Macquarie Seeks Word of the Year as Voting Opens on Dictionary Site
Macquarie Dictionary's word of the year is actually two words. Two rather hotly debated words, at that: cancel culture. The word itself is pretty contentious. Some have declared that cancel culture does not exist. Some have argued that it doesn't work. And some have even asserted that ...
Last year had a reappearing internet phenomena: The "Milkshake Duck." The term has been named 2017's word of the year by Australia's Macquarie Dictionary, as of Monday. "Milkshake Duck" comes to define internet idols who become dizzyingly viral, only to fall just as fast due to their ...
“Milkshake duck”, which is technically two words, has just been named the Macquarie Dictionary’s 2017 Word of the Year—after narrowly failing to claim the title from the Oxford and Australian National dictionaries. You’ve probably come across milkshake duck at some point. A creation of pop...
Voting is now open for the Macquarie Dictionary's word of the year a that bit of jargon or vernacular that has popped up in the past 12 months, giving an insight into our lives and how we define ourselves by the words we use.Fracking is a strong contender on the Northern Rivers where...
Read the full-text online article and more details about "Cast Your Vote and Put in a Good Word; Macquarie Dictionary's Search for 2011 Word of the Year" - The Observer (Gladstone, Australia), January 13, 2012The Observer (Gladstone, Australia)...