The 2023 word of the year according to Oxford University Press is….
“Rizz” has been named Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year, beating out contenders like situationship, prompt, de-influencing and Swiftie. https://t.co/EPmoZzAKQi pic.twitter.com/PoFB1wlT8x
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 3, 2023
The other words shortlisted were:
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Beige flag (n.): a character trait that indicates that a partner or potential partner is boring or lacks originality; (also) a trait or habit, esp. of a partner or potential partner, viewed as extremely characteristic, but not distinctly good or bad
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Situationship (n.): a romantic or sexual relationship that is not considered to be formal or established.
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Parasocial (adj.): designating a relationship characterized by the one-sided, unreciprocated sense of intimacy felt by a viewer, fan, or follower for a well-known or prominent figure (typically a media celebrity), in which the follower or fan comes to feel (falsely) that they know the celebrity as a friend.
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Heat dome (n.): a persistent high-pressure weather system over a particular geographic area, which traps a mass of hot air below it
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Swiftie (n.): an enthusiastic fan of the singer Taylor Swift
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Prompt (n.): an instruction given to an artificial intelligence program, algorithm, etc., which determines or influences the content it generates
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De-influencing (n.): the practice of discouraging people from buying particular products, or of encouraging people to reduce their consumption of material goods, esp. via social media
(Source: BBC)
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