word of the year

Literature

'Rage bait' is Oxford Dictionary's 2025 Word of the Year

December 1, 2025

Literature

'Parasocial' is Cambridge Dictionary's 2025 Word of the Year

November 18, 2025

Trending

'67' is Dictionary.com's 2025 Word of the Year

October 30, 2025

Literature

'Polarization' is Merriam-Webster's 2024 Word of the Year

December 10, 2024

News

'Brain rot' named as Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year

December 2, 2024

Social Media

'Demure' is Dictionary.com's 2024 Word of the Year

November 27, 2024

Literature

'Manifest' is Cambridge Dictionary's 2024 Word of the Year

November 22, 2024

Literature

'Brat' named 2024 Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary

November 2, 2024

Literature

'Rizz' is Oxford's 2023 Word of the Year

December 4, 2023

Literature

'Authentic' is Merriam-Webster's 2023 Word of the Year

November 28, 2023

Literature

'AI' is Collins Dictionary's 2023 Word of the Year

November 1, 2023

Literature

'Goblin mode' is Oxford's 2022 Word of the Year—here's what it means

December 7, 2022

News

No lies here: 'Gaslighting' is Merriam-Webster's 2022 Word of the Year

November 29, 2022

News

For the first time ever, Oxford lets the public choose its Word of the Year

November 24, 2022

News

'Vaccine' is Merriam-Webster's 2021 Word of the Year

December 1, 2021

News

Cambridge Dictionary's 2021 word of the year is something we all need: Perseverance

November 20, 2021

News

'Lockdown’ is Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year trailed by 'TikToker,' 'mukbang'

November 10, 2020