Authentic is the word of the year by Merriam Webster. It is based on the most looked-up words. The rationale for why it was looked up so many times is that it is hard to define and subject to debate. It is considered a complicated word.
The other words in the runners-up list: coronation, dystopian, EGOT, implode, doppelgänger, covenant, kibbutz, elemental, X and indict. And then there was deepfake, deadname and rizz.
Impacting the decision is that wordle has become a popular puzzle and those pesky five letter words had to be "filtered out."
Following this there will be banished words of the year - things like "irregardless" was banished in 2023 along with absolutely, amazing, quiet quit and moving forward. That's from Lake Superior State University. That should come out in January, that would be in the year that they would be banished.
I thought that gaslighting was the 2023 word of the year - the headlines vary between authentic and gaslighting as the 2023 winner. That was chosen in 2022 for 2023, supposedly. Or was it? The headlines vary on which year the word applies.
There seems to be a dilemma over which time span is real, or would that be, authentic!
The star words are chosen! This Christmas display was at Niagara Falls Gardens a few years ago.
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