Do You Think That The Word "Epic" Is Overused?

[LoneKiller]

I haven't really seen it used that much, but according to the "Urban Dictionary", it's way overused. Do you agree? I figured this thread would be an epic one. So I posted it.

 

[TheSolitaryMan]

I figured this thread would be an epic one. So I posted it.

Lol. I like your style LK

I think so, probably. Epic is kind of a word that summons thoughts of immeasurable, awe-inducing size to me. Like "We live in an epic universe."

Now the 'net in particular is demoting it just another sort of "kind of good" additive to a sentence.

Speaking of awe-inducing, "awesome" is also now completely overused. I even use it too much. Was my breakfast this morning really "awesome"? Did it make my jaw drop in sheer wonder at the seven types of artificial sugar coating? Nope.

 

[Badjedidude]

I'm almost daily around kids who constantly yell "EPIC FAIL!!!" whenever they do something silly and don't quite get the result they had imagined they would.

It grates on one's nerves after a while.

So yes, the word "epic," is overused in today's lingo. Especially by the younger crowd. Ugh.

 

[kamya]

I don't think uber is used enough.

 

[Equinox]

Overused? It's not used nearly enough!

 

[DreamerDeceiver]

Not overused, but misused. I'll use the word when it's needed to get a point across in describing something. I don't think a lot of these kids saying "epic fail" really know the true meaning of the word yet.

 

[condemnedsoul666]

I've seen some rela epic epic fails, and the times most people say it far aren't even half as good as them

 

[IgnoredOne]

Overused? It's not used nearly enough!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Systems

EPIC should be more widely used around the world.

 

[Anonymous Rex]

I think it's a word used a lot by excitable people, and by marketeers who want us to be excited at their new slightly-better-than-the-predecessor product - like incredible or amazing.
I think it's been devalued a lot because of that - epic should be something grand in scale but still detailed - something like The Wire on television, or similar.

One of my pet peeves is the use of the word 'classic' - it's meant to mean something that's stood the test of time, but still totally stands up. Quite a lot in the past few years, I've seen things described as an 'instant classic' - which of course is impossible.

 

[Bread]

I miss the days when Epic was only used to indicate high level skills in D&D. Actually, I miss the days *before* Epic level skills.

 

[Equinox]

I miss the days when Epic was only used to indicate high level skills in D&D. Actually, I miss the days *before* Epic level skills.

+1

 

[annik]

Its not used nearly enough to describe my baking.

However language develops and changes over time so now I guess it is used in a different way and means something slightly different. To be honest though I really haven't heard or seen it used that much.

I can't say I mourn the loss of its older meaning. There are more irritating mutations in today's language. Like people who use (and write!?) the word "like" 100 times a minute or my own personal er favourite people who describe themselves as "random".

 

[roguewave]

Not overused, but misused. I'll use the word when it's needed to get a point across in describing something. I don't think a lot of these kids saying "epic fail" really know the true meaning of the word yet.

Agreed. The problem is that it is used incorrectly, not that it is overused.