Travis Kelce and ‘nepo baby’ are among the most mispronounced names and words of 2023
Nepo Baby As 2022 drew to a close, one term was on people’s lips: nepo baby.
It had been around for a while, but a much talked-about New Yorker cover story declared 2022 as “the year of the nepo baby,” causing frantic online discussion about the leg-up that famous offspring get from their famous parents.Unfortunately, few knew how to say it, making early 2023 the age of mispronouncing nepo baby.Pronunciation: Neh-po Bay-bee Business Insider USA Mia Jankowicz Sonam Sheth Wambsgans Among all the fan theories surrounding the much-anticipated series finale of “Succession” in May, probably the wildest was one based around Tom Wambsgans’ name, as Slate went into in great detail (there are spoilers here, for anyone still catching up).Thankfully, we have Shiv Roy’s classic quote: “Guess I just got Wambsgansed, huh?” from Season 1, to help cement the pronunciation.Pronunciation: Woms-gans Business Insider USA Klauea The second volcano to bubble its way onto the list, Klauea, went quiet for three months and then exploded impressively in June. Thankfully, no communities were at risk.Pronunciation: Kil-uh-way-uhThere were also some runners-up: Business Insider USA
