Words that are overused in the AC community

[Lightspring]

Oh gosh I feel so called out for saying some of these things
On the same note, I never knew some of these existed:
- Cottagecore, goblincore, grandmacore etc.
- “x is baby”
- anything more having to do with loving or hating Raymond
Probably because I don’t trade online on NH yet, I kind of live under some kind of rock.

 

[Le Ham]

I use a lot of these terms oof but having been around here since NL I guess I've just adopted the vocabulary without a second thought. If I ever hated the word "dreamies" I've probably long gotten over it

If there's anything I go out of my way to avoid saying, it's that a feature that was in NL but not NH was "removed" from, or "taken out" of, NH. As if NH was supposed to be literally NL with better graphics and because it's not it's the inferior game. Already had a fat rant about this in the relevant thread months ago, not good of me to repeat it

Also kinda really tired of "it's your game you can play however you want" like, ik why people say it and ik all the "is it weird that I do this" threads demand a response along those lines, but the way it's used sometimes sounds kinda passive-aggressive and cold so I avoid using that phrasing as much as possible

 

[Underneath The Stars]

Oh gosh I feel so called out for saying some of these things
On the same note, I never knew some of these existed:
- Cottagecore, goblincore, grandmacore etc.
- “x is baby”
- anything more having to do with loving or hating Raymond
Probably because I don’t trade online on NH yet, I kind of live under some kind of rock.

let's be honest, i think the majority feels called out lol

i just hope people aren't taking some of these answers personally, because i use some of these words mentioned (or encounter them regularly) and i think it's hilarious. we don't notice how repetitive we are.

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what's the new word of the month? i think it's between Scallops or Pearls.

 

[Your Local Wild Child]

I mean, it doesn’t make you a horrible person to use any of these terms, especially if you can’t think of a better word to use. It’s just that if you can at least TRY to use a different word/term.

 

[rubyrubert]

Adding on

• Mush Lamp
• Cherry Blossom Lantern
• Pirate Barrel
• Raymond / Bob
• Nova Light
• Obsessing over Sable or Celeste
• “We ShOuLd HaVe A ShOpPiNG CaRt At AbLeS”
• “Omg my dad and dog passed away and their names were Wart Jr, and I made them a little memorial!! And then a villager with the same name came to my island and said something and I’ve been crying for 20 hours <3”

 

[Flunkifera]

Raymond

 

[airpeaches]

Of all the overused words, the ones that really irk me the most are "dreamies" and "-core", namely "cottagecore." If I never saw those two words again I wouldn't mind, lol. All the words/phrases mentioned in this thread are right up there though.

At the same time, as much as I don't care for certain items or villagers that are favorites among AC players, I don't let myself get too bothered by them being asked for constantly because they *are* a function of the game to begin with.

 

[Strawberry ink]

villager hunt, and raymond

 

[Your Local Wild Child]

In the beginning months, you’d see ironwood thrown everywhere!

 

[Le Ham]

Oh here's a big one let's go

"5-Star Island"

 

[niko@kamogawa]

In the beginning months, you’d see ironwood thrown everywhere!

I still remember about "Ironwood" being a thing during the first week of release. Now, it disappeared! I guess everyone has them by now.

 

[Your Local Wild Child]

Oh here's a big one let's go

"5-Star Island"

Yes. You don’t have to be 5-star to have an amazing island!

 

[Shellzilla_515]

"Dreamies" - loathe this term and it feels as if it's everywhere. Sounds so juvenile.

"PSA" - particularly the misuse of it. It should be used to provide urgent information people need to read. Instead it's commonly used to attract attention to opinion pieces.

Especially PSA and I still don't know what that stands for!

 

[Chris]

Especially PSA and I still don't know what that stands for!

It stands for Public Service Announcement.

Most things you've probably seen it used for aren't really things the public needs to be aware of!

 

[Your Local Wild Child]

Both “overrated” and “underrated” have been used to oblivion.

 

[FRANS_PLAYER]

I'm guilty of using the term "anyone else?" to end threads because usually I start off my sharing a story relating to the thread title and I am incredibly awkward so it feels weird to end it off with the end of my story

 

[Manon_Despoina]

On YouTube I have seen several streamers use the term "uggo" for the supposedly ugly villagers, with bonus points for almost screaming the term. It really irks me: these are just pixelated animals, why do you loose your **** over them being somewhat less aesthetically pleasing? You are just "island hopping" (another one), the only thing you need to do is have if you don't like a villager.

 

[thischarmingboi]

On YouTube I have seen several streamers use the term "uggo" for the supposedly ugly villagers, with bonus points for almost screaming the term. It really irks me: these are just pixelated animals, why do you loose your **** over them being somewhat less aesthetically pleasing? You are just "island hopping" (another one), the only thing you need to do is have if you don't like a villager.

And it almost always comes from streamers who claim to be "comfy", "cozy", and, my absolute favourite, "wholesome".

 

[Uffe]

"Aesthetic", and how people incorrectly use it.

Most people pronounce it incorrectly as well. Too often people say ae-stetic and not aesTHetic.

 

[Alienfish]

Yes I hate wholesome so much... are you planning to eat your villagers for a healthy breakfast? No? Then don't use it.