Banished Words in 2024
The time has come once again where we collectively decide the banished words for the new year!
Since 1976 Lake Superior State University, located in the beautiful winter wonderland that is Sault Ste. Marie, MI has released a list of banished words for the new year. This isn’t a list curated by a bunch of bored, pretentious college kids trapped in the snowy Soo Locks. The banished words list is comprised from nominations the university receives from all over the world. In fact, this year they received over 2000 nominations.
According to a press release, “this tradition highlights certain words that are often misused, overused, or have lost their meaning over the past year. It encourages us to laugh at ourselves as we reconsider and reflect on the importance of our vocabulary.” For this particular disc jockey, it’s one of my favorite lists to check out each year.
What words are we going to collectively stop using in 2024?
There’s no set number of words that get banished each year. Back in the 80’s and 90’s we were banishing words and phrases left and right. In 2024 however, there are only 10 words and phrases on the banished words list. Here they are:
- At The End Of The Day
- Cringe-Worthy
- Hack
- Iconic
- Impact
- Obsessed
- Rizz
- Side Hustle
- Slay
- Wait For It
I’m good with leaving all 10 of these in the past. Let’s move on and burn out some new words and phrases in 2024.
If you already need a break from 2024, you might want to do a little time traveling. You can go back through the last few decades and see what the banished words were dating back to 1976. This was well before my time, but I’m very interested to know what was happening in 1976 that caused a collective banning of the word “macho.”
Lake Superior State University might be in the Great White North, but they definitely seem to have a lot of fun. Upon researching the banished words for 2024, I discovered some of their other traditions. One being “The Department of Natural Unicorns of the Unicorn Hunters” where you can get a license to go on a unicorn quest. They also celebrate the start of spring (which is a very short season in the U.P.) with the annual burning of snowmen.
I don’t know about you, but I am very interested to see what frat parties are like at LSSU!
Netflix New Releases for January 2024
Streaming giant Netflix has a lot of highly-anticipated movies to offer their subscribers. From comedies to grisly dramas, the streamer’s January releases feature some of our favorite actors and producers. With the writers and actors strikes over, streamers and production companies are releasing projects that have been held off due to production being shut down in the latter half of 2023.
New Film and Television Series in 2024
For Netflix, one of the streamer’s highest-profile new series, 3 Body Problem, was bumped out of 2023 and into 2024. This is the first post-Game of Thrones show from creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss, arriving in the Spring. The sci-fi drama has been in the works since 2020, starring Eiza González, Benedict Wong, and Game of Thrones alums John Bradley, Liam Cunningham, and Jonathan Pryce. Additionally, the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series is just as highly anticipated for fans of the beloved original Nickelodeon animated series. It will be coming to the streamer in late February.
Sofia Vergara stars as real-life Colombian cartel boss Griselda Blanco in a miniseries, looking completely unrecognizable. In it, she creates one of the most profitable cartels in history. With six episodes that are each an hour long, Griselda creator Eric Newman said Vergara was perfect for the role “not only because she, like Griselda, is a single mother who came to America from Colombia with nothing and built an empire, but because it was unexpected of her to do. Sofia has been thought of one way, a beautiful and brilliant comedic actress, and she is so much more than that.”
For the movie fanatics, Netflix has a few standout films kicking off January alone. Another standout project is Society of the Snow, the harrowing story of the Uruguayan rugby team that crash-landed in the Andes mountains in 1972. Kevin Hart offers a new comedy in a heist film, and Dan Levy directs and stars in a dramedy titled Good Grief. Coming in March, Millie Bobby Brown stars in a fantasy action movie called Damsel. Later in the month, Lindsay Lohan stars in her second rom-com, Irish Wish. April brings Zack Snyder’s sequel, Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver.
Take a look below at the new additions that will be released in January 2024 on Netflix:
Jade was born and raised in Detroit Rock City and grew up listening to Led Zeppelin, The Who, Tom Petty, etc. In high school she tried multiple different styles from cheerleader to goth but couldn’t do gymnastics and couldn’t get her eyeliner dark enough. She settled on jeans and a t-shirt, playing sports and making normal situations overly awkward. When she’s not making bad jokes on the radio you can find her shanking golf balls into the woods on the golf course and drinking beers at the bar. She has a strict two shot limit when it comes to tequila. Jade enjoys writing and talking about everything happening in Detroit Rock City, our Detroit sports teams, golf, and her fear of robots.
