Pretty soon a college football player with the dumbest nickname of all time might take home the Heisman Trophy. If I never hear Johnny Manziel referred to as “Johnny Football” again that would be just fine.
But there’s a lot more unoriginal, annoyingly cliche words being spoken within the sports media. Here’s 5 that we routinely get from the worst offenders.
g.o.a.t.
This acronym stands for greatest of all time, which is the exact opposite of a “goat.” You have goats and heroes in the world of sports, you don’t have g.o.a.t.s. and heroes. Or worse, goats and g.o.a.t.s.
dunk porn
Just like George Costanza went way too far in mixing sex with food, this terminology is way over the line in mixing sex with hoops.
“broke his ankles”
This one showed up pretty much in 2011, but wow did it GET PLAYED OUT FAST! It’s in reference to someone getting juked or crossed over.
WAG
Depending on who you talk to this means “woman at games,” or “wives and girlfriends.” Either way I know you’re a talentless hack if I hear you say it.
“he’s a beast”
This is soooooooooooooooo 2009, and even back then it was egregiously irritating.
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