Words of the Year: A recap

Photo: A still of Jools Lebron’s TikTok video, which caused the skyrocketing of the word “demure”, Dictionary.com’s chosen Word of the Year. It was also shortlisted for Word of the Year by two other dictionaries. Words of the Year have become a fun tradition, where dictionaries pick an official word that has had a great... read full story

"Supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also; something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration."