Word list — G

game-changer

Verdict: avoid

State what changed instead (see rule ai-006).

• Alternatives: game changer

generative AI

Verdict: style

Use generative AI.

• Alternatives: generative-AI, gen AI, gen-AI

ghetto

Verdict: avoid

Use a plain alternative, such as clumsy, workaround, or inelegant.

• Replacements: clumsy, workaround, inelegant

gimp

Verdict: avoid

Describe the actual limitation directly instead.

• Alternatives: gimpy

given

Verdict: restricted

Fine in general use. In a member description on an API reference page, don’t use given as the qualifier for a value or element the caller supplies; use specified (see rule api-member-009). Given does not say who supplied the value and has competing senses (given that, given name).

grandfathered

Verdict: avoid

Use an alternative term, such as legacy or exempt.

• Replacements: legacy, exempt

gray-box

Verdict: restricted

For testing, describe the actual scope of visibility instead.

• Alternatives: grey-box

grayed-out

Verdict: avoid

Instead, use unavailable to indicate the state of the item.

• Alternatives: greyed-out, gray out, grey out
• Replacements: unavailable

grayhat

Verdict: avoid

Instead, describe the actor’s intent directly.

• Alternatives: greyhat, gray hat, grey hat

graylist

Verdict: avoid

Instead, name the list based on its purpose.

• Alternatives: greylist, gray list, grey list, gray-list, grey-list

graylisted

Verdict: avoid

Instead, describe the action taken on the item.

• Alternatives: greylisted, gray listed, grey listed, gray-listed, grey-listed

graylisting

Verdict: avoid

Instead describe what the process does.

• Alternatives: greylisting, gray listing, grey listing, gray-listing, grey-listing

groundbreaking

Verdict: avoid

Delete it, or state what is new (see rule ai-006).

guru

Verdict: avoid

Use expert instead.

• Replacements: expert

guys

Verdict: avoid

Instead, use everyone.

• Alternatives: you guys
• Replacements: everyone