List of American Dialect Society's Words of the Year
The American Dialect Society's Word of the Year are voted at the January American Dialect Society conference. The first year for which the word of the year was voted by the ADS was 1990.[1]
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2022
- Word of the Year: "-ussy": suffix from "pussy", attached to various words, as in "bussy" = "boy pussy"[1]
- Most useful/Most likely to succeed: "quiet quitting", minimal performance at a job [1]
- Political Word of the Year: "Dark Brandon", a hint to "Let's Go Brandon, a hint to Joe Biden[1]
- Digital Word of the Year: "-dle", for Wordle-like games[1]
- Informal Word of the Year: " it’s giving (X)",[1]
- Most Creative Word of the Year: "-ussy", see above[1]
- Euphemism of the Year: "special military operation", same choice and as for the Russian Word of the Year 2022: a euphemism for the Russian invasion of Ukraine[1]
- Snowclone/phrasal template of the Year: "not X", to ironically express mock horror, incredulity, etc.[1]
- Emoji of the Year: 💀 [skull], to express death (not) from something: laugher, frustration, etc.[1]
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