American Dialect Society - Word of The Year

Since 1991, the American Dialect Society has designated one or more words or terms to be the word of the year. The New York Times credits the American Dialect Society with starting the phenomenon.

In addition, the ADS has chosen its "Word of the 1990s" (web), "Word of the 20th Century" (jazz), and "Word of the Past Millennium" (she). The society also selects words in other categories that vary from year to year, such as most original, most unnecessary, most outrageous and most likely to succeed (see word of the year).

A number of words chosen by the ADS are also on the list of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year.

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