Needless to say, having all three words shows how neologisms are having a growing influence in the cultural landscape.
Still, some older words have found new linguistic relevance. "Pleb," taken from the Roman word "plebs," has found a modern context in its derogatory usage to describe "a member of the ordinary people or working classes."
Interestingly, the word-of the-year distinction does not guarantee that the chosen words will actually be included in future editions of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Here's the other shortlisted words according to OUP:
1. Eurogeddon
2. Super PAC
3. Superstorm
4. Nomophobia
5. Higgs boson
6. YOLO: you only live once
7. MOOC: massive open online course
(Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)
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它已经让全球的人们欢笑了25年,但现在才正式在文化辞典中拥有了荣誉的一席之地。GIF正式获选为今年《牛津美国辞典》的年度词汇。
牛津大学美国辞典项目负责人凯瑟琳-马丁说:“GIF在2017年成为词汇的里程碑,作为动词当选年度词汇,而不仅仅是名词。”
“GIF已经从流行文化基因的媒介发展成为有多种用途的工具,比如用于研究和资讯业,而它在词汇方面的定位也在随之改变。”
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