so bored of this word,” and “gift.” Yes, I know it’s the new hot phrase, but to me, “gift” is still a noun, not a verb. Stay hideous, Susie!
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Like “gifting?” Yeah. I never thought about it, but you’re right. We are doing that a lot with words.
I’m glad you are spreading the monumentous love D! You are truly hideous!
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Awesome. Been trying not to say that word for at least two years and it keeps flying out of my mouth. At least the Broncos are honestly dropping and not hanging onto soft balls. Will your spam detector deep six me for saying so?
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Hahaha! I love it. Awesome slips out waaaay less than the f-bomb. Yep. The Broncos seemed deflated throughout the playoff game, but their balls stayed firm… 🙂
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These are great! I completely agree with you!
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Woohoo! Thanks. See if you can work a few of them into conversation over the weekend. 🙂
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I love “monumentous.” Great word. And I could definitely hear myself saying, “I logged it.” On the other hand, that one has a bit of a scatological sound to it. Hmm, maybe I better skip that one. 😉
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I think I’ll use all of them, but hideous will always get a double take until it catches on. I had to look up scatological and I agree. When we are done digesting something, we poop it out! Ha!
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you had me at jazz hands.. what can I say? LOL
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I started writing this post right after surgery, so I’ve seen that little dog many times and it still makes me laugh!
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Fact.
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Right? Use it this weekend!
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DWIDI……lolololololololololololololol…WONDERFUL POST!
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Oh, thank you! I love DWIDI too! Have fun slipping them into conversation over the weekend!
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DWIDI: my new mantra for succeeding at writing. “Don’t wish it. Do it. ” Monumentous! I’m ampin’ it.
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You can throw them down all weekend!!!
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Cool will always be cool. It can never be replaced.
Otherwise, this SICK post was AWESOME!
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You are hideously monumentous, Phil!!! Thanks!
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You know, I get really tired of people telling me what I can and cannot say to express myself. Just let people use the new ones. I will follow suit…eventually. 🙂
Scott
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I think they’re meant as tongue-in-cheek suggestions. But I gotta say some really irritate me. After reading Stacey’s list of slang to leave behind, I enjoy coming up with substitutions. It’s fun!!!
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It seems to me that monumentous is the winner here, Susie. It sounds like the son of ginormous.The expression I’d love kicked to the curb is “no problem”, especially when it’s used to replace thank you. A year from now, I expect that Stacey Woods will add “kicked to the curb” to her list. I bet she’s about as much fun as swimming in cement swim fins.
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It’s been her job two years running and I love coming up with substitutions. Glad you found one to call your own! Throw it down this weekend and see if anyone gets amped up about it!
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I can’t stand people who cannot say a single sentence without “ya know”
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I say “like” a lot. It’s a terrible habit, ya know? Ha! Thanks for stopping by Carl!
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Hilarious. Ampin’ it is definitely going to go mainstream.
But “cool” will stay here – it goes with the vintage red mustang. People just can’t help sayin’ “coooooool” as you cruise by…it’s a Pavlov thing.
(Whoa! Denver’s got coach Kubiack back and Wade. Wade’s good. Broncos now rearing to go next year.)
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Stacey didn’t suggest getting rid of cool, but I like monumentus!
That dog is really ampin’ it. My PT mentioned the word ampin’ in regards to my thigh. I couldn’t believe it. And then I realized she was literally going to use shock therapy. Yep. I got amped alright. Nearly jumped out of my skin!
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That’s the weirdness – since is is actually in usage, there a big chance distortion for other uses….everything seems to be so amped these days. (Brilliance leaking out of you again..you can’t stop it! It’s amped!)
But I guess you may be monumentus discouraged about not being up wrestling with a snowboard…maybe next year?
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Okay I aim to stop using awesome and cool, I’m not sure I could drop darn it it’s my kid friendly go to swear word when I break something 😉
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I think darn it is fine and cool will be around forever. I just wanted to introduce monumentous! But awesome is over!!!
Thanks for swinging by Catherine!
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Sorry can’t give up “cool”, its way too f-ing much of a totally awesome word and stands the test of time. And you didn’t mention Dude which is still one of my faves! Hey how about faves?!? That word is killer!
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These were replacements for the ones Stacey threw out. I still use faves, cool and dude. But you gotta let go of AWESOME!!! It’s not so awesome anymore… Did you love the jazzy dog?
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That dog was pretty awesome! Sorry, had to go there. 🙂
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Ye of little restraint…. 🙂
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Yep … dawg was cool! 🙂
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Hilarious!!!
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Here’s the saying that makes me crazy: “Have a good one!” Whatever happened to wishing somebody a nice day??
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That is irritating. Lame Adventures doesn’t like, “No problem,” instead of, “Thank you.” I have to agree!
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Indeed. Though I’m partial to the Australian version, “no worries.”
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Love that one too!
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These are so hilarious! I don’t like when people say, “There ya go.” I don’t know why it rilesme up, but it does. I love the gymnast who overshot the vault! He’s a superstar!
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I probably riled you up more than once! That’s a very midwestern expression and one of my faves. 🙂
The kid who is in the video and shared his gif said it was his first meet! Ha!
Thanks for stopping by, Renee. You should throw a few down this weekend!
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Dude be flying!
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So can we still use “sick” to describe having the flu or ebola, or are we going to relegate hospitals and clinics to caring for the hideous? If hideous becomes the new sick, then how are we to refer to those among us who are incredibly ugly? Bostonians will agree, this entire thing is wicked confusing.
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Hahaha! I’ll have to come up with one for incredibly ugly. How about the old tried and true, heinous?
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The blended word “fugly” is also sometimes suitable.
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It made our local newspaper in regards to fugly sweaters!!!
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Those journalists are cutting edge out your way!
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I think it went over the silver heads….
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