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‘On Fleek’ & ‘Dadbod’ Among 2017’s List of ‘Banished’ Words
The banned words were chosen based on their “misuse, overuse and general uselessness.”
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The banned words were chosen based on their “misuse, overuse and general uselessness.” (Photo: iStockphoto)
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‘Listicle’, ‘on fleek’ and ‘post-truth’ are some of the words that have made their way into the 42nd annual list of banned words of Lake Superior State University in Michigan, USA.
The banned words were chosen based on their “misuse, overuse and general uselessness... (they were chosen) basically for being annoying”.
(With inputs from NBC News.)
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