Learn English – Word/short-phrase for “word that should not exist”

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Rich Halls famously coined Sniglet as

any word that doesn't appear in the dictionary, but should

Is there a word/short-phrase for a word that does exist, but shouldn't?

Examples:

He referred to the man by a term so vile, the word itself should be _____.

After six hours of listening to corporate double-speak, he came to regard every buzzword as a _____, invented simply to annoy him.

Best Answer

Your question seems to ask for an adjective (JEL's spurious not only works well but is fun to use), a verb, and a noun. Here are a verb and two nouns for your fill-in-the-blanks.

He referred to the man by a term so vile, the word itself should be exorcised.

exorcise -- to get rid of something evil, troublesome, menacing, or oppressive -- http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exorcize

After six hours of listening to corporate double-speak, he came to regard every buzzword as an abomination, invented simply to annoy him.

abomination -- something that causes disgust or hatred -- http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abomination (... and, often, thought of as a defilement of nature)

After six hours of listening to corporate double-speak, he came to regard every buzzword as anathema, invented simply to annoy him.

anathema -- someone or something intensely disliked or loathed -- http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anathema (... and, sometimes, just plain evil)

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