Which Overused Word Would You Banish To Hell?

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Any unnecessary double-barreled backformations created by misunderstanding parts of speech.

Administrate (from Administer via Administrator), Burglarize (from Burgle via Burglar), and so on.
Aww come on! Okay yeah, the more common ones annoy me too and I don't use them; but at the same time I love inventing new ones on my own.
 
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I vote: "stan"

It means the same as "fan", as in "supporter of". I'm not sure where it came from, but it seems to have originated from gamer lingo - and gamer lingo usually tends to have inherently awful origins, so I kind of automatically mistrust new terms from that world.
 

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I vote: "stan"

It means the same as "fan", as in "supporter of". I'm not sure where it came from, but it seems to have originated from gamer lingo - and gamer lingo usually tends to have inherently awful origins, so I kind of automatically mistrust new terms from that world.
Stan: stalker fan. An overly devoted fan.

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Also used humourously. Usage: I can only stan Dakota's beekeeping skills.
 
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Yeah, well even 'fan' has it's problems so it's no surprise some are stalkers too.
 
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Funnily enough, "fan" itself is short for "fanatic" which originally would've implied something a lot more intense than "like" but here we are.
 

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I first saw “stan“ online, being used by “koreaboo“ fans of K-pop music
 
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Pretty much any word in managementese.
I could write a lot about this topic, but I especially want to pick on "professionalism." I think the term is often misused to mean boot licking. Differentiating yourself from a doormat is often called "unprofessional." Closely related, management at my company always talks about the importance of being "positive," which I agree with, except a very common pitfall of senior management it to confuse "having a positive attitude" with just telling them what they want to hear.

And I cringe when I see the word "Patriot" now. My guard is up til I see if the person using it means caring about what is good for ones country" or MAGAt bs.
I think the difference between "patriotism" and "nationalism" is subtle and often lost. I think what's really stunning is that many nationalists also believe it was Obama and his being nice to countries that made us a laughing stock.

I choose "Truth" as the word to banish. If only to annoy the god-botherers with their pompous authoritative misuse of the word.
Steven Colbert brilliantly coined the term "truthiness" to describe this perfectly. I think the word "truth" is very popular among people who are really good at lying to themselves:

The Word - Truthiness - The Colbert Report (Video Clip) | Comedy Central
 

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I vote: "stan"

It means the same as "fan", as in "supporter of". I'm not sure where it came from, but it seems to have originated from gamer lingo - and gamer lingo usually tends to have inherently awful origins, so I kind of automatically mistrust new terms from that world.
In Persian and Urdu it means "place of" or "land of", as in Afghanistan - land of the Afghans. The Doumbek is a Middle-Eastern hand drum popular with drum circles. At large medieval camping events we used to assign those groups to a distant part of the camp, so it wouldn't bother the rest of the campers who were trying to sleep. We jokingly referred to their camping area as Doumbekistan.

I wonder if calling the fanatical followers of the president "Trumpistani" would annoy them, because it sounds like those eevul furriners. If so, feel free to use it with my blessing.
 
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Deeply, when used to emphasise something illogical, irrational and stupid.

"I am deeply offended by those two men kissing, due to my deeply held religious beliefs."
 

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Funnily enough, "fan" itself is short for "fanatic" which originally would've implied something a lot more intense than "like" but here we are.
I read somewhere that the modern understanding of the word "fan" is based on the Roman and Byzantine sporting factions. They could be incredibly violent and sometimes rioted and caused more deaths and property damage than modern football hooligans. It's probably nonsense but a nice thought.