Word for Word #37 Word of the Year 2020
In this episode of Word for Word, we are joined by members of the Word of the Year Committee to discuss which word was crowned the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year, the selection process and other words from the short list.
Find out which word was voted the People's Choice Word of the Year.
Join us as we explore our language: the ways we use it, the ways we abuse it, and the ways we ultimately change it.
You can also explore the 'additional links' below to discover what new words and definitions have been on our editor's minds in recent months.
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Words & Definitions
- adaptive clothing
- bee vectoring
- cottagecore
- covidiot
- COVID normal
- doomscrolling
- HIA
- inclusion rider
- Karen
- lo-fi
- panda bashing
- profit-for-purpose
- pyrocumulonimbus
- seened
- sky puppy
- stalkerware
- suicide first aid
Additional links
Word of the Year 2020 Shortlist
COVID Word of the Year Shortlist
Word for Word episode #29 Word of the Year 2019
Acknowledgements
Word for Word is produced by Macmillan Audio Australia for Macquarie Dictionary and Pan Macmillan Australia.
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