Here's an excerpt from our announcement in In , we selected xenophobia as our Word of the Year. In the past two years, has there been enough change?
Tergiversate This rare word was chosen to represent because it described so much of the world around us. Things don't get less serious in From the pervading sense of vulnerability surrounding Ebola to the visibility into acts of crime or misconduct that ignited critical conversations about race, gender, and violence, various senses of exposure were out in the open this year. Meanwhile, many Americans continue to face change in their homes, bank accounts and jobs. In the past two years, has there been enough change? It was a year of real awakening to complicity in various sectors of society, from politics to pop culture.
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From our Word of the Year announcement: Despite being chosen as the Word of the Year, xenophobia is not to be celebrated. Tergiversate This rare word was chosen to represent because it described so much of the world around us. Fear of the other was a huge theme in , from Brexit to President Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric.
Tergiversate means to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc. It wasn't trendy , funny, nor was it coined on Twitter , but we thought change told a real story about how our users defined Meanwhile, many Americans continue to face change in their homes, bank accounts and jobs. But, the term still held a lot of weight.
Here's an excerpt from our release that year that gives a pretty good explanation for our choice: Our Word of the Year was exposure , which highlighted the year's Ebola virus outbreak, shocking acts of violence both abroad and in the US, and widespread theft of personal information. It was a year of real awakening to complicity in various sectors of society, from politics to pop culture. We got serious in Here's an excerpt from our Word of the Year announcement in If we do, then we are all complicit.
Unlike in , change was no longer a campaign slogan. Fluidity of identity was a huge theme in Unlike in , change was no longer a campaign slogan. Has there been too much? Things don't get less serious in
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But, the term still held a lot of weight. From our Word of the Year announcement:. And so, we named tergiversate the Word of the Year.
Despite being chosen as the Word of the Year, xenophobia is not to be celebrated. Only time will tell if the latest wave of change Americans voted for in the midterm elections will result in a negative or positive outcome. Here's an excerpt from our release that year that gives a pretty good explanation for our choice: Has there been too much? Bluster In a year known for the Occupy movement and what became known as the Arab Spring, our lexicographers chose bluster as their Word of the Year for We must not let this continue to be the norm.
Despite being chosen as the Word of the Year, xenophobia is not to be celebrated. Racial identity also held a lot of debate in , after Rachel Dolezal, a white woman presenting herself as a black woman, said she identified as biracial or transracial. So, take a stroll down memory lane to remember all of our past Word of the Year selections. We must not let this continue to be the norm. From the pervading sense of vulnerability surrounding Ebola to the visibility into acts of crime or misconduct that ignited critical conversations about race, gender, and violence, various senses of exposure were out in the open this year.
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Has there been too much? Racial identity also held a lot of debate in , after Rachel Dolezal, a white woman presenting herself as a black woman, said she identified as biracial or transracial. Our Word of the Year was exposure , which highlighted the year's Ebola virus outbreak, shocking acts of violence both abroad and in the US, and widespread theft of personal information.
Here's an excerpt from our announcement in Here's an excerpt from our Word of the Year announcement in In a year known for the Occupy movement and what became known as the Arab Spring, our lexicographers chose bluster as their Word of the Year for Here's an excerpt from our release that year that gives a pretty good explanation for our choice:
It is an opportunity for us to reflect on the language and ideas that represented each year. From the pervading sense of vulnerability surrounding Ebola to the visibility into acts of crime or misconduct that ignited critical conversations about race, gender, and violence, various senses of exposure were out in the open this year. In a year known for the Occupy movement and what became known as the Arab Spring, our lexicographers chose bluster as their Word of the Year for
We got serious in Here's an excerpt from our release that year that gives a pretty good explanation for our choice: And so, we named tergiversate the Word of the Year. From the pervading sense of vulnerability surrounding Ebola to the visibility into acts of crime or misconduct that ignited critical conversations about race, gender, and violence, various senses of exposure were out in the open this year. Fluidity of identity was a huge theme in
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In the past two years, has there been enough change? Meanwhile, many Americans continue to face change in their homes, bank accounts and jobs. This rare word was chosen to represent because it described so much of the world around us. Unlike in , change was no longer a campaign slogan. Sign up for our Newsletter!