That 4-Letter Word

On W___, What's Missing & Better Phrasing.

What’s a 4-letter word that was supposed to be breezy slang for smoother social intercourse and sensitivity -- a little neo-Buddhist and a little street-sexy -- but quickly became a turn-off?  It’s a word that will infect and perhaps affect the next election.  Hint 1:  it rhymes with choke, not suck.  Hint 2:  if you had $5 for every time Ron DeSantis u…