Collins Dictionary reveals its word of the year

Collins Dictionary declared "brat" – nan medium title that became a summer-living perfect – its 2024 connection of nan year.

The word, utilized by vocalist Charli XCX arsenic nan title of her sixth workplace album, has been defined arsenic "characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude."

Collins lexicographers said connected Friday that successful nan building "brat summer," it became "one of nan astir talked astir words of 2024."

"More than a hugely successful album, 'brat' is simply a taste arena that has resonated pinch group globally, and 'brat summer' established itself arsenic an artistic and a measurement of life," nan dictionary said.

Collins experts show their 20-billion-word database to create nan yearly database of caller and notable words that bespeak nan ever-evolving English language.

Other caller and notable words for 2024 see "era," successful nan consciousness of "a play of one's life aliases profession that is of a unique character." It's inspired by Taylor Swift's world-conquering Eras tour.

Other notable neologisms among nan dictionary's word-of-the-year finalists see nan increasing activity against wide tourism, "anti-tourism"; "delulu," meaning utterly mistaken aliases unrealistic successful one's ideas aliases expectations; and "rawdogging," taking a long-haul formation pinch nary devices aliases distractions.

The different finalists included: "brainrot," "yapping," "supermajority," "romantasy," and "looksmaxxing" — which is "the process of pulling retired each nan stops to amended your beingness quality utilizing diet, fitness, grooming, moreover orthodontics, successful an effort to boost one's societal confidence," according to David Shariatmadari, writer of "Don't Believe A Word: From Myths to Misunderstandings – How Language Really Works."

"With galore of this year's notable words being popularized by generations Z and Alpha, we tin confidently opportunity this is nan astir 'brat' Word of nan Year database ever," said Collins managing head Alex Beecroft.

Collin's 2023 connection of nan twelvemonth was "AI," short for artificial intelligence.

Merriam-Webster typically announces its connection of nan twelvemonth successful precocious November. Last year, its word of nan year was "authentic."

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