What Are New Words For 2020?

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  • Amotivation – Having no motivation or purpose. …
  • Angeliferous – A person with a beautiful, sweet or innocent face, like that of an angel. …
  • Angried – Someone who is troubled or upset as a result of being angry. …
  • Angsting – Someone who is worrying or agonizing over something is “angsting.”

What are the slang words for 2020?

  • Hate to see it. A relatable combination of cringe and disappointment, this phrase can be used as a reaction to a less than ideal situation. …
  • Ok, boomer. …
  • Cap. …
  • Basic. …
  • Retweet. …
  • Fit. …
  • Fr. …
  • Canceled.

What are the new English words 2020?

  • Stan. Meaning: An extremely excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan (stalker-fan).
  • Nomophobia. Meaning: Fear or worry at the idea of being without your phone or unable to use it.
  • Peoplekind. …
  • Bottle episode. …
  • Carbon sink. …
  • Buzzy. …
  • Sober-curious. …
  • Permaculture.

What will be the word of 2020?

Based upon a statistical analysis of words that are looked up in extremely high numbers in our online dictionary while also showing a significant year-over-year increase in traffic, Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2020 is

pandemic

.

What are the new words in the dictionary 2020?

  • Climate Emergency. Let’s begin our list with The Oxford Dictionary Word of The Year – climate emergency. …
  • Permaculture. Permaculture is an old word that’s recently become more popular. …
  • Freegan. A freegan is also a portmanteau that combines the words free and vegan. …
  • Hothouse. …
  • Hellacious.

What means YEET?

As an exclamation, yeet broadly means

“yes”

. But it can also be a greeting, or just an impassioned grunt, like a spoken dab.*

What words are being removed from the dictionary 2020?

  • Aerodrome.
  • Alienism.
  • Bever.
  • Brabble.
  • Charabanc.
  • Deliciate.
  • Frigorific.
  • Supererogate.

Why does my kid say YEET?

Yeeting means throwing things. But it also apparently means an expression of excitement or happiness or nervousness. But you don’t always say yeet, in fact, you have it use it correctly because

yeet

is a verb, a noun, and a source of unending frustration for moms everywhere.

What are the new slang words?

  • Extra. This is another way of saying that someone or something is too much or over the top. …
  • Snatched. You don’t have to worry if you hear your teen saying that someone or something is snatched. …
  • Big yikes. …
  • Finsta. …
  • Flex. …
  • No cap. …
  • Lowkey. …
  • Highkey.

Is goober a bad word?

Calling someone a goober can

be an insult

, but it’s more likely to be used fondly and endearingly.

What is the newest word?

  • BIPOC (abbreviation) : Black, Indigenous, (and) People of Color.
  • Folx : folks —used especially to explicitly signal the inclusion of groups commonly marginalized.
  • Sapiosexual : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to highly intelligent people.

What is the new word for today?

Today’s Word of the Day is

nocent

.

What are the five new words?

  • automagically adv. Automatically in a way that seems magical.
  • bargainous adj. Costing less than expected.
  • big media n. Primary mass communication sources, e.g., TV and the press.
  • bromance n. …
  • buzzkill n. …
  • carbon credit n. …
  • carbon offsetting n. …
  • catastrophize v.

What is Oxford word of the year 2020?

Year UK Word of the Year 2017 youthquake 2018 toxic 2019 climate emergency 2020

No single word chosen

What is the most positive word of 2020?

  • Start.
  • Excitement.
  • Peace.
  • Love.
  • Powerful.
  • Mindful.
  • Strong.
  • Motivation.

What is the most famous word?


“OK”

is one of the most frequently used and recognised words in the world. It is also one of the oddest expressions ever invented. But this oddity may in large measure account for its popularity.

Amira Khan
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Amira Khan
Amira Khan is a philosopher and scholar of religion with a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology. Amira's expertise includes the history of philosophy and religion, ethics, and the philosophy of science. She is passionate about helping readers navigate complex philosophical and religious concepts in a clear and accessible way.