Every year, Lake Superior State University gets superior about words, seeking to ban rizz or sus, impact (as a verb) or slay (as an adjective). More tongue in cheek than hand on heart, the annual list identifies buzz phrases that have lost their fizz. Biz-speak on the nose, stuff like circle back, deep dive, thought leader.

Weary web-talk too, including iconic, artisanal and vibe. Here and there I’d dispute some choices. “Wait, what?” for one is handy. Ditto for side hustle and wheelhouse. Other nominations, however, should be buried without ceremony. So long, mouthfeel. Good riddance, optics. Take a hike, yeet.

Hakuna Matata: It means no worries!Credit:

Yet for all the slang the campus has scorned over the past 45 years, there’s been one phrase undeserving of its exile. Scroll the archive, from pivot to unpack, and the outlier jumps out. Listicle, I get. Curate, no argument. But how the hell did “no worries” get thrown into Lake Superior?

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