( CNN ) -- Gosh , you guys really hate selfie . And we see the hate runs so deep you do n't mean just the images , you mean the word itself . Each year , the overseers of the overwrought phrase usage at Lake Superior State University in Michigan ask the public to send in nominations of words or terms that drive them crazy . Their Department of Words to Be Banished from the Queen 's English for Misuse , Overuse and General Uselessness gets thousands of submissions and then it narrows the list to 13 . Because that 's what we need at the end of the year , a top 10+ list of something ! A quick and totally unscientific search of CNN.com in 2013 reveals three dozen references to selfie , which includes stories about President Obama 's selfie controversy , selfies taken at funerals , selfie tips and the fact that some organization called the Oxford Dictionaries had the nerve to name selfie the global word of the year . And selfie only just became an honest-to-goodness real word . We may not be able to keep people from posting them online , but we can try to get them to use another word . `` A self-snapped picture need not have a name all its own beyond 'photograph . ' It may only be a matter of time before photos of one 's self and a friend will become 'dualies , ' '' wrote nominators Lawrence of Coventry , Connecticut , and Ryan of North Andover , Massachusetts . Another critic said the term is full of self-importance . `` Myselfie disparages the word because it 's too selfie-serving , '' wrote Lisa of New York City . `` But enough about me , how about yourselfie ? '' But the battle between the Lake Superior State folks and the Oxford crew does n't end there . The award-winning `` twerk '' also gets the thumbs down from the 39th edition of the banishment list . What is twerking ? I 'm not sure I can accurately capture it in words , so watch this , but quickly . Lisa from New York City comes back strong again . `` I twitch when I hear twerk , for to twerk proves one is a jerk -- or is at least twitching like a jerk . Twerking has brought us to a new low in our lexicon , '' she wrote . Some of the phrases were a bit surprising to some of us , but if you insist , I guess it 's time to retire Mister Mom and T-bone , the verb , as in one car T-boned the other . `` While the accident 's layout does , indeed , resemble its namesake cut of beef , we 'd prefer to dispense with the collateral imagery and enjoy a great steak , '' the barons of overused phrases wrote . As for Mr . Mom , well , that movie came out 30 years ago ( kids , it 's hilarious ) , and the idea of a man staying home while a wife works is not so novel any more . `` I am a stay-at-home dad/parent . And if you call me 'Mr . Mom , ' I will punch you in the throat , '' said Zachary of East Providence , Rhode Island . We agree , the guy in the movie was a bit clueless about how to care for the little ones and the house . We went over to the Twittersphere to see the reaction to the call for the end of `` Twittersphere . '' Apparently many people missed the memo on that ( I can use that -- missed the memo has n't made the complete list yet ) . Another Internet word to make the 2013 list was the written out or spoken hashtag . The symbol # is fine , apparently . Or maybe not . Read the previous `` banished '' words list . `` Typed on sites that use them , that 's one thing . When verbally spoken , hashtag-itgetsoldquickly . So , hashtag-knockitoff , '' typed Kuahmel of Gardena , California . But Jen from Sault Ste Marie , Michigan , thinks : `` It 's # obnoxious # ridiculous # annoying and I wish it would disappear . '' We concur , Jen . # soundslikeagoodidea # notgoingtohappenanytimesoon . Sports fans contributed two words -- `` adversity '' and `` fan base . '' Facebook user Tim Wilcox had an even better idea , getting rid of `` Nation '' after every team 's nickname to describe their fans base . And adversity ? In a sporting event ? It means `` a state , condition , or instance of serious or continued difficulty or adverse fortune , '' according to Merriam-Webster . `` Facing adversity is working 50 hours a week and still struggling to feed your kids . Facing third and fifteen without your best receiver with tens of millions in the bank , is not , '' Kyle of White Lake , Michigan , wrote . Another phrase that likely got its start in sports but leaked into other usage and needs to go is `` _______ on steroids '' . For instance , it 's like a fast food restaurant on steroids . Wow , it must be , um , great . There were a few huge crises on the planet in 2013 but it 's still here . So the use of `` -ageddon '' and `` -pocalypse '' got old quickly . We say there will be no Snowmageddon 2014 . And we pray there is no a global shortage of pork products as the world must avoid using Baconpocalypse , or worse , Aporkcalypse . The list also included two terms associated with politics , or at least with Washington . Intellectually/Morally Bankrupt was one . Cal of Cherry Hill , New Jersey , wondered : `` Are there intellectual creditors ? '' And the other was Obamacare , which appears in the media approximately every 3.2 seconds . However , that is easier to fit in a headline or ticker than `` Affordable Care Act . '' Just sayin ' ( Also not banned -- yet ) . Which words would you be happy to never , ever hear again ? Let us know in the comments .
Selfies are loathed by many social media users , and the word is , too . University in Michigan takes submissions for words that should be banned . This is the 39th year for the list , which also includes twerk , Twittersphere this year . Obamacare makes the list for its incredibly frequent use in the media .