There's been a list of words and phrases nominated for banishment floating semi-virally around the Web this week, including "fiscal cliff," "superfood," and "YOLO."
What words should we return to the English lexicon in 2013?
I have a couple:
Balderdash: Because it's way classier than "bullshit," but still has the same cadence.
Date: Okay, so it's not exactly extinct, but it's severely underused. Date, as in, "Would you like to go on a date with me?" as opposed to, "Want to get coffee sometime?" If I have to ask you whether or not you're asking me on a date, and if upon asking I find out that you are, then you have done something wrong. Make your intentions clear, and you will never be "friendzoned."
Fallow: Available, but left uncultivated -- a good metaphor for all sorts of political issues likely to come up in the new year.