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Short for "common wishes that everybody says she has?"

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00:00 Short For &Quot;Common Wishes That Everybody Says She Has?&Quot;
00:26 Accepted Answer Score 26
01:02 Answer 2 Score 16
02:02 Answer 3 Score 10
02:35 Answer 4 Score 2
02:51 Answer 5 Score 0
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 26


Consider calling them platitudes.

platitude noun A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful. ‘she began uttering liberal platitudes’ - ODO

A platitude is a trite, meaningless, or prosaic statement, generally directed at quelling social, emotional, or cognitive unease. Platitudes are geared towards presenting a shallow, unifying wisdom over a difficult topic. However, they are too general and overused to be anything more than undirected statements with ultimately little meaningful contribution towards a solution. - wikipedia




ANSWER 2

Score 16


From Merriam-Webster:

lip service

noun
an avowal of advocacy, adherence, or allegiance expressed in words but not backed by deeds —usually used with pay

Similarly from AHD:

Verbal expression of agreement or allegiance, unsupported by real conviction or action; hypocritical respect.

Lip service continues to be paid to resolving regional conflicts, but there is no sense of urgency (Henry A. Kissinger).

And most pithily from Vocabulary.com:

an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

Some relevant synonyms given by Thesaurus.com include:

  • empty talk
  • hollow words
  • hypocrisy
  • insincerity
  • jive
  • sham
  • smooth talk
  • sweet talk
  • token agreement / tokenism¹

¹ In the only making a symbolic effort sense, not in the sense specific to affirmative-action or similar law.




ANSWER 3

Score 10


While the previous answers are quite good, I would also suggest you consider pipe dreams:

an illusory or fantastic plan, hope, or story

Example: His plan for starting his own business was just a pipe dream.

Synonyms: conceit, daydream, delusion, illusion, fantasy

Related words: mirage, concoction, fable, fabrication, fiction, invention

Definition of pipe dream for English Language Learners: a hope, wish, or dream that is impossible to achieve or not practical

Source: Merriam-Webster




ANSWER 4

Score 0


This word carries a lot of specific connotations that your friend probably don't want for his/her album, but the (quite new) idea of slacktivism could be fairly well described that way.