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Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face

Term was up against a shortlist including blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman Empire

The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2025

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

Judging committee says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.

Al Jazeera · Nov 26, 2024

Why I hate the word of the year - let me spell it out for you

Ho, ho, yes. Aussies love joking about the cost of living. Not.

The Canberra Times · Nov 30, 2023

McDonald’s releases potato scallops, igniting age-old debate

McDonald's debuted new Summer Menu items - but the new, humble Potato Scallop will surely cause a stir in some states.

The New Daily · Jan 10, 2023

‘Bachelor’s Handbag’ Is Macquarie Dictionary’s People’s Word Of 2022 I Know How I’ll Celebrate

What’s the word for using a 1kg hummus tub as a handbag?

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 29, 2022

Teal named Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year – ‘an emblem of Australia’s political landscape’

Colour of independent candidates chosen as 2022 winner, while runner-up word ‘truth-telling’ represents year to come, committee says

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022

Teal, spicy cough and bachelor’s handbag: the contenders for Macquarie Dictionary’s 2022 word of the year

Covid, Australian politics and online culture are dominant influences on this year’s shortlist

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2022

Friday essay: Joanna Bourke, the NSW arts minister, and the unruly contradictions of cancel culture

An earworm has gnawed its way into my brain, looping the same melody over and over. It is Italy’s most famous resistance song, Bella Ciao, which I recently heard played as a high-decibel dance remix in an exclusive Balinese bar overlooking the Indian Ocean. Well-heeled patrons of diverse nationalities bopped…

The Conversation · Sep 1, 2022