Merriam-Webster has announced its Word of the Year for 2022: Authenic.
Merriam-Webster said it saw a “substantial increase” in searches for the word in 2023, which the dictionary publisher says was “driven by stories and conversations about AI, celebrity culture, identity and social media.” Merriam-Webster said people are searching for the word because it has a number of different meanings, including “not false or imitation” and “true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.”
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