DNA: Word 'Vaccine' creates record amidst the fear of COVID-19
Even though questions are being raised about the effectiveness of the vaccine in the world after the cases of Omicron, in the meantime Merriam Webster, a publishing company in America, has declared the word 'Vaccine' as the 'Word of the Year'.
Dec 04, 2021, 00:00 AM IST
And the Word of the Year 2018 is...
The runners' up were Big Dick Energy (BDE), Gaslighting, Techlash, Gammon, Incel, Cakeism, Overtourism and Orbiting.
Nov 20, 2018, 13:24 PM IST
'Surreal` is named 2016 `Word of the Year`
Donald Trump`s upset win in the US presidential election astonished people so much that they rushed to the dictionary to look up the word everyone was using to describe the event: surreal.
Dec 20, 2016, 01:58 AM IST
DNA: Oxford Dictionaries selects 'tears of joy' emoji as word of the year
The Oxford Dictionaries' 2015 "Word of the Year" isn't a word. It's not even a acronym or slang for something weird on the Internet.
First time ever: Oxford Dictionaries select 'tears of joy' emoji as 'word' of the year!
The reason behind selecting this emoji was that it was the most frequently used emoji this year and it best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.
Nov 17, 2015, 22:53 PM IST
