That’s a damning indictment of American society.
A lot of words and expressions we consider ‘proper’ English words started out the same way, and over time they were accepted as standard, in some cases even universally - O.K., OK, Okay is understood now in most of the world.
And technology adds a lot of words - like ‘internet’, ‘selfie’, ‘phishing’, ‘ransomware’; the OED adds about a thousand new words a year...
That is true, but I won’t mind “veggie” as a substitute for “vegetable” if we can get rid of “could of went” instead of “could have gone” in the American vernacular.
I cringe when I hear someone say “veggies” It’s like they are talking baby talk.