Social Media Ruins Words

If I don't complain about the misuse of the word "gaslighting" at least once every six months I've probably been yeerked

A word begins as a good and useful word with a specific, narrow meaning. “Gaslighting,” for example, means “a form of abuse in which a person tricks another person into thinking they can’t trust their perceptions because they’re crazy.” “Mansplaining” means “a sexist man condescendingly explaining to a woman a topic that she’s an expert on.” “Grooming” …