I think it was the Fonz on “Happy Days,” a television show from 1974 to 1984, who used the word “cool” in a whole new meaning — cool as in “hip,” as in “all-together,” as in “I am it.” Over the years, ...

This ultimate statement of apathy - popularized by Kurt Cobain in the lyrics of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - has been identified by Americans as the most irritating word in the English language.

So, you know, it is what it is, but Americans are totally annoyed by the use of "whatever" in conversations. The popular slacker term of indifference was found "most annoying in conversation" by 47 ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — A poll has found that the most annoying word or phrase used in casual conversation in America is “whatever.” The Marist College poll released Wednesday indicates the word ...

So, you know, it is what it is, but Americans are totally annoyed by the use of "whatever" in conversations. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) – The shoulder-shrugging reply “whatever” continues to annoy Americans more than other words or phrases, but “fake news” is coming on strong. The annual Marist College poll of ...

Forty-seven percent of Americans polled by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion said that the most annoying word in the English language is: "whatever." Our own unscientific radio survey about ...

Hands down, no word grates on Americans more than "whatever," a public opinion survey says. The casual "whatever" was rated the most annoying word by 38 percent of 1,173 adults surveyed in early ...

For the eighth year in a row, it appears that those polled, and those who cared enough to answer, agreed: Whatever is the most annoying word. Ever. In a telephone survey of more than 1,000 adult ...