Word of the moment

Why the hell is everyone using the word "egregious" nowadays? It's the new "surreal."



-"My egregious behavior"

-"My egregious blitz"

-"My egregious choice"



COURTESY of the most respected of dictionaries, dictionary.com:

e⋅gre⋅gious 

1.
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.
2.
Archaic. distinguished or eminent.
e⋅gre⋅gious⋅ly, adverb
e⋅gre⋅gious⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:1. gross, outrageous, notorious.



Is the reason why we're using this word this term because we've just been bad? Or are we simply trying to sound smart to preserve dignity after making a false comment?

Why are we so terribly wrong all the time this season?



If our previously trendy word was "surreal," and now we're at "egregious," what's next?