7 reasons why 'toxic' is Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year 2018
6 years, 1 month ago

7 reasons why 'toxic' is Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year 2018

India Today  

'Toxic' has been declared Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year 2018 as the adjective reflects the ethos, mood, or preoccupations in 2018. 7 reasons 'toxic' is Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year 2018 1. Shortlisted words for Oxford Word of the Year 2018 The Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year is chosen from a shortlist "drawn from evidence gathered by extensive language research programme, including the Oxford Corpus, which gathers around 150 million words of current English from web-based publications each month". In 2017, the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year was "youthquake", defined as "a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people".

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"Toxic masculinity": what does it mean, where did it come from — and is the term useful or harmful?
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"Toxic masculinity": what does it mean, where did it come from — and is the term useful or harmful?

Salon  

It's hard to avoid encountering the term "toxic masculinity" these days. The term "toxic masculinity" points to a particular version of masculinity that is unhealthy for the men and boys who conform to it, and harmful for those around them. "Toxic masculinity" was virtually non-existent in academic writing — including feminist scholarship — up until 2015 or so, other than …

Word of the Year 2018: Toxic, misinformation, nomobhobia among words that defined 2018 as per various top dictionaries
6 years ago

Word of the Year 2018: Toxic, misinformation, nomobhobia among words that defined 2018 as per various top dictionaries

India Today  

The year 2018 has come to an end and amongst the hundreds of words added to all the popular dictionaries, a few stand out, including terms such as 'toxic', 'misinformation', 'nomophobia', 'single-use' and 'justice'. Here are the words which defined 2018 and declared 'word of the year' by top dictionaries such as Oxford Dictionary, Merriam Webster, Cambridge, and the Collins …

A toxic 2018 owing to #metoo
6 years ago

A toxic 2018 owing to #metoo

Deccan Chronicle  

Toxic is trending and no, we’re not talking about Britney Spears’ superhit pop song. Maybe that will see us into a happier 2019 with a more uplifting word of the year.” The Oxford dictionary observed a 45 percent increase in the number of times that “toxic” was looked up on its website this year. Toxic’s popular accompaniments include nouns like …

Oxford Dictionary's Word Of The Year ‘Toxic’ makes everyone remember Britney Spears. Here’s why
6 years, 1 month ago

Oxford Dictionary's Word Of The Year ‘Toxic’ makes everyone remember Britney Spears. Here’s why

India TV News  

Every year Oxford Dictionary declares the 'Word of the Year' which tops the search activity and picks up steam through the course of the time. After ‘youthquake’ winning the title last year, the word ‘Toxic’, which means ‘poisonous’, has emerged as the winner in 2018 and netizens can’t help but accept that it describes the year perfectly. Then around ‘toxic …

‘Toxic’ named word of 2018 by Oxford Dictionaries
6 years, 1 month ago

‘Toxic’ named word of 2018 by Oxford Dictionaries

The Independent  

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Oxford Dictionaries' announced Toxic as 2018's Word of the Year
6 years, 2 months ago

Oxford Dictionaries' announced Toxic as 2018's Word of the Year

India TV News  

Oxford Dictionaries announced that it has chosen "toxic" as its annual "Word of the Year", arguing that it was "the sheer scope of its application that has made it the standout choice". Strictly defined as "poisonous", Oxford Dictionaries said on its website Thursday that its research showed that "this year more than ever, people have been using 'toxic' to describe …

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