http://www.salon.com/2013/08/22/acco...vely_newscred/

When I found out about this my head literally exploded.

A bunch of stupid people misuse the word to exaggerate what they mean, so let's change the word to the EXACT opposite? Seems legit.

Yeah, right.

Oh wait, that expression ("yeah, right") fits in the same blanket.

Why do they add colloquialisms to the dictionary? They gonna turn it into a slang-dictionary? This is just like adding "ain't" (which I still don't believe is a real word) only worse.

Isn't slang how language has evolved, though?

With modifying, augmenting, contracting, expanding, and experimenting it has. I'm sure in I'unno how many years no one will pay that any attention. But giving antonyms the same definition and using that hood-contraction... some things just bother my soul.

My head figuratively literally exploded, but not literally literally.

I guess if enough people do something incorrectly it becomes correct. I believe 'irregardless" became a word as well, which is equally embarrassing...

Clearly, this means we have to create a new word which means, "literally, but not figuratively; like, actually happened. (also this word can't be used ironically or as a replacement for figuratively)"

I think the word you are looking for is "actually"

Or legitimately. Or truthfully. Or genuinely.
But I still prefer literally so frowns all around.

Well there goes the entire premise of The Literals.

It's a good thing the English language is (unnecessarily) large and has plenty synonyms for each word.

But hey, what about that word "twerk" or "twerking"? It's been circulating more. If it still remains popular you might see THAT in the dictionary in a few years.