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The ”’American Dialect Society’s Word of the Year”’ (WotY{{efn|WotY is pronounced as “WHOA-tea”<ref name=saco/>}}) are voted at the January [[American Dialect Society]] conference. The first year for which the [[word of the year]] was voted (“[[bushlips]]”) by the ADS was 1990.<ref name=all>[https://americandialect.org/woty/all-of-the-words-of-the-year-1990-to-present All of the Words of the Year, 1990 to Present]</ref> |
The ”’American Dialect Society’s Word of the Year”’ (WotY{{efn|WotY is pronounced as “WHOA-tea”<ref name=saco/>}}) are voted at the January [[American Dialect Society]] conference. The first year for which the [[word of the year]] was voted (“[[bushlips]]”) by the ADS was 1990.<ref name=all>[https://americandialect.org/woty/all-of-the-words-of-the-year-1990-to-present All of the Words of the Year, 1990 to Present]</ref> |
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* Euphemism of the Year: ”’essential (workers, labor, businesses)”’ |
* Euphemism of the Year: ”’essential (workers, labor, businesses)”’ |
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* Emoji of the Year: (face with medical mask) |
* Emoji of the Year: (face with medical mask) |
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* Word of the Year: ”'[[Trump_administration_family_separation_policy|tender-age shelter/camp/facility]]”'<ref name=all/> |
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* Political Word of the Year: ”'[[Mexico–United_States_border_wall|(the) wall]]”’ |
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* Digital Word of the Year: ”’techlash”’ |
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* Slang/Informal Word of the Year: ”’yeet”’ |
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* Most Useful: ”’Voldemorting”’ |
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* Most Likely to Succeed: ”’single-use”’ |
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* Most Creative: ”’white-caller crime”’ |
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* Euphemism of the Year: ”’racially charged”’ |
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* WTF Word of the Year: ”’deleted family unit”’ |
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* Hashtag of the Year: ”’#nottheonion”’ |
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* Emoji of the Year: (thinking face emoji) |
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Revision as of 19:47, 31 October 2025
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The American Dialect Society’s Word of the Year (WotY[a]) are voted at the January American Dialect Society conference. The first year for which the word of the year was voted (“bushlips“) by the ADS was 1990.[2]
Sam Corbin, a words and language writer for The New York Times, comparing the ADS WOTY with the likes from prominent dictionaries, wrote that “the American Dialect Society celebrates linguistic variation to an almost absurd degree”.[1]
Starting with about 30 society members in early years, as of 2023 the vote drew some 300 participants. Recently the event consists of two parts: the live nominating session, which culls the nominations open to public a month in advance, and the live vote.[1]
2024
- Word of the Year: rawdog:[3] to undertake without usual protection, preparation, or comfort (extension of earlier meaning ‘to have sex without a condom’)
- Most useful: lock in:[2] to enter a state of deep focus and concentration
- Most likely to succeed: unserious
- Political Word of the Year: Luigi
- Digital Word of the Year: brainrot
- Informal Word of the Year: rawdog
- Most Creative Word of the Year: “the X I Xed”: phrasal template with an invented irregular verb, used as a playful intensifier (as in “the gasp I gusped/guspt,” “the scream I scrempt”)
- Most Fun While It Lasted Word of the Year: brat
2023
- Word of the Year: enshittification[1]
- Most useful/Most likely to succeed: (derogatory): parenthetical comment humorously appended after a word that might not be expected to be derogatory
- Political Word of the Year: 🍉 (watermelon emoji): symbol of Palestinian solidarity used on social media
- Digital Word of the Year: enshittification
- Informal Word of the Year: “let (someone) cook”: allow (someone) to do something that they are good at without interference
- Acronym/Initialism of the Year: FAFO (fuck around and find out): warning that foolish actions will result in unwanted consequences
- AI-related Word of the Year: stochastic parrot
- Most Creative Word of the Year: Kenaissance: renaissance in the wake of the Barbie movie’s depiction of Ken
- Euphemism of the Year: “structurally restrictive housing”: solitary confinement (rebranded by the New York City Department of Correction)
2022
- Word of the Year: “-ussy“: suffix from “pussy“, attached to various words, as in “bussy” = “boy pussy”[2]
- Most useful/Most likely to succeed: “quiet quitting“, minimal performance at a job [2]
- Political Word of the Year: “Dark Brandon”, a hint to “Let’s Go Brandon, a hint to Joe Biden[2]
- Digital Word of the Year: “-dle”, for Wordle-like games[2]
- Informal Word of the Year: ” it’s giving (X)”,[2]
- Most Creative Word of the Year: “-ussy”, see above[2]
- Euphemism of the Year: “special military operation“, same choice and as for the Russian Word of the Year 2022: a euphemism for the Russian invasion of Ukraine[2]
- Snowclone/phrasal template of the Year: “not X”, to ironically express mock horror, incredulity, etc.[2]
- Emoji of the Year: 💀 [skull], to express death (not) from something: laughter, frustration, etc.[2]
2021
- Word of the Year: Insurrection[2]
- Most Likely to Succeed: antiwork
- Most Useful: hard pants
- Political Word of the Year: Insurrection
- Digital Word of the Year: #FreeBritney
- Pandemic-related Word of the Year (special category): boosted
- Financial/Economic Word of the Year (special category): Supply chain
- Informal Word of the Year: yassify
- Most Creative Word of the Year: Fauci ouchie
- Euphemism of the Year: unalive
2020
- Word of the Year: Covid[2]
- Most Likely to Succeed: antiracism
- Most Useful: Before Times
- Political Word of the Year: abolish/defund
- Digital Word of the Year: doomscrolling
- Zoom-related Word of the Year (special category): you’re muted
- Pandemic-related Word of the Year (special category): social distancing
- Slang/Informal Word of the Year: the rona
- Most Creative Combining Form: quaran- (as in quarantini, quaranteam, quaranbeard, quarantigue)
- Euphemism of the Year: essential (workers, labor, businesses)
- Emoji of the Year: (face with medical mask)
2018
- Word of the Year: tender-age shelter/camp/facility[2]
- Political Word of the Year: (the) wall
- Digital Word of the Year: techlash
- Slang/Informal Word of the Year: yeet
- Most Useful: Voldemorting
- Most Likely to Succeed: single-use
- Most Creative: white-caller crime
- Euphemism of the Year: racially charged
- WTF Word of the Year: deleted family unit
- Hashtag of the Year: #nottheonion
- Emoji of the Year: (thinking face emoji)
