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Lynne Murphy

The first English Word (Number?) of the Year is from Dictionary[dot]com: 6 7 Is that really a WotY or more a Word of the Month? #WotY2025 www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-th...

Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word of ...

Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word of the Year Is…

Each year, Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year and short-listed nominees capture pivotal moments in language and culture. These words serve as a linguistic time capsule, reflecting social trends and global events that defined the year. The Word of the Year isn’t just about popular usage; it reveals the stories we tell about ourselves and how we’ve changed over the year. And for these reasons, Dictionary.com’s …

Dictionary.com

Lynne Murphy Nov 6

The second of the English dictionary #WotY2025 is out. Collins has gone for 'vibe coding' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Vibe coding' named word of th...

'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins Dictionary

The art of making an app by describing it to artificial intelligence (AI) tops 10 new terms on the shortlist.

BBC News

Lynne Murphy Nov 9

John Kelly @mashedradish.bsky.social makes 'fascism' his Etymology of the Year mashedradish.com/2025/11/04/f...

The 2025 Etymology of the Year

The 2025 Etymology of the Year

“Fascism” is a challenging word for a challenging moment, and its origins may bear lessons for us.

Mashed Radish

Lynne Murphy Nov 18

The next of the Big English Dictionary #WotY2025 is Cambridge's 'parasocial' www.bbc.com/news/article...

Parasocial is named as Cambrid...

Parasocial is named as Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year

Examples include the parasocial interest shown by fans to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement.

Lynne Murphy Nov 20

Our Policy magazine (.ca) declares #WotY2025 PATHOCRACY www.policymagazine.ca/our-policy-m...

Our Policy Magazine Word of th...

Our Policy Magazine Word of the Year for 2025: 'Pathocracy' - Policy Magazine

In 2016, for instance, the US presidential campaign that saw the field culled to what polls showed was the most off-putting choice in history generated a

Policy Magazine

Lynne Murphy Nov 25

The latest #WotY2025 is from Macquarie Dictionary: AI slop www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Macquarie Dictionary announces...

Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face

Term was up against a shortlist including Ozempic face, blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman Empire

The Guardian

Lynne Murphy Dec 1

After a vote, Oxford’s #WotY2025 is rage bait corp.oup.com/news/the-oxf...

The Oxford Word of the Year 20...

The Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is rage bait - Oxford University Press

The Oxford Word of the Year crown for 2025 has gone to 'rage bait', with our experts noting that its usage had tripled over the past 12 months.

Oxford University Press

Lynne Murphy Dec 3

And the Economist's #WotY2025 is: slop (Rather similar to Macquarie's 'AI slop') www.economist.com/culture/2025...

And The Economist’s word of th...

Next on the #WotY2025 tour is FIDUCIA 'trust' from Treccani in Italy www.treccani.it/magazine/atl...

PER LA TRECCANI È “FIDUCIA” LA...

PER LA TRECCANI È “FIDUCIA” LA PAROLA DELL’ANNO 2025 - Treccani

L’Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, dopo “rispetto” nel 2024, ha scelto “fiducia” come parola dell’anno del 2025 per

Treccani

The Association of National Advertisers in the US cheated and chose two #WotY2025 AGENTIC AI and AUTHENTICITY Oxymoron much? lbbonline.com/news/ANA-Age...

ANA Selects Agentic AI and Aut...

ANA Selects Agentic AI and Authenticity as 2025 Marketing Words of the Year | LBBOnline

Little Black Book, Marketers recognise both the acceleration of AI and the rising importance of human truth in 2025

Little Black Book

The Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache chose KI ÄRA 'AI era' as its German #WotY2025 www.newsworm.de/news/ki-ara-...

“KI-Ära” (AI Era) Named German...

“KI-Ära” (AI Era) Named Germany’s Word of the Year 2025

“KI-Ära” (AI era) becomes Germany’s Word of the Year 2025 as AI reshapes daily life. Other top terms include Deal, Sondervermögen, klimamüde, and Vertiktokung, marking key issues.

NEWSWORM.de

Porto Editora (with help from a public vote) has chosen APAGÃO 'blackout' as their Portuguese #WotY2025 www.palavradoano.pt

PALAVRA DO ANO® - 2025

PALAVRA DO ANO® - 2022

A Palavra do Ano® é uma iniciativa da Porto Editora que visa reunir e destacar as palavras que, anualmente, maior importância adquirem no quotidiano dos portugueses.

PALAVRA DO ANO

Nice to have some that aren't about AI.... Austria's #WoTY2025 is Moose Emil But should names be WotYs? There are reasons there are Name of the Year declarations alongside WotY ones... english.radio.cz/moose-emil-c...

Moose Emil chosen as Austria’s...

Moose Emil chosen as Austria’s 2025 word of the year

Radio Prague International

The Swiss-German #WoTY2025 is another name: Frauen Nati www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...

‘Frauen-Nati’ chosen as German...

‘Frauen-Nati’ chosen as German word of the year in Switzerland

Frauen-Nati (Swiss women's football team) chosen as Swiss German word of the year 2025.

www.swissinfo.ch

The Norwegian #WotY2025 (chosen by Språkrådet, the national language council) is tekoligark 'techoligarch' h/t @[email protected] www.nrk.no/vestland/are...

Årets ord 2025 er tekoligark

Årets ord 2025 er tekoligark

Hvem bestemmer hva du ser på mobilen? Hvem har makten til å snu opp ned på debatten? Språkrådet har kåret «tekoligark» til årets ord 2025.

NRK

The Japanese Kanji of the Year (always a more positive, forward-looking choice) is 輝 kagayaki 'shine' japan-forward.com/kanji-new-ye...

Shoko Kanazawa Dedicates Shine...

Shoko Kanazawa Dedicates Shine '輝' as This New Year's Message of Hope | JAPAN Forward

Shoko Kanazawa dedicates 輝 (shine) as a strong message of resilience, guiding hearts and minds toward a hopeful, inspiring year filled with strength.

JAPAN Forward

The Youdao Dictionary Chinese #WotY2025 is 深度求索 shēndù qiúsuǒ ‘Deepseek’ www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Youdao Dictionary Unveils 2025...

Youdao Dictionary Unveils 2025 Word of the Year: "Deepseek" Emerges as China's Most-Searched Term

/PRNewswire/ -- As the world's largest online dictionary by user base, Youdao Dictionary has formally announced "deepseek" as its 2025 Word of the Year. The...

The Cross-Taiwan-Strait Chinese #WotY2025 is 势 shì 'trend, momentum' www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/...

globaltimes.cn/page/202512/13...

Word of the year - Global Times

Chang Ping-huang, president of the Chinese Calligraphy Society in Taiwan, displays the Chinese character “shi” at a cross-Straits word-of-the-year event in Taipei on December 9, 2025. The character, which can mean “trend” or “momentum,” was voted the 2025 Word of the Year across the Taiwan Straits at the event. Photo: VCG

Lynne Murphy Dec 10

Glassdoor (HR company) does an annual Word of the Year. Their #WotY2025 is fatigue Tell me about it... www.cbsnews.com/news/glassdo...

This word sums up how many wor...

This word sums up how many workers are feeling these days, Glassdoor says

Here's how many employees say they are feeling amid festering concerns about the economy, AI and other issues, according to the job-search firm.

Lynne Murphy Dec 12

The Canadian English Dictionary’s #WotY2025 is maplewashing canadianenglishdictionary.ca/media/2025-c...

canadianenglishdictionary.ca/media/2025-cwo...