2024 Word of the Year

Collins Dictionary in the UK has released its “Word of the Year” winner and shortlist for 2024. The list include “romantasy,” defined as “a literary genre that combines romantic fiction with fantasy.” The overall word of the year is “brat,” in the sense of someone with a “confident, independent and hedonistic attitude,” as popularized by singer/songwriter Charli XCX’s album Brat.

Other words on the list include “supermajor­ity,” “yapping,” “delulu,” “brainrot,” “rawdog­ging,” and “anti-tourism.” Collins managing director Alex Beercroft said, “With many of this year’s notable words being popularised by gen­erations Z and Alpha, we can confidently say this is the most ‘brat’ word of the year list ever.” For more, see the website.

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