Collins Dictionary has declared 'permacrisis' is the word of the year - and people did not hold back after hearing the news. Meaning "an extended period of instability and insecurity", many will agree the word is a fitting choice.
"It is one of several words Collins highlights that relate to ongoing crises the UK and the world have faced and continue to face, including political instability, the war in Ukraine, climate change, and the cost-of-living crisis," according to CollinsDictionary.com. But many have had mixed reactions to the news. On the one hand, people were left in stitches by the dictionary's scathing choice.
However, lots of social media users were also keen to blast the state of affairs that made the pick appropriate. As such, everyone has been making the same joke about the 2022 word of the year.
One person said: "Even the dictionary is trolling us." A second wrote: "Lol. this country is an embarrassment."
Equally amused, another added: "HOWLING I AM HOWLING." Meanwhile, another commenter simply asked: "What can I say?"
Among those who thought the word summed up the year painfully well was one man who tweeted: "Permacrisis? Never heard of it but living it...."
Another woman bluntly said: "Accurate."
Elsewhere, someone tweeted: "It’s up there with 'omnishambles'" which was previously named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary.
And another word-of-the-year enthusiast jibed: "Since I graduated, the words of the year have included omnishambles, climate emergency, post-truth, Brexit, fake news, toxic, lockdown, and now permacrisis. What fun being a millennial."
Partygate, lawfare, quiet quitting and vibe shift also made it into Collins Dictionary's top ten words of the year.
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