Which terms best represent 2025? Every year, editors for publications ranging from the Oxford English Dictionary to the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English select a “word of the year”.
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The Oxford University Press, which publishes the dictionary, announced that its Word of the Year this year is “rage bait,” which it defines as a noun meaning: “Online content deliberately designed to ...
As we near the final weeks of the year, platforms of all stripes will soon begin rolling out their annual recap features, which let users see the content they have interacted with most. While numerous ...
Every year brings a new vocabulary of its own, but 2025 has felt like an era where language evolved in real time — shaped by technology, internet culture, and shifting human behaviour. This year’s ...
Oxford University Press has announced the shortlist for the Oxford Word of the Year 2025: Aura Farming, Biohack, and Rage Bait. These three words highlight how digital culture influences self-image, ...
As 2025 draws to a close, the lexicographers and linguists at the world’s most used and well-known dictionaries have begun their sometimes polarizing annual ritual of trying to capture the year’s ...
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If you’ve been in the proximity of anyone under the age of 18, you’ve probably heard them unabashedly declare the words “6-7.” The term, which started off as a meme from the song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by ...