5 "words" I wish didn't exist

The english language is constantly changing but it does not always change for the better.  In preparation for the coming new year I propose that we delete these five commonly used words from the english language.

5. "gender stereotype"
Though not technically a single word this phrase is used as a single word daily by many people.  The war against "sex" (gender) is waged behind the lines of this word.  Simply say that you're overthrowing gender stereotypes and then act like you've said a magic word to assure victory and justify whatever you want to say.  Gender stereotype is overused, used incorrectly, and without a true understanding of what is the "stereotype" that needs overthrowing.

4. "k"
The absolute most senseless text message ever sent.  In our modern age there should be some feature on the phone that lets you know that the message has been read.  I hate getting these at the end of a texting conversation.  If anything else, let's at least do the work to write out "okay."

3. "twerk"
Speaks for itself.

2. "cosmic"

As amazing discoveries and advances is science, particularly in astronomy, are being made, our awareness of the greatness of Creation is becoming clearer.  But outside an astronomy reference "cosmic" should not be used.  It's vernacular usage is generalized to mean "all humanity" or "all of everything."  We've reduce the splendor of the universe for a simple rhetorical device.  Let cosmic once again refer only to the cosmos and not spiritual things at large, nor of the magnitude of those spiritual things, e.g. "cosmically."

1. "meta"

Many don't even know what this word is yet but those that do use it frequently.  Meta is an abstraction used to complete another abstraction, often self-referencing.  Translation: vague time vague equals ME!  The popular example is when a film is about people making a film.  Even more so if that film being made inside the film is about the film industry.  Meta, in the greek etymology, means "after" but has been expanded from a synonym of "post" to the vaguery of what it is today.  If there is one thing we do not need in the English speaking world it is less precision in our speech.