Word of the Year
Oxford Word of the Year
The Oxford Word of the Year is a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of interest over the last 12 months. Every year, we debate candidates for word of the year and choose a winner that is judged to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of that particular year and to have lasting potential as a word of cultural significance.
Oxford Word of the year 2023 is...
rizz
After more than 32,000 votes, and a team of language experts, the Oxford Word of the Year 2023 is here!
Previous winners...
Oxford Word of the Year 2022
Oxford Word of the Year 2021
Oxford Word of the Year 2020
Oxford Word of the Year 2019
Oxford Word of the Year 2018
Oxford Word of the Year 2017
Oxford Word of the Year 2016
Oxford Word of the Year 2015
Earlier Words of the Year
| 2014 | vape |
| 2013 | selfie |
| 2012 | omnishambles (UK) & GIF (US) |
| 2011 | squeezed middle |
| 2010 | big society (UK) & refudiate (US) |
| 2009 | simples (UK) & unfriend (US) |
| 2008 | credit crunch (UK) & hypermiling (US) |
| 2007 | carbon footprint (UK) & locavore (US) |
| 2006 | bovvered (UK) & carbon-neutral (US) |
| 2005 | Sudoku (UK) & podcast (US) |
| 2004 | chav |
Hindi Word of the Year 2020
Hindi Word of the Year 2019