Coronavirus, Social distancing, Self-isolate, Furlough, all words we used a lot this year - but not the word of the year.
Collins Dictionary giving that title to "lockdown".
SELF-ISOLATE..FURLOUGH...ALL WORDS WE USED A LOT THISYEAR...BUT NOT THE WORD OF THE YEAR.COLLINS DICTIONARY GIVING THATTITLE TO "LOCKDOWN".A SPOKESPERSON FOR THEPUBLICATION SAYS THERE WEREFOUR-THOUSAND REFERENCES TO THEWORD IN 2019 AND THAT NUMBERMULTIPLIED BY SIX- THOUSANDPERCENT IN 2020.THE PUBLICATION TRACKS WORDUSAGE IN THE MEDIACONVERSATIONS AND OTHERWEBSITES.SAYING..IT IS NOT A WORD TO BECELEBRATED BUT RATHER A WAY TODEFINE 2020.PRINGLES IS TURNING UP THEHEAT, ADDING A SPICY KICK TO
Merriam-Webster Names
‘Pandemic’ Word of the Year.
The dictionary publisher announced
its 2020 word of the year..
Collins Dictionary has named “lockdown” as its Word of the Year 2020 after asharp increase in its usage amid the coronavirus..
