People’s behavior and language can reveal their intelligence.
A netizen recently asked, “What is a single word, not a phrase, that someone would use and instantly reveal their level of intellect?”. Below are the top responses.
Why
![The portrait of alarmed young woman with shocked facial expression](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wtf-woman-in-blue.jpeg)
” ‘Why?’. That’s a person who listens and gathers information. Surprisingly you don’t hear it often enough from adults.”
Pacific
![Photo of nervous scared lady bite lip watch horror movie moment wear plaid shirt isolated blue color background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wtf-woman-2.jpeg)
“Pacific. Instead of using the word ‘specific’.”, said one.
“I had a lecturer at college that kept using Pacific instead of specific. So annoying. I was bored one day and made a tally of things he would say wrong.”, another added.
Sheeple
![Shocked beautiful woman in eyeglasses grabbing her head isolated over beige wall](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wow-shocked-wtf.jpeg)
“Sheeple. Used by a wide variety of people but usually a sure sign that the statement to follow is based on personal feelings more than a coherent argument.”
Expresso
![Young beautiful redhead woman wearing casual sweater over isolated pink background clueless and confused with open arms, no idea concept.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wtf-.jpeg)
“God, I hate when people say Expresso. I used to work at a chain coffee shop and it killed me inside. Still does, but I don’t have to deal with people mispronouncing it every day thankfully”
N-Word
![Young beautiful African American afro woman with curly hair wearing yellow casual sweater Crazy and scared with hands on head, afraid and surprised of shock with open mouth](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/scared-wtf.jpeg)
“Honestly, the N-word. It’s the year 2023, and if some idiot hasn’t learned by now that you judge a person by their character, and not the color of their skin, I instantly consider them stupid.
Realistically, this should apply to all racial slurs but I live in one of the Southern States of the U.S., and I’ve become very tired of hearing it.”
Prior
![Photo portrait of unhappy girl showing italian hand gesture isolated on pastel pink colored background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wtf-woman-in-pink.jpeg)
“Prior. It’s amazing how many people aren’t familiar with this word. It kind of hurts. It’s not even that advanced of a word like come on now.”
Irregardless
![Young russian woman isolated on white background confused and doubtful shrugging shoulders to hold a copy space.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/wtf-confused-.jpeg)
” ‘Irregardless’, kills me a little inside every time!”, said one.
“Irregardless. This one can go either way. If used correctly then I’m probably talking to an English major. Used incorrectly and I’m probably in a fast food joint giving my order to some idiot because the English major is off that day.”, another added.
Females
![Photo portrait of upset shocked woman with open mouth isolated on pastel pink colored background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wtf-shocked-angry.jpeg)
“Females. Most people who refer to women as females are those sigma types – low intellect who think they’re smart.”
Clout
![Photo of offended displeased lady show fingers open mouth wear floral print shirt isolated blue color background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WTF-MOTHER.jpeg)
“Clout. People treat it like it’s a word that was just invented within the last two years. I find people only use it because they can’t articulate someone’s behavior any other way.”
Pretentious
![young pretty woman looking angry, annoyed and frustrated screaming wtf or what’s wrong with you against gray background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mean-person-selfish-wtf.jpeg)
“Pretentious. A word used to describe something that the person doesn’t understand. Hate it!”
Literally
![Joyful comical young woman pointing on her temples and making funny face over grey background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/funny-face-wtf-mad-crazy.jpeg)
“Literally. Because people just don’t use literally by its literal meaning anymore. People have taken the word that is used for the express purpose of conveying words without any exaggeration and used it to exaggerate, completely destroying its meaning.
It’s such an ironic degradation of the English language, and people who aren’t aware of this irony are instantly shown to me as people with very little understanding of how to properly use words.”
Like
![Don't know, sorry. Portrait of clueless uncertain confused curly-haired woman in urban style hoodie shrugging shoulders in questioning gesture, looking with indifference. indoor studio shot isolated](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wtf-whatever-woman.jpeg)
“The word ‘like’, when used over and over in conversation!
He was, like, talking, and I was, like, really bored, so I, like, had to leave, like, right away.”
GOATED
![Close-up of a horrified senior woman with her mouth open.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/horrified-woman.jpeg)
“I spoke to a guy at a party once about music and every artist I mentioned he kept responding ‘Yeah bro, he’s GOATED!’ and it was one of the worst conversations I ever had.”
Based
![Close-up portrait of her she nice attractive lovely pretty worried terrified, scared brown-haired girl biting finger phobia isolated on bright vivid shine vibrant blue color background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/worried-and-wtf.jpeg)
“The use of the word ‘Based’ will indicate that they have the intellect of a 9-year-old ‘sigma male’.”
Basically
![Omg wtf. Tired bored stressed young man covering face with palm. Bothered upset guy. Mistake job loss unemployment.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wtf-man-1-now.jpg)
“‘Basically’ before explaining something in the most detailed way the speaker is capable of or ‘actually’ before stating an opinion.”
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