The Above Average American Lexicon

What you read is what you write. Every time you read a book, newspaper, or the closed caption on that brain-melting filth portal you call a television, your lexicon grows in piecemeal fashion. But that takes heaps of time and effort. Even worse is trying to grow your "sophistimacated" vocabulary, because you would need to read long books and stuff.

So Above Average America is doing the work for you. Instead of wasting hours of your time reading newspapers and books, just reference this compilation of oft-used words and phrases. Use it to impress your friends and colleagues. The AAA Lexicon will be updated frequently, so keep your finger hovering over that F5 key.

ratings juggernaut

mutually exclusive

bleeding edge

eleventh hour

far and away

dubious proposition

highly anticipated

more specifically

morbidly obese

on a less cynical note,

tour de force

flies in the face of

abortive attempt

rearguard action

production value

immaterial

the right side of history

once famously quipped

heart of hearts

intellectual dishonesty

as an aside

exit, stage ('left' or 'right')

apocryphal origin

thinly veiled

splendid isolation

fiscal austerity

all the trappings

game changer

deleterious

the slings and arrows

dog and pony show

canine-equestrian extravaganza

operative word

the current state of affairs

fifth column