# Vocabulary **URL:** \ **Category:** Spy Lounge\ **Created:** [September 4, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550 "2018-09-04T05:33:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sully)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/1 "2018-09-04T05:33:26Z")
Had a random epiphany, but intrigued… What word would you use in almost _every conversation_ in a given day? And what word would you most likely not even speak in a _week_? ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/2 "2018-09-04T05:38:20Z")
> [@Sully](#): > > What word would you use in almost _every conversation_ in a given day? ‘And’ > [@Sully](#): > > And what word would you most likely not even speak in a _week_ ? There’s plenty of words I don’t use for weeks/months/years on end. What about…vexatious…can’t say I’ve used that in a while. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/3 "2018-09-04T05:45:07Z")
> [@Sully](#): > > And what word would you most likely not even speak in a _week_? Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis It’s a supposed lung disease ---
**Author:** ![Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sully)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/4 "2018-09-04T05:46:15Z")
> [@OnAir](#): > > years Are you able to name one of these? I’m interested. ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/5 "2018-09-04T05:48:11Z")
> [@Sully](#): > > Are you able to name one of these? I’m interested. From memory I didn’t use the word Disestablishmentarianism once in 2007. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/6 "2018-09-04T06:45:29Z")
“A” “The” “And” ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/7 "2018-09-04T07:43:00Z")
> [@Sully](#): > > What word would you use in almost _every conversation_ in a given day? I’ve been working with men of construction recently, so my regular-use lexicon has become a bit fruity - but luckly I can balance that with some buzzword bullshit talking to people about strategy, hollistically has got a good run over the past week or so > [@Sully](#): > > And what word would you most likely not even speak in a _week_ ? Been a while since i’ve used the word doyen - I can never find a good opportunity to drop that into a bit of prose ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/8 "2018-09-04T07:44:38Z")
> [@OnAir](#): > > From memory I didn’t use the word Disestablishmentarianism once in 2007. And probably the intervening period up until today - shame you’ve had to break that streak ---
**Author:** ![Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sully)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/9 "2018-09-04T07:46:23Z")
_Taking the piss_ would seem a logical phrase so far with this thread 😑 ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/10 "2018-09-04T07:47:45Z")
> [@Sully](#): > > Taking the piss Do you work on one of the construction projects i’ve been working with? Thats a favourite ---
**Author:** ![Frankie](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@Frankie](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Frankie)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/11 "2018-09-04T13:30:44Z")
Haven’t used perspicacity for a while. Meanwhile, take a squiz or is it a butche’s at this. You may find interesting. > **[Bring back these Aussie sayings. They're fresh, brilliant and ours](https://www.theage.com.au/national/fresh-and-brilliant-and-ours-bring-back-these-aussie-sayings-20180903-p501dp.html)** > > Have a gander at ’em! Use them. Because so many of them are largely forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![Djohns2740](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@Djohns2740](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Djohns2740)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/12 "2018-09-04T21:34:11Z")
Use far too much every day - how Can’t remember ever using - thus ---
**Author:** ![Zacgb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/zacgb/32/365814_2.png) [@Zacgb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Zacgb)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/13 "2018-09-04T21:41:00Z")
> [@Djohns2740](#): > > Can’t remember ever using > > - thus ![salt-bae](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/9/092de2eccb0d338120390bc6d4859520b07e9cf8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/14 "2022-12-05T05:25:00Z")
> **[Oxford Word of the Year 2022 | Oxford Languages](https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/2022/)** > > For the first time in its history, the Oxford Word of the Year has been chosen by the public. Learn more about the 2022 winner. “Goblin mode” — a slang term referring to “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations” — has been named Oxford’s 2022 Word of the Year. > > > Ben Zimmer @bgzimmer > ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/15 "2022-12-05T10:03:29Z")
Can’t say I’ve heard that being used in 2022. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/16 "2022-12-05T10:07:45Z")
Well you have now - I have been in goblin mode pretty much ever since I took a redundancy in July. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/17 "2022-12-05T10:26:41Z")
I think it’s a great term to describe this stage of the ratings year - TV network programming is definitely in goblin mode. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/18 "2022-12-05T10:38:51Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > TV network programming is definitely in goblin mode. I think you can say that for the whole year pretty much - free to air TV isn’t what it used to be. ---
**Author:** ![1323ZM](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/1323zm/32/436633_2.png) [@1323ZM](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/1323ZM)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/19 "2025-01-16T06:12:29Z")
Well it’s 2025 and I think it’s safe to say ‘goblin mode’ died in the ass. (Just like this thread). But getting back to Sully’s question. I’d say the word I use most frequently is ‘love’. It’s at the tip of my lips all the time. I love to use it. I love to over-use it. As for a word I might not use in a week, ‘iambic’ comes to mind. As in ‘iambic pentameter’. In daily chats, the word ‘love’ flows, In every talk, its presence shows. A gentle touch, a heartfelt phrase, In love’s embrace, we spend our days. Yet ‘iambic’ hides, a word so rare, In weekly talks, it finds no share. Its rhythm lost, its beat unseen, In conversations, it stays serene. On MediaSpy the news unfolds, with stories new, and tales retold. But ‘iambic’ stays in shadows deep, While ‘love’ in every heart does leap. In every chat, love finds its way, A word we speak both night and day. But ‘iambic’ waits, a silent beat, In conversations, it stays discreet. ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550/20 "2025-01-16T06:19:55Z")
> [@Radiohead](#): > > goblin mode That’s a substantial number of teenagers. I know of which I speak, people. [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/vocabulary/5550.md?page=2)