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Old 01-08-2020, 09:25 PM
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...for people to stop using the most overused word in the history of the world in their posts. Yes, of course I am talking about "iconic." For the love of God, please use something else. I'm not alone. We can't take it anymore!!!!!!!

Here is an imperfect, but quite far-reaching, list of words/short phrases I quickly cobbled together that can easily be switched in before you even think about hitting the 'i' on your keyboard to start writing that hackneyed, trite, tired, cliched, played-out word. Just look over the list and choose the one that works best for you in your post. I beg of you...please. It's easy, they're in alphabetical order. I'll even amend the list to add other words that work, if people have suggestions...

• archetypal
• banner
• canonical
• celebrated
• chief
• classic
• consequential
• definitive
• distinctive
• elite (eliminated by request)
• emblematic
• eminent
• epic (added by request)
• epochal
• essential
• exalted
• exemplary
• extraordinary
• fabled
• famed
• famous
• featured
• flagship
• glorious
• highly-regarded
• historic
• illustrious
• important
• key
• lauded
• leading
• legendary
• lionized
• magnificent
• marvelous
• momentous
• most important
• one and only
• paradigmatic
• paragon
• pivotal
• popular
• powerful
• premier
• primary
• prime
• principal
• prized
• prominent
• prototypical
• quintessential
• renowned
• revered
• seminal
• showcased
• supreme
• time-honored
• top of mind
• venerable (newly added and an awesome alternative)
• venerated
• well-established
• well-known

Additional content most likely NOT found in the OED:
• Fantabulous!
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I have never seen such an exhaustive list as you have created. I believe it would be tough to top. It seems, if I may say so, iconic in nature. Your mission is complete.

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Haven't used any of the words in the list or the one you want to replace.
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I don't use that word to describe a card unless I can double click on it on top of it's slab, mag case, or top loader and elicit a noticeable response...
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How bout "textbook"... 'fabled' is nice. I might use that next time...
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I can't take it when announcers during sporting events use the word unbelievable.
Unbelievable would be Cuba winning a gold medal in hockey not some guy make the same play you have already seen 100 times before.
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I can't take it when announcers during sporting events use the word unbelievable.
Unbelievable would be Cuba winning a gold medal in hockey not some guy make the same play you have already seen 100 times before.
"Amazing" is equally over-used.
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You forgot waterfront.
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I can't take it when announcers during sporting events use the word unbelievable.
Unbelievable would be Cuba winning a gold medal in hockey not some guy make the same play you have already seen 100 times before.
First of all, great thread Darren!
Second of all, I spewed my coffee on this quote by eagleeye.
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Also: “Awesome”. Perhaps the most absurdly overused word of the century. Do you know what most people really mean when they saw “Awesome” anymore? They mean it’s fine. It’s ok. Good. But mostly just ... fine.


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this post is EPIC!

...didn't see it on your list
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this post is EPIC!

...didn't see it on your list
Done.
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Well, I for one won't believe that iconic is the most overused one until we start seeing some civil lawsuits about it.
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Great post!
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What word would describe this card?
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Ok....another King. There must be 2 Kings today. Dam, this made me laugh my ass off.
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I appreciated the TPG for this card. Made me chuckle. Would you call it "infamous"?
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Ben, it might be time to create a follow-up card, and eventually a Checklist (the way things are going).

Perhaps the next version can feature Mathis/Sloan/Probstein as the Second Series ****Face Trio.
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Ben,

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That would be "Fantabulous!"
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I'd describe it as acquaintances. Sorry, best superlative I can come up with
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...for people to stop using the most overused word in the history of the world in their posts. Yes, of course I am talking about "Iconic." For the love of God, please use something else. I'm not alone. We can't take it anymore!!!!!!!

Here is an imperfect, but quite far-reaching, list of words/short phrases I quickly cobbled together that can easily be switched in before you even think about hitting the 'i' on your keyboard to start writing that hackneyed, trite, tired, cliched, played-out word. Just look over the list and choose the one that works best for you in your post. I beg of you...please. It's easy, they're in alphabetical order. I'll even amend the list to add other words that work, if people have suggestions...

• archetypal
• banner
• canonical
• celebrated
• chief
• classic
• consequential
• definitive
• distinctive
• elite
• emblematic
• eminent
• epochal
• essential
• exalted
• exemplary
• extraordinary
• fabled
• famed
• famous
• featured
• flagship
• glorious
• highly-regarded
• historic
• illustrious
• important
• key
• lauded
• leading
• legendary
• lionized
• magnificent
• marvelous
• momentous
• most important
• one and only
• paradigmatic
• paragon
• pivotal
• popular
• powerful
• premier
• primary
• prime
• principal
• prized
• prominent
• prototypical
• quintessential
• renowned
• revered
• seminal
• showcased
• supreme
• time-honored
• top of mind
• well-established
• well-known
Darren,
Today, you are the King. How on Earth did you nail this so perfectly?!?
Can we remove "Elite", however? That one is as overused as iconic, Lol.
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you forgot the words FAKE, Soaked, Trimmed, Doctored and Scam
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The bump for this thread should be a sticky with letters 10 feet high!!!!!!!!!

The constant trotting out of that ridiculously overused word is nothing short of a frickin' disease that keeps getting worse every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The superfluous 'a' as in 'he fields like a Willie Mays.' Why not 'he fields like Willie Mays?'
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