technical term or not, it has meaning. an easier to understand example, then: "literally" - "in effect; in substance; very nearly; virtually: 'I literally died

technical term or not, it has meaning. an easier to understand example, then: "literally" - "in effect; in substance; very nearly; virtually: 'I literally died when she walked out on stage in that costume.'" https://www.dictionary.com/browse/literally https://www.dictionary.com/browse/literally "literally" now literally means "figuratively" because of the phenomenon I'm talking about.