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The following are recognized words from the American Dialect Society word of the year.
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List
Year
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Word of the Year
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Notes
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1990
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bushlips
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(similar to "bullshit" – stemming from President George H. W. Bush's 1988 "Read my lips: no new taxes" broken promise)
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1991
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mother of all –
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(as in Saddam Hussein's foretold "Mother of all battles")
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1992
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Not!
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(meaning "just kidding")
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1993
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information superhighway
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1994
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cyber, morph (“to change form”)
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1995
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World Wide Web, newt
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(to act aggressively as a newcomer).
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1996
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mom
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(as in "soccer mom").
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1997
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millennium bug
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1998
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e-
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(as in "e-mail").
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1999
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Y2K
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(Word of the Decade (1990–1999): web; Word of the Century (1900–1999): jazz; Word of the Millennium (1000–1999): she)
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2000
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chad
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(from the 2000 Presidential Election controversy in Florida).
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2001
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9-11, 9/11 or September 11
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2002
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weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
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2003
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metrosexual
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2004
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red states, blue states, purple states
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(from the 2004 presidential election).
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2005
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truthiness
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popularized on The Colbert Report.
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2006
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plutoed, pluto
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(demoted or devalued, as happened to the former planet Pluto).
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2007
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subprime
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(an adjective used to describe a risky or less than ideal loan, mortgage, or investment).
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2008
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bailout
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(a rescue by government of a failing corporation)
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2009
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tweet (noun)
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(a short message sent via the Twitter service. Word of the Decade (2000–2009): google)
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2010
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app
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2011
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occupy
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(in reference to the Occupy movement)
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2012
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#hashtag
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2013
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because (preposition)
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2014
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#blacklivesmatter
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2015
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singular they
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2016
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dumpster fire (🗑️🔥)
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(a chaotic situation, 2016 presidential election)
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2017
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fake news
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2018
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tender-age shelter/camp/facility
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(for children of asylum seekers at the U.S./Mexico border)
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2019
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(my) pronouns
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(as in “pronouns: she/her”. Word of the Decade (2010–2019): singular they)
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2020
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Covid
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2021
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insurrection
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(in reference to the January 6 United States Capitol attack)
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2022
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-ussy
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(as in bussy)
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2023
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enshittification
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See also
References
- ^ Ritter, Jim (1995 December 31) “1995's Word Of the Year: Either `Web' – Or `Newt'”, in Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ “1995 Words of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 1996 January 13, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ Associated Press (1997 January 5) “Linguists pick 'soccer mom' as 1996's word”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ “1996 Words of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 1997 January 13, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ Smith, Sheron (1998 January 10) “Word! 'Millennium Bug' is picked as top phrase of 1997”, in The Macon Telegraph, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ “1997 Words of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 1998 January 13, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ Gallentine, Shana (1999 January 21) “1998: Our society defined in just a few short words”, in The Red and Black, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ “1998 Words of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 1999 January 13, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ Freeman, Jan (2000 June 18) “Steal this coinage”, in The Boston Globe, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ “1999 Words of the Year, Word of the 1990s, Word of the 20th Century, Word of the Millennium”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2000 January 13, retrieved February 21, 2008
- ^ Kershner, Vlae (2002 December 11) “Help us choose the 'Word of the Year'”, in San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ “2000 Words of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2001 January 13, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ Scott, Janny (2002 February 24) “A nation challenged: Language; Words of 9/11 Go From Coffee Shops To the Dictionaries”, in The New York Times, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ “2001 Words of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2002 January 13, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ “'W.M.D.' voted word of year”, in USA Today, 2003 January 6, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ “2002 Words of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2003 January 13, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ Newman, Andrew Adam (2005 October 10) “In Time of Studied Ambiguity, a Label for the Manly Man”, in The New York Times, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ “2003 Words of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American dialect Society, 2004 January 13, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ Associated Press (2005 January 10) “Linguists' phrase of the year: 'Red state, blue state, purple state'”, in The Seattle Times, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ “2004 Word of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2005 January 7, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ Nash, Margo (2006 April 9) “Jersey Footlights”, in The New York Times, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ “Truthiness Voted 2005 Word of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2006 January 6, retrieved February 8, 2008
- ^ Newman, Andrew Adam (2007 December 10) “How Dictionaries Define Publicity: the Word of the Year”, in The New York Times, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ “'Plutoed' Voted 2006 Word of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2007 January 5, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ ““Subprime” voted 2007 word of the year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2008 January 4, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ Mullen, Jim (2008 January 23) “LOL – Subprime is delighted to be word of the year”, in Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved February 19, 2008
- ^ “'Bailout' voted Word of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2009
- ^ Barrett, Grant (2009 January 8) ““Tweet” 2009 Word of the Year, “Google” Word of the Decade”, in Americandialect.org, retrieved January 9, 2010
- ^ ““App” voted 2010 word of the year by the American Dialect Society”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2011
- ^ ““Occupy” 2011 Word of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2012
- ^ ““Hashtag” 2012 Word of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2012
- ^ ““Because” 2013 Word of the Year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2013
- ^ “2014 Word of the Year is #blacklivesmatter”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2014
- ^ “2015 Word of the Year is singular “they””, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2016 January 8
- ^ ““Dumpster fire” is 2016 American Dialect Society word of the year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2017 January 6
- ^ ““Fake news” is 2017 American Dialect Society word of the year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2018 January 5
- ^ ““Tender-age shelter” is 2018 American Dialect Society word of the year”, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2019 January 4
- ^ “2019 Word of the Year is “(My) Pronouns,” Word of the Decade is Singular “They””, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2020 January 3
- ^ “2020 Word of the Year is “Covid””, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2020 December 17
- ^ “2021 Word of the Year is “Insurrection””, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2022 January 7
- ^ “2022 Word of the Year is “-ussy””, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2023 January 6
- ^ “2023 Word of the Year Is “Enshittification””, in Americandialect.org, American Dialect Society, 2024 January 5
Further reading
- Lerer, Seth (2007) Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language, New York, New York: Columbia University Press, page 195
- Mencken, H.L. (2006) The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States, Alfred A. Knopf
- Metcalf, Allan A. (2002) Predicting New Words: The Secrets of Their Success, Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 188
- Wolfram, Walt with Natalie Schilling-Estes (2006) American English: Dialects and Variation, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, page 24
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