Annoying Terms People Should Stop Using

$3 million an episode can't buy you non-douchehole status

The following terms are hereby banned from the overused lexicon of dbags, skeezemongers and mainstream regurgitators in an effort to improve the quality of life of all people speaking English (and other languages where these terms apply):

Fail - Used ad nauseum as a noun (instead of a verb) to describe everything from simple mistakes to grievous errors, in place of "failure." Example: "That was a fail." 

Make No Mistake - Often heard in political speeches and other media-related statements, including Bush and Obama speeches. Denotes canned seriousness.

Hunker Down - Made most popular during Hurricane Katrina, used by Bush. Sounds rednecky.

Epic - Used ad nauseum to describe anything remotely cool or awesome. See: Charlie Sheen's recent douchebaggery for more. If everything's epic, what's the term for something that's better than that?

Look or Listen - Listen or watch any assessment by political "pundits" and spokespeople over the last four years at least of any topic and you will hear them preface the majority of their statements with "Look..." or "Listen..." sometimes even more than once in one sentence. I swear I recently heard someone try to reiterate a political figure's statement who did this: "Look, the president is saying 'Look, we need to do blah blah blah.' "

We are already looking at you and listening, there's no need to force it.

lol - Originally meant to convey genuine emotion, it's now used in place of a period, or smiley face. I've seen too many "sentences" end with "lol." Stop using it unless you're actually laughing, otherwise you are a liar.

Win - Used as an adjective (instead of a verb) to describe something positively. "That's win." Stop. You are a dbag. Also used by Charlie Sheen in douche mode to overemphasize that he isn't a "loser."

Really? - Somewhere along the line people started using the terms "Seriously?" and "Really?" to respond to something they thought was ridiculous, and not to actually inquire about the validity of something. "Really?" still conveys disbelief, but when combined with a smartass tone of voice, denotes disdain on the part of the user.

Example of old use of "Really?" : 

"It turns out Mercury was never photographed up close until just recently."

"Really? I didn't know that."

"Yup."

Example of shitty use of "Really?" :

"It turns out Mercury was never photographed up close until just recently."

"Really? You're giving me facts about fucking Mercury?"

"Yes 'really' motherfucker. I'm trying to have a conversation that doesn't involve reality TV."