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Lake Superior State's 38th list of banished words

Lake Superior State University's 38th annual list of banished words:

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Add to the list "athleticism". This is an extremely over-used word by... (December 31, 2012, by ehs68) MORE
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DETROIT —

Lake Superior State University's 38th annual list of banished words:

- fiscal cliff

- kick the can down the road

- double down

- job creators/creation

- passion/passionate

- YOLO

- spoiler alert

- bucket list

- trending

- superfood

- boneless wings

- guru

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