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dotti34 · 17-11-2021, 07:48

The word of the year for 2021 has been decided, as below, and I thought it would be interesting (?) to know what members would choose as the word of the year if asked. Preferably, of course, not one that is unacceptable on Accy Web.

In the UK and according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word of the year for 2021 is ‘vax’, though according to the Cambridge Dictionary the word is ‘perseverance’.

Here in Australia the word is ‘strollout’ – the meaning of this being ‘the slow implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Australia’. Apparently the vaccine programme was not a rollout but a stroilout, hence the word being coined. Have to say that I have never heard this word being used, and I don’t know anyone who has.

Now it's over to you.

17-11-2021, 07:48	#1
dotti34 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,189 Blog Entries: 80 Liked: 1480 times Rep Power: 833512	Word of the Year for 2021 The word of the year for 2021 has been decided, as below, and I thought it would be interesting (?) to know what members would choose as the word of the year if asked. Preferably, of course, not one that is unacceptable on Accy Web. In the UK and according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word of the year for 2021 is ‘vax’, though according to the Cambridge Dictionary the word is ‘perseverance’. Here in Australia the word is ‘strollout’ – the meaning of this being ‘the slow implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Australia’. Apparently the vaccine programme was not a rollout but a stroilout, hence the word being coined. Have to say that I have never heard this word being used, and I don’t know anyone who has. Now it's over to you.