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DETROIT — Wait for it: At the end of the day, hacks need to slay 10 cringe-worthy words and phrases, according to an iconic list from a Michigan university. The 2024 Lake Superior State University Banished Words List, released Sunday, is: hack, impact, at the end of the day, rizz, slay, iconic, cringe-worthy, obsessed, side-hustle and wait for it. This year marks the second appearance of the word “iconic” on the annual list that the Sault Ste. Marie university began releasing in 1976. “Iconic” was also on the 2009 Banished Words list. “Perhaps it’s time for another attempt to point out (the wo…