Top 100 Words That Have Lost Their Meaning
These "Wurds" don't mean what they used to
The Problem with “Words”
I’ve been compiling a list of the top 100 words that have completely lost their meaning in the English language.
I’ll start with the word “word” because if this still meant something then such a list would not be necessary.
Instead, I’ll use “wurd” to describe this new set of words/phrases whose meanings no longer have common definitions.
So below you’ll find the top 100 Wurd List, but not ranked in any particular order.
Let’s Rank Them
I invite everybody to vote for your top 5 (or more) favorite wurds in the comment section.
If enough people reply, I will tabulate the results and:
Re-rank the wurds based on which are the most popular.
Update the Top 100 to include better wurds than what was in my original top 100.
Top 100 Wurd List
Word
Science
Expert
Crisis
Emergency
Risk
Critical Thinking
Consensus
Man/Woman
Mother/Father
Child
Boys/Girls
Gender
Biological sex
Democracy
Liberalism
Socialism
Justice
Oppress(or)
Marginalized
Racism/ist
Extremist
Domestic Terrorist
Bigot
Anti-Semitic/ism
Civil Liberties
Eugenics
Privilege
White
Black
Color
Victim
Vaccine
Whistleblower
Informed Consent
Transitory
Anti-vaxxer
Immunity
Pandemic
Journalist/ism
News
Nazi
Fascist/ism
Tolerant
Inclusive
Guidance
Healthy
Misinformation
Proven
Elite
Unprecedented
Community
Debunked
Free Speech
Hate Speech
Bullying
Conspiracy Theory
Something-phobic
Freedom(s)
Liberty/ies
Hippocratic Oath
Fact-Check(er)
Trust(ed)
Peer Review
Case
Safe/ty
Harm
Effective
Equality
White Supremacist
Insurrection
Coup
Progress(ive)
Sedition
Peaceful
Protest
CDC/WHO
Gain of Function
(In)equity
Political Left
Political Right
Infrastructure
Public Servant
Pronoun (+the actual pronouns)
Education
Sexism
Civil Rights
Matter (as in BLM)
Voter Suppression/Voting Rights
Pedophile
Essential
Fringe
Work
Crime/Criminal
Riot(ing)
Violence
Hate
Radical
RINO
Originalist
Honorable Mentions
Childhood
Feminism
Reality
Robust
Brown
Teachers Unions
Cause of Death
News
Philanthropy
Body (My), Choice (My)
Literally
Bookmark and check back later as the list evolves
How about ill or sick? Previously, well you know what they meant. Now, it means you've tested yourself, you have no symptoms but there are two lines on a bit of plastic which will go into landfill.
Top 5: 1) "science", 2) "immunity", 3) "vaccine", 4) "misinformation", 5) "experts"
Plus some a few others I feel are worth mentioning: "Data", "EUA", "Guidance", "two", and "weeks"