Everyone has them...those words that make you cringe.

As an editor, I used to have a list of my least favorite words next to my desk. As a person who can't keep her desk clean, I've lost that list.

But below are some of my least favorite words (can you tell I have a deep disdain for words often uttered at meetings of government bodies and/or slapped into virtually every canned press release?)

What are your least favorite words? Share them below (and remember, no swearing allowed).

My least favorites:

slated (who says this??)

slaying (dragons are slayed; people are killed or murdered)

probe (i.e. when used in place of "investigation")

stakeholder (overused/"meeting-speak")

bituminous (can't we just call it blacktop?)

vision (overused)

significant (to whom?)

numerous (how many??)

diverse (vague)

reside (who says "I reside in Prior Lake"?)

implemented (again...who says this in everyday conversation?)

downsizing (firing, anyone?)

drop (as in "the album drops July 5")