COVIDIOT AND KAREN AMONG MACQUARIE DICTIONARY’S WORDS OF THE YEAR

2020 has been too difficult to sum up in a single word. So two words - ‘Karen’ and ‘COVIDIOT’ - have been selected as Macquarie Dictionary’s People's Choice for Word of the Year.

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COVIDIOT is Macquarie Dictionary's People's Choice for COVID Word of the Year. Source: Macquarie Dictionary

For better or worse, the terms ‘Karen’ and ‘COVIDIOT’ have been written into history, with a special acknowledgment by Macquarie Dictionary.

It’s been such an extraordinary year that Macquarie Dictionary opted for not one, but two, People’s Choice categories for 2020.

Read the full article in English here.


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By Eden Gillespie
Presented by Justin Sungil Park

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