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Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024

A second edition copy of the Macquarie Concise Dictionary [File: Tim Wimborne/Reuters]

Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024.

Macquarie Dictionary, which is widely considered the standard reference on Australian English, said on Tuesday that the term tapped into a widespread feeling that things were getting worse, especially in the digital world.

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