'Woman' is Dictionary.com's Word of the Year as its search volume doubled in 2022
One of the leading platforms where people look for ‘meaning’, Dictionary.com has announced its ‘word of the year’ for 2022. The website on Tuesday, December 13, selected the word ‘woman’ as its annual search volume doubled in the past 12 months. As per John Kelly, Senior Director of Editorial at Dictionary.com, ‘woman’ and its definition were both at the core of several significant moments, discussions, and decisions in our society in 2022.
Choosing ‘woman’ as ‘Word of the Year’, he says, “Provides an acknowledgement of the gravity of the various events affecting women in 2022." Kelly adds, "From our perspective as observers and recorders of language change, the word 'woman' is a prime example of the many gender terms undergoing shifts in how and to whom they're applied. “Our selection of 'woman' as our 2022 Word of the Year reflects how gender, identity, and language are shaping our current cultural conversation — and how it shapes much of our work as a dictionary," he continued.
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