So I was told this week in the comments of a blog post that I tend to “throw around terms”.  So yesterday I gave you the list of the Top 10 English Words Thrown Around More Than Rey Mysterio.  I think my list was pretty comprehensive, although as Hilly has pointed out it may have been geographically influenced.

(Valleygirl) She’s like, probably like, right.  Like, ya know? (/Valleygirl)

So today I decided to provide you a list of words used with skill, precision, and that in my opinion are the Top 10 English Words Thrown Like A Ninja Throwing Star:

• 10) Despondent - What better word could describe the current state of the GOP?  Yet… it is held in reserve for those cataclysmic occurrences that threaten the very fiber of our being.  Like taxpayer supported companies dolling out lavish bonuses.

• 9) Bane - How often have we looked at someone and referred to them as the “bane” of our existence?  I know that I only reserve it for the REALLY special people… like ex-husbands.

• 8) Incredulous - This is the word that every product evangelist fears… because ultimately it is a sign of their failure.

• 7) Invariably - this word rarely gets used except for the vocabulary ninjas, and that “invariably” won’t change.  Hay-yah!

• 6) Curmudgeon - this is such a great word, but unless someone dubs themselves one then rarely do we declare them to be it.  What is it?  It’s someone stuck with old stubborn ideas… like Rush Limbaugh.

• 5) Poppycock - now don’t be dirty!  This has nothing to do with Poppy!  Nor does it actually have to do with a rooster!  The word actually means foolish talk and nonsense.  There are whole blogs filled with ”Poppycock”!!!

• 4) Treasure - we often hear the term when talking about mystic Mayan gold or sunken ships at the bottom of the ocean… when in reality we are blessed with everyday “treasures”… like girlfriends who make Original New York Texas Cheesy toast for dinner.

• 3) Pusher - let’s be honest, this word doesn’t get used enough because we all have those people in our lives who are in fact “pushers” disguised as “dealers”.  In reality they are doing nothing but “pushing” their product upon you although you are unwilling to participate.  Products can include everything from illegal narcotics, to vacations, to cleaning detergent, to cookies being forced down your proverbial gullet.  Those Girl Scouts… those bitches are a rough bunch.

• 2) Sheeple - this adjective-noun denotes a collective of people that believe blindly what they are told from a source with no individual inquiry or original thought.

• 1) Sycophant - defined as “a servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people”, the word of course gets thrown around in Blog Wars, partially because of it’s obscurity and the need for a dictionary look up but also because not everyone wears boots.  So calling someone a “bootlicker” may imply they have a foot fetish instead of being a “sheeple” of the vocalist kind.

So what words do you think get thrown like a ninja throwing star?