Merriam-Webster Has Picked Their Word Of The Year
This word saw a 74% increase in lookups since last year. Earlier this year, Dictionary.com chose “Misinformation” as their word of the year, while Oxford chose “Toxic,” but Merriam-Webster has…
SPRINGFIELD, MA – SEPTEMBER 23: In this handout image provided by Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and mobile website are displayed September 23, 2016 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Photo by Joanne K. Watson/Merriam-Webster via Getty Images)
Photo by Joanne K. Watson/Merriam-Webster via Getty ImagesThis word saw a 74% increase in lookups since last year.
Earlier this year, Dictionary.com chose "Misinformation" as their word of the year, while Oxford chose "Toxic," but Merriam-Webster has a different opinion on what the word of the year should be. The company chose "Justice" as their 2018 Word of The Year. The term has been used in several different contexts over the year, including racial justice, obstruction of justice, social justice and more.
How does one just make a word the "Word Of The Year" you might be wondering?
To earn this title, a word needs to seem high volume of traffic and a significant increase in lookups throughout the year. One of the editors at Merriam-Webster noted that "justice" has been in the top 30 lookups throughout the entire year.
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