Below is the “Lake Superior State University 2012 List of Banished Words.” Each year, people nominate words for the list based on “their misuse and overuse by the general public.”13 Amazing Baby bump Shared sacrifice New normal Occupy Man cave Blowback Thank you in advance Pet parent Ginormous Trickeration Choose a word or phrase from this list or your own vocabulary and see if you can go a day without saying it. Make a list of words or phrases that you would nominate for this year’s list.