The word of the year is…
The Oxford English dictionaries revealed the surprising choice
for 2015.
The Oxford English dictionary has revealed its surprising choice for 2015.
For the first time ever the word of the year isn’t even a word at all.
The official Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year is: the “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji.
According to the panel deciding the word it was selected because it best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.
The use of emojis skyrocketed over the last year and the use of the word “emoji” has tripled since 2014.
The pictograph ultimately came out on top of a shortlist that included “ad blocker,” “Dark Web,” “lumbersexual,” “refugee,” “on fleek,” and “they.”
But not everyone is happy about the selection of the word.
@OxfordWords RIP language
— ⏣ (@12pt9) November 16, 2015What is the world coming to when the Oxford word of the year isn't even a word? @OxfordWords @AlinaCincan
— Anglicity Limited (@AnglicityKaren) November 16, 2015@OxfordWords @Fritinancy but is it a word? 😛
— Georgie Chennells (@georgiechennels) November 16, 2015.@OxfordWords
1. Go to https://t.co/7NecBd7VMX
2. Paste 😂 in search box
3. Click search
4. Golf clap pic.twitter.com/evD9dQFB6U
— Cat'sEyeTechnologies (@catseye_tc) November 18, 2015@OxfordWords Did you get hacked?
— Tobias Henriksen (@Tobyhenriksen) November 16, 2015The Oxford Dictionary word of the year is an emoji? That's unpossible!
@LoveLifeLitGod @jkpstrange @OxfordWords
https://t.co/wuWZrB3qaB
— Denny Burk (@DennyBurk) November 17, 2015Replies to @OxfordWords naming "😂" its word of the year:
• I feel sick
• RIP language
• I weep for English
• We are devolving back to grunts
— Stan Carey (@StanCarey) November 17, 2015