The Oxford Word of the Year 2024 is 'brain rot'. Discover more about the winner, our shortlist, and 20 years of words that reflect the world.
Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division. Polarization means that we are tending toward the extremes rather than toward the center. - Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large...
Collins Dictionary has named “brat” its word of the year for 2024, defining it as someone “characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.” 《柯林斯词典》将“Brat”评为2024年度词汇,将其定义为“具有...
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Other Words on Dictionary.com’s 2024 Word of the Year Shortlist As our team reviewed the words that stood out in 2024, these words also made an impact and our shortlist for 2024 Word of the Year: 1.Brainrot Appearing as early as 2004,brainrotrefers to the effects of spending too muc...
— Collins Dictionary (@CollinsDict)November 1, 2024 "With many of this year's notable words being popularized by generations Z and Alpha, we can confidently say this is the most 'brat' Word of the Year list ever," said Collins managing director Alex Beecroft. ...
Find out why Merriam-Webster named 'polarization' as the Word of the Year for 2024. And learn more about the words that inspired a large number of lookups from AI, politics, and pop culture.
Merriam-Webster chooses ‘polarization’ as 2024 word of the year: ‘We are tending toward the extremes rather than toward the center’ BYAnna Furman and The Associated Press December 9, 2024 at 5:41 PM GMT+8 From left, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Democratic presidential nominee Vice Preside...
The results ofthe 2024 U.S. presidential electionrattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”?
For over a decade, we have selected a word or expression that captures the ethos, mood or preoccupations of the last 12 months, driven by data showing the ways in which words have been used. But this year, how could we pick a word, or even a shortlist, to summarize the ways in wh...