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'Enshittification': Australian Dictionary's Word Of The Year, What It Means
Australia's quasi-official Macquarie Dictionary has picked "enshittification" as the word of 2024, tapping into a growing sense that once-great digital services are bad and getting worse.
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'Bachelor's Handbag' Is Australian Dictionary's People's Word Of Year
Bachelor's handbag - a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag -- has been voted the Australian people's choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said on Tuesday.
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'Shirtfront' in a Dictionary After Tony Abbott's Warning for Vladimir Putin
The Australian prime minister's threat to "shirtfront" Russia's president during an international summit this month has prompted a dictionary to broaden its definition of the word beyond an illegal football maneuver.
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'Enshittification': Australian Dictionary's Word Of The Year, What It Means
Australia's quasi-official Macquarie Dictionary has picked "enshittification" as the word of 2024, tapping into a growing sense that once-great digital services are bad and getting worse.
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'Bachelor's Handbag' Is Australian Dictionary's People's Word Of Year
Bachelor's handbag - a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag -- has been voted the Australian people's choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said on Tuesday.
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'Shirtfront' in a Dictionary After Tony Abbott's Warning for Vladimir Putin
The Australian prime minister's threat to "shirtfront" Russia's president during an international summit this month has prompted a dictionary to broaden its definition of the word beyond an illegal football maneuver.
