Don't forget "Atlas Shrugged". I hear that one mentioned at least twice a day by patrons of my local Starbuck's, so I know it must be deep. (-:
[1] See? I sound erudite already.
The current word being destroyed in Argentina and Uruguay: "chapeau"
(but you wouldn't recognize it when spoken by one of my countrymen)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapeau
"Chapeau! is often used as a generic expression of approval and appreciation in France and other parts of Europe : as a sign of admiration or respect, one shall indeed remove his hat"