Oh my goodness, it gets earlier every year.
The Word of the Year thread starts here with the
2025 German Youth WotY: das crazy
uk.news.yahoo.com/das-crazy-vo...'Das crazy' has been voted Ger...
'Das crazy' has been voted German Youth Word of the Year 2025
Every year, Germany’s youth select their annual "Youth Word of the Year", which is voted for by youngsters around the country.View on euronews
Yahoo News UKThe 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.comThe 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
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
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.

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
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
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
TreccaniThe 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 BookThe 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.dePorto Editora (with help from a public vote) has chosen
APAGÃO 'blackout'
as their Portuguese
#WotY2025
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