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Word of the year

  • How I got brain rot: Listening to podcasts all day

    How I got brain rot: Listening to podcasts all day

    Aman Khanna
    · Jan 01, 2025 · 10:30 am
  • What Oxford’s word of the year ‘goblin mode’ says about the mental health discourse and social media

    What Oxford’s word of the year ‘goblin mode’ says about the mental health discourse and social media

    Zulekha Shakoor Rajani
    · Dec 11, 2022 · 11:30 am
  • ‘Samvidhaan’, or Constitution, is Oxford’s Hindi Word of the Year for 2019

    ‘Samvidhaan’, or Constitution, is Oxford’s Hindi Word of the Year for 2019

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 28, 2020 · 09:42 pm
  • Editor’s note: The 2018 Word of the Year is ‘justice’ – and that drove much of Scroll.in reportage

    Editor’s note: The 2018 Word of the Year is ‘justice’ – and that drove much of Scroll.in reportage

    Naresh Fernandes
    · Dec 27, 2018 · 08:45 am
  • ‘Youthquake’ is Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year

    ‘Youthquake’ is Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 15, 2017 · 03:39 pm
  • Feminism is American dictionary Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year

    Feminism is American dictionary Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 13, 2017 · 10:51 pm
  • ‘Complicit’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the year

    ‘Complicit’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the year

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 28, 2017 · 09:03 am
  • ‘Fake news’ makes news as Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2017

    ‘Fake news’ makes news as Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2017

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 02, 2017 · 10:19 pm
  • Readers' comments: 'This government and the prime minister no longer deserve our trust'

    Readers' comments: 'This government and the prime minister no longer deserve our trust'

    Scroll
    · Dec 21, 2016 · 10:30 pm
  • The surprising origins of ‘post-truth’ – and how it was spawned by the liberal left

    The surprising origins of ‘post-truth’ – and how it was spawned by the liberal left

    Andrew Calcutt, The Conversation
    · Nov 21, 2016 · 05:30 am
  • Brexit is the word of the year after a 3,400% surge in its usage: Collins Dictionary

    Brexit is the word of the year after a 3,400% surge in its usage: Collins Dictionary

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 03, 2016 · 03:03 pm
  • Merriam-Webster declares 'ism' its word of the year

    Merriam-Webster declares 'ism' its word of the year

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 15, 2015 · 08:23 pm