Visceral seems to be the word of the moment. It is freely used to describe any experience, for example a good film or a piece of music, that had an impact and the speaker often puts a fist to their solar plexus for emphasis.
I had a truly visceral experience at one of the comedy clubs in London recently, The Comedy Store. The show is a raucous form of entertainment for the over-18s and not for the faint-hearted or sqeamish. The artistes are butt-clenchingly crude, politically incorrect and really quite personal if you dare to sit on the front row. They are also side-splitting, so do hold onto your stomach and be prepared to maintain continence through activating your pelvic floor.
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OH! Yes, “visceral” HAS become a buzzword. Now I am going to watch for it, maybe make it a drinking game, one shot every time someone uses it. LOL
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It is annoying when really good, hearty words get taken into common usage like this and the original meaning becomes diluted. I notice today’s word is ‘homage’ and I have been hearing it increase in usage relating to clothes and fashion eg I am wearing this as an homage to so and so…’. Anyway, I like the sound of your drinking game! 😀
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