16. Anything ending in “gate”.
More precisely, this inane policy of ending every scandal in the last 50 years with "-gate."
And along the same lines, although not limited to politics, referring to every obsessive or addict as "-aholic." Shopaholic. Chocaholic. Spendaholic. Alcohol is a chemical that's frequently abused and can be addictive. So what the heck is shopahol?