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Latest word of the year Stories
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    If You Remember Y2K, Oxford’s Word of the Year Probably Makes You Feel Old

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  • A transmasculine gender-nonconforming person caressing the chest of a transfeminine non-binary person.

    The Nonbinary Pronoun “They” Is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year

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    Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year Is “Feminism”—Damn Straight

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    Merriam-Webster Declares “Science” Its 2013 Word of the Year, We Declare Merriam-Webster Our 2013 Dictionary of the Year

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