re: Phrase that is getting used more that annoys the frick out of me

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You've never heard of a waxing moon? Waxing crescent, waxing gibbous?

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When speaking specifically about the moon, yes I've used the word waxing as a description, because that's exactly what the first half of the moon phase is called: a waxing crescent, then waning gibbous after the full moon. However it sounds ridiculous when using waxing to describe yourself in the way I described it in the OP. I listen to talk radio a lot, and that term is way overused.