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Only one dictionary has picked their “word of the year” so far in 2021, but I figured I’d post this list and just add to it.

At the bottom of this post you’ll see my past twelve annual “word of the year” “Best” lists.

Here’s what I have for this year, so far:

‘Vax cards,’ ‘vax sites,’ ‘fully vaxxed’: ‘Vax’ is Oxford’s 2021 word of the year is from NPR.

‘Vax’ is Oxford English Dictionary publisher’s 2021 Word of the Year is from CNN.

Collins Dictionary’s word of the year is NFT is from Quartz.

Merriam-Webster’s 2021 word of the year is, of course, ‘vaccine’ is from NPR.

Dictionary.com’s 2021 Word Of The Year Is … “allyship.”

 

And here are past year’s lists:

THE BEST “WORDS OF THE YEAR” FEATURES FOR 2018

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2017

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2016

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2015

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2014

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2013

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2012

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2011

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2010

THE BEST “WORDS OF THE YEAR” FEATURES FOR 2019

THE BEST “WORDS OF THE YEAR” FEATURES FOR 2020

“New normal” and other words we used a lot this year is from Google.

We asked you for one word to describe 2021. Here’s what you said. is from The Washington Post.

Two top dictionary editors tell us about the selection process for Word of the Year. is from Slate.