The 2021 Word Of The Year According To Dictionary.Com Is ...
By Conway Crew
December 7, 2021
It's the moment you've (maybe) been waiting for.
- Dictonary.com has revealed the 2021 Word Of The Year as "allyship."
- John Kelly, one of Dictonary.com's top officials acknowledged, "It might be a surprising choice for some."
- The site offers two definitions for allyship: The role of a person who advocates for inclusion of a "marginalized or politicized group" in solidarity but not as a member; and the more traditional relationship of "persons, groups or nations associating and cooperating with one another for a common cause or purpose."
- The Oxford English Dictionary already announced its Word Of The Year asĀ "vax" while Merriam-Webster chose "vaccine."
- Have you heard or used "allyship" in daily conversation a lot this year?
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"Allyship" is https://t.co/Z3bi2Oh5oJ's 2021 Word of the Year. It's the first time, the online dictionary says, that a word has been named the year's top term the same year it was added to the dictionary. https://t.co/841cRtx3CE pic.twitter.com/LFYbzGt46X
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