system
A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
Technically words have no meaning. The point is he's intentionally using a word that he knows upsets those around him. It's the intent that matters. If he used it once and stopped using it when seeing the reaction, it would be a different story. But he knows the reaction, and he's still causing it.
gpt
If you want to get real technical, words absolutely have meaning. The exact meaning depends on who hears them though