20 Words That the Internet Has Forever Ruined

1.

BBC too. -RunDNA

2.

Based. The way it's used doesn't even make sense out of the context of the internet. -mushgar

3.

Cringe. Saying something was "cringey" has been around forever, but somehow this new usage is sandpaper to my ears. -Thedaspokesman

4.

"Epic." Overuse of the word "epic" diminishes the gravity of the word. Please stop. -okunlolao

5.

Cancelled. -rainyboos

6.

With string instruments (and other instruments I'm sure but I just know strings), the placement and ordering of what fingers you use to play notes is referred to as "fingering." -zzaannsebar

7.

Facial. -Informal_Laugh_4221

8.

The term "hack". For example, "These life hacks will BLOW your mind!!!" No they won't, five minute crafts. -Marie_Robbins

9.

Not a word but a name, Karen. I am not a westerner but I feel bad for anyone whose name is Karen and has to take all the jokes. -Environmental_Comb45

10.

Literally. -chokeemeharder

11.

Narcissism. Like every idiot throwing it out there lately without understanding the first thing about psychology. Keep the 3 am drunk bar psychology where it belongs. -kharjou

12.

Porn. Earthporn, foodporn, spaceporn. -theinnocenthostage

13.

Suspicious. "Pretty sus." -Scaniarix

14.

Daddy has too much sexual connotation now. -Ar1st0cr4t1c

15.

The act of hammering in wooden stakes is often called “pegging." -rawker86

16.

Gaslight. This used to mean systematic psychological manipulation to the point when the victim questions reality, not simply lying. -ArghNooo

17.

Triggered. This was a term describing when the victim of severe psychological damage was exposed to stimulus causing them to not just remember, but actually re-experience the moment the trauma occurred. Now it's used to describe being upset with something. -ArghNooo

18.

Thick. -VerminTrappers

19.

Vibe. -cebooly

20.

Woke. -inflammable