"For the lack of a better word..."

[maryfield48]

I know it as "for want of a better word".

[Born 2 Loose]

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people who say this should just say "i find myself embarrassed that i don't have a big vocabulary."

example "this game is, for the lack of a better word, not fun."
the way i say it: "this game is fcuking lame."

thoughts?

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Wow, you do have a fcuking big vocabulary!

[P Chippa]

When come up short on the vocab, I also use the formula explicitive + easy word. It works out well in most situations.

[econophile]

this is unrelated, but sometimes i'll say "no pun intended" after a random phrase just to throw people off