words/phrases i quite like:

splendid
flabbergasted
balderdash
pish-posh
quietude
ill-equipped
astronomical
quintessential
bereft
clusterf**k

words/phrases i vehemently dislike:

budgetary
“by golly” (beware anyone who uses this word without intentional irony or sarcasm)
quiver
ideal
blight
slacks
synergy
moisture
“potus”
“mommyblogger”

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just a random list. i was thinking about a company i used to work for that was enamored with their made-up inter-company term “Glocal”. the term was a combination of ‘global’ (this was a very large international company) and ‘local’, and we were required to use it as often as possible within presentations and literature. we were supposed to take it very seriously, but even though i managed to fit it into my work and output quite often, it always made me laugh; i just couldn’t use a made-up word like “Glocal” with any amount of sincerity.

there are some things i miss about “day jobbing” (good money, free office supplies, etc.), but i never did quite fit there. i’m very grateful for my freelance (corporate jargon-free, no pants-suits required) life.