Oxford University, which prepares the Oxford Dictionary, the most comprehensive dictionary in the world, regularly chooses the word of the year every year. The word chosen for 2021 was “Vax”, which means vaccine.
This year, just like before, he chose some words out of millions of words, but this time he left the final decision to you. You can choose the word of the year 2022 by choosing one of these 3 words chosen by Oxford.
Here are the final words
When you enter the website prepared by Oxford University Press, you see 3 words that you can vote for. Those words became Metaverse, #IStandWith, and “Goblin Mode”, respectively. So what do these words mean?
Metaverse, which we all hear frequently throughout the year 2022, is a name given to the virtual world on the internet as a word meaning. This word, which is translated into our language as the “Otherworld”, refers to a virtual world where individuals can “live” in the internet environment.
#IStandWith is one of the hashtags we have seen on Twitter this year. Used in the occupation of Ukraine, Johnny Depp’s trial and many other events, this hasag is used to express support for the word brought to the end. (For example #IStandWithJohnnyDepp)
Perhaps the most interesting one among the words that made it to the finals this year was “Goblin Mode”. Those who play video games may immediately think of goblins we see in games and movies, but the meaning of this word is actually completely different. This word, which individuals use to express that they do not accept the “imposed” order and that they will behave as they want by breaking the rules, is used in many social media and especially in Reddit, especially in the UK and the USA, although it is not used much in our country.
If you want to vote to choose the word of the year, you can use the link here. However, let us remind you that the voting will end on December 2 and the winning word will be announced on December 5.
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