<p>It's in Notre Dame's supplement: "You have 150 words. Take a risk." </p>
<p>So the whole mini essay I wrote is satirical and I just wanted to know if that word would be
seen as bad or crass? I don't know, maybe it would be fine everywhere except Notre Dame?</p>
<p>I think that word fits well, makes my point, and is pithy but I don't want to take that kind of risk if they thought I was being cheap.</p>
<p>What do you think? Is it fine or should I thesaurus it?</p>
<p>I’d be fine with it as long as it flows with the tone of the essay. If used in the right situation then it shouldn’t be a problem - as long as the reader isn’t looking for a reason to be offended (which is whole other rant for a whole other time - some people… ugh.). And well, the prompt does tell you to take a risk. :)</p>
<p>You could always have someone read over it to confirm what you’re already thinking - that it’s perfectly fine - but I think you should be fine. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you! That makes me feel better! Would anyone care to read it over to make sure it’s fine?</p>
<p>If you PM it to me I’ll read for you. :)</p>
<p>Bump for more thoughts!</p>
<p>I agree with runeagle, that it should be fine.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s a problem. It’s been used outside of quotes by legitimate news sources, which suggests that it’s not considered all that bad.</p>
<p>What an odd concern. It’s a perfectly fine word, nothing “bad” about it whatsoever. Assuming you’re using it according to its dictionary definition, I can’t imagine why would you think otherwise.</p>
<p>You should be fine with the word. It’s only if you’re dropping f bombs all over when you should start worrying ;D</p>