“Baby Bump,” “Win The Future” Among 2012 Banished Words List

Lake Superior State University in Michigan has released their 37th annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness.”

The university has done the list since 1976 and explained, “the list of words and phrases banished over the years has become ginormous.”

Here are the words and phrases banished for 2012:

* Amazing: “Many nominators mentioned over-use on television when they sent their entries, mentioning ‘reality’ TV, Martha Stewart and Anderson Cooper.”

* Baby Bump: “Although nominated by many over the years, this phrase came in as a close second to “amazing” this year.”

* Shared Sacrifice

* Occupy

* Blowback

* Man Cave

* The New Normal

* Pet Parent

* Win The Future: “A political phrase worn wherever you look – to the left (President Obama) or the right (Newt Gingrich).”

* Trickeration

* Ginormous

* Thank You In Advance