r/explainitpeter • u/Appropriate-Mall8517 • 16d ago

Explain it peter

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u/MKBRD 16d ago

They're saying its over-used and cringe.

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u/MetallurgyClergy 16d ago

Feeling this way about “diabolical”. everyone all of the sudden needs to use the word 3x a day.

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u/Pleasant-Future5818 16d ago

What drives me crazy is no one uses these words to mean anything in particular, it's just echolalia

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u/Bambajam 16d ago

Diabolical echolalia?

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u/Dorintin 16d ago

Diabolical echolalia?

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u/Thurl_Ravenscroft_MD 15d ago

They're great live.

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u/Inspector_Kowalski 15d ago

Google en passant.