Overuse of word 'nuanced'

[Chathamhouserules]

I've noticed a huge increase in the word nuanced. Nothing can be good these days unless its nuanced. And not always convinced users know what it means. Anyone else noticed this? Any other newly popular words getting on people's nerves?

I think I disagree with you I'd love a bit more nuance in public discourse.

But it can be swanky when someone is trying to say You're Thisk and You Dont Get It

There has been an unprecedented rise in the use of nuanced recently.

I have never noticed it used inaccurately but I will pay closer attention.

Could your post be more nuanced though ;)? There are many advantages to nuancing anything

Sorry about stupid typos above!

I haven't noticed. Clearly my reading material isn't as nuanced. Makes a change from everyone having edit as the term that annoys.

Yes, I've noticed this! It was thrown around a lot in the early days of the covid outbreak and now everyone is saying it. I've heard it lots on tv and in work meetings (NHS).

Yes, I have noticed this with nuanced, also exponential growth is explained constantly on here like it only just existed since Covid.

I must admit I only have a shaky grasp of what it means. Which is probably why I don't like the unprecedented rise of the word in today's narrative. It makes me feel a bit thick.
Last time I came back to work from mat leave in 2014 everyone was saying 'narrative'. That's not popular anymore. I've only just managed to get used to using that in my every day speech.
I'm way behind the curve.

Yanbu I have a colleague that manages to crowbar it into most conversations and I'm not 100% sure what it means either

Entering into dialogue.
Opening a dialogue.
FFS!

Uptick.

Niche.
Squally

See, I like a lot of nuance.

DH, on the other hand, has taken to using ‘sense-check’ on WFH Zoom meetings while I mime gagging in the background. I thinks it’s what we used to call ‘making sure we actually understand what something means’.

Nuance is code for
'I have far superior, detailed arguments, which for I can not give, I am unable to provide those arguments now. But clearly I win.. so shut up'

I think nuance has taken over from 'granularity', which was popular in my line of work for a while. I think it's better to have a level of nuance than granularity.
I do have to do a sense check when someone says it's a nuanced point though. They normally fail to explain what is nuanced about it tho and what the nuances tell us we should do, which would be the helpful thing.