What were slang words in the 2010s?

100 Slang Words That Dominated the 2010s

• Catfish. Shutterstock. You can thank Nev Schulman for this 2010s slang term.
• Bromance. Shutterstock.
• Instagram. Shutterstock.
• Cougar. iStock.
• Sexting. Shutterstock.
• Heart. Shutterstock.
• Earworm. Shutterstock.
• Helicopter parent. Shutterstock.

What is the 2010 word of the year?

2010 Word of the Year – Austerity For 2010, the Word of the Year was austerity, a term used both in the context of government spending during the recovery and in the context of household budgets under the strain of unemployment and underemployment.

What are the 5 new words?

New Words Added to English Dictionaries

• automagically adv. Automatically in a way that seems magical.
• bargainous adj. Costing less than expected.
• big media n. Primary mass communication sources, e.g., TV and the press.
• bromance n.
• buzzkill n.
• carbon credit n.
• carbon offsetting n.
• catastrophize v.

Which word was chosen as the word of the year 2010 by the American Dialect Society?

“app”
WYNDHAM GRAND HOTEL, PITTSBURGH—JAN. 7—In its 21st annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “app” (noun, an abbreviated form of application, a software program for a computer or phone operating system) as the word of the year for 2010.

What is the newest word 2020?

And if you want to stay current on language, make sure you avoid these 4 Words the Dictionary Says You Should Stop Using.

• Amirite.
• Battle Royale.
• Contouring.
• Dunning-Kruger Effect.
• Ecoanxiety.
• Empty Suit.
• Gender Reveal.
• GOAT.

Which word is word of the year 2020?

pandemic
Based upon a statistical analysis of words that are looked up in extremely high numbers in our online dictionary while also showing a significant year-over-year increase in traffic, Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2020 is pandemic.

What was the word of the year in 2012?

verb GIF
NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Oxford American Dictionaries announced today that it chose the verb GIF as its 2012 Word of the Year. According to Oxford Dictionaries Online GIF is defined as: GIF, verb; to create a GIF file of (an image or video sequence, especially relating to an event).

What was the word of the year 2009?

Admonish, a verb dating to the 14th century meaning “to express warning or disapproval in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner,” generated enough curiosity to crown it Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2009.