Word Of The Year 2022

The word "Rizz" was first recorded in 2022, according to Oxford.

In a year of extraordinary upheaval, from the war in Ukraine to catastrophic natural disasters, AFP looks at some of the words and phrases that have defined 2022.

According to Merriam-Webster, the new words added to the dictionary are the ones that made big news or were trending on social media.

The other words on Dictionary.com's shortlist includes the Ukraine flag emoji, "inflation," "quiet quitting," "democracy," and "Wordle."

According to a blog post from Google on its annual Year in Search Report, "Wordle" is the most-searched word on Google for 2022.

This term spiked earlier this year as the idea of rejecting societal expectations put upon us, in favour of doing whatever one wants to do.

American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has named "gaslighting" as its word of the year for 2022.

'Metaverse' has been shortlisted for the Oxford Word of The Year 2022 and for the first time people can vote for it.

For the first time, people from across the world will vote to choose the Oxford Word of the Year 2022, Oxford Languages has announced.

In the context of the game, ''homer'' doesn't refer to the Greek poet and author, but refers to an informal American English word for a 'home run' in baseball.

"Permacrisis sums up just how truly awful 2022 has been for so many people," said Alex Beecroft, head of Collins Learning.

Navroz 2022: Navroz is a combination of two words - 'Nav' means new and 'Roz' means day. Friends and family gather and mark the day with love, warmth and of course, food.

Custom colours and livery inspired by Kawasaki Z models from the 1970s and '80s are given to the special edition models. No mechanical changes have been incorporated.

The word "Rizz" was first recorded in 2022, according to Oxford.

In a year of extraordinary upheaval, from the war in Ukraine to catastrophic natural disasters, AFP looks at some of the words and phrases that have defined 2022.

According to Merriam-Webster, the new words added to the dictionary are the ones that made big news or were trending on social media.

The other words on Dictionary.com's shortlist includes the Ukraine flag emoji, "inflation," "quiet quitting," "democracy," and "Wordle."

According to a blog post from Google on its annual Year in Search Report, "Wordle" is the most-searched word on Google for 2022.

This term spiked earlier this year as the idea of rejecting societal expectations put upon us, in favour of doing whatever one wants to do.

American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has named "gaslighting" as its word of the year for 2022.

'Metaverse' has been shortlisted for the Oxford Word of The Year 2022 and for the first time people can vote for it.

For the first time, people from across the world will vote to choose the Oxford Word of the Year 2022, Oxford Languages has announced.

In the context of the game, ''homer'' doesn't refer to the Greek poet and author, but refers to an informal American English word for a 'home run' in baseball.

"Permacrisis sums up just how truly awful 2022 has been for so many people," said Alex Beecroft, head of Collins Learning.

Navroz 2022: Navroz is a combination of two words - 'Nav' means new and 'Roz' means day. Friends and family gather and mark the day with love, warmth and of course, food.

Custom colours and livery inspired by Kawasaki Z models from the 1970s and '80s are given to the special edition models. No mechanical changes have been incorporated.