Word of the Year
The Oxford Dictionary Has Declared ‘Climate Emergency’ the Word of the Year
The term's usage shot up 10,796 percent in 2019.
We’re Feeling You Hard, Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2018
From relationships to masculinity to the bloody air we are breathing—VICE staffers reveal why ‘Toxic’ is apt to describe everything that’s wrong with our lives today.
'Single-Use' Really Is the Word of the Year We Deserve
Yes, "Gammon" is definitely funnier, but 2018 should be remembered for its environmental shockwaves.
'Milkshake Duck' is Macquarie Dictionary's Word of the Year
Congratulations to Australian Twitter user @pixelatedboat for making history.
Fittingly, 'Xenophobia' Is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year
The word beat out other contenders including terror, uncertainty, bigotry, sadness (RIP Leonard Cohen, Prince, David Bowie), and Electoral College.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Obama warns against "crude" nationalism across the world, an advisor claims the Trump team is considering a Muslim registry, "post-truth" is chosen as word of the year by Oxford, and more.
Emojis Are the Most Advanced Form of Language Known to Man
Oxford Dictionaries naming the "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji as Word of the Year 2015 does not signal the death of culture.
Oxford Dictionaries Says the Word of the Year Is an Emoji
Other words in the running were "on fleek," "refugee," and the singular pronoun "they."
These Graphs Show How Much 'Words of the Year' Actually Get Used After They Join the Dictionary
"Vape" is 2014's Word of the Year. Perfect.
Selfies Esteemed: How a Word Becomes Word of the Year
In the first recorded usage of “selfie” someone posted a self-portrait of their busted lip with the insightful comment, “Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped."