It's a DISGRACE!

[Otta]

Is anyone else getting a bit fed up with seeing this word used all over the place? It's often football fans saying that it's a disgrace that a player wasn't picked or some such nonsense, but I see it all over the place to describe things that may not be good, or particularly pleasing, but a disgrace?

[*Bob*]

The slightest of affronts is a disgrace.

The smallest of achievements is genius.

It's a world of hyperbole. It's all a load bo1locks.

[red devil]

Can we add ''ABSOLUTELY!'' to the list?..

[Chillaxed]

A poster on another thread called it 'hyperbollocks'. Nice.

[Otta]

Absolutely!

[edcam]

Literally!

[Otta]

That's a bit random!

[Jeremy]

I use the word frequently, but usually as an intentional exaggeration.

For example - that guitar solo was a disgrace. That fake jager has left me with a disgraceful hangover.

[Otta]

All of these have been mentioned in many places before, but the DISGRACE thing is something that I've noticed more recently.

[Otta]

Which guitar solo???

*Feels self conscious*

[Jeremy]

Mine.

[Otta]

That solo is wicked! It's a disgrace that you think it's a disgrace.

[red devil]

Can we add ''WICKED!'' to the list?..

[Otta]

Absolutely not! Wicked is old skool innit!

[DulwichFox]

red devil Wrote:

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> Can we add ''WICKED!'' to the list?..

Did you mean.. WICKED, INIT..?

Fox

[Tinkie Winkie]

Don't forget

"giving it >100 percent"

[DaveR]

I also tire of hearing how this or that minor setback is a "TRAGEDY!"

[*Bob*]

See also "classic'

Eg "Paul got so drunk he left his iPhone in the pub!!!!!. Classic!!!!!!!!!!!"

! !!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(!)

[Salsaboy]

I'm disgraceful.

[uncleglen]

Apparently 'omnishambles' was word of the year last year. Very appropriate- although omni could prefix quite a few other words-

[red devil]

I've heard the word opprobium used a lot recently, what with all the Savile/BBC shenanigans.

No idea of it's meaning so Googled it... Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy

Small world innit :)

[northlondoner]

Add "massive" to the list please - in the sense that it's used to mean major or significant.

[midivydale]

EPIC

[Isla]

TOTES AMAZEBALLS!!

Shut Up.