#587 | The Curious Tradition of Words of the Year

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What do “truthiness”, “selfie”, and “goblin mode” have in common?
 

In this episode, we'll see how Words of the Year are chosen, look
at some of the most pertinent from history, and explore the
winners of this year's prize.
 

What "Word of the Year" means

How dictionaries choose: data and expert judgement

Sometimes a public vote decides the winner

Common themes: politics, culture, technology, internet
language

2005 "truthiness": feels true, not actually true

2013 "selfie": rise of phone photos of yourself

2016 "post-truth": emotions beat facts in politics

2022 "goblin mode": lazy, messy, not sorry attitude

2025 "6 7": young people's meme with unclear meaning

Collins winner "vibe coding": using AI to write code


Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available
on the
website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/2025-words-of-the-year


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