Should we ban these words in 2025?!

Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of Banned Words.

The nearly 50-year-old tradition pulls out the year’s most overused, misused, and just plain annoying words that have wormed their way into common use, with the top 10 based on submissions sent from around the world.

The Words Are:

Cringe

Game changer

Era

Dropped

IYKYK (if you know, you know)

Sorry not sorry

Skibidi

100%

Utilize

Period