Words/phrases that should be banned from use

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stupid and worthless

Grow up! (Used as negative)
Immature
Any derogatory name aimed at a woman, homosexual, or black person.
Fat/Obese
Virgin

"Feels," as a plural noun.

Basically - basically, it's overused.

Gravitas - next election season, I'm sure this will make a comeback.

Pwned - what the heck is this, anyway?

"Reality" anything, when it isn't really unscripted.

Favoritest - Not even a word, it's just a bizarre synonym for "best".

Ginormous - It's just a combination of the words gigantic and enormous. Was that even necessary?

Anything ending in -mania or -rama - It to me add some lame touch to something that is a hobby or craze (e.g. Beatlemania, Bowl-A-Rama)

no words should be banned because freedom of speech is a good thing. the your rights end where my feelings begin argument is wrong

"should"

what is meant [by and large] by this thread's existence, is that these [various] suggested words are what lots of folk wished they never had to hear ever again.

Not sure if this was already mentioned, but I just heard it again so here goes:

At the end of the day