Well, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonce_word

It makes me sad when a secondary meaning, which does not even overcome the main meaning in usage, becomes an obstacle for the normal use of a word. It's like seeing a rainbow as a sexualized symbol not fit for children, because it also happens to be used by LGBTQ+ community. (BTW, since you're a Brit: did people stop using the word "fag" to refer to a cigarette?)

We don't need to bring this kind of thing up. We're not school children and most of us are technology professionals, so the meaning is clear.

These guidelines are relevant here:

Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes.

Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead.

Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. ... name collisions ... . They're too common to be interesting.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

American hegemony, and all that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context