The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.
A man was arrested for allegedly threating to bomb Merriam-Webster's offices over the dictionary publisher's definitions for women.
The Korean term "hallyu" refers to the "Korean wave" of entertainment that has swept across Asia and now much of the world -- and now this word and many others have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
"It quickly became apparent that 2020 is not a year that could neatly be accommodated in one single 'word of the year,."
The dictionary definition of "woman" will now depict women in a positive and active manner according to Oxford University Press.
Amid historic flooding in Venice, Italy, and catastrophic bushfires decimating Australia's koala population, Oxford has named its 2019 Word of the Year "climate emergency."