recognition of same-sex marriage) 2013: binge-watch (to consume vast quantities of a single show or series of visual entertainment in one sitting) 2014: salty: exceptionally bitter, angry, or upset. 2015: ghost: (verb) abruptly end a relationship by cutting off communication, especially online. 2018: single-use (made to be used only once and destroyed) 2019: ok boomer (retort to someone older expressing out-of-touch or condescending views) 2020: antiracism (the practice of actively working to prevent or combat racism) 2021: antiwork (position supporting the refusal to work, pushing back against labor exploitation) 2022: quiet quitting (doing no more than the minimum required for a job) Least likely to succeed 2008: PUMA (an acronym for "Party Unity My Ass" and later, "People United Means Action" as used by Democrats who were disaffected after Hillary Clinton failed to secure a sufficient number of delegates) 2009: Naughties, Aughties, Oughties, etc. (alternative names for the decade 2000–2009) 2010: culturomics (research project from Google analyzing the history of language and culture) 2011: brony (an adult male fan of the "My Little Pony" cartoon franchise) 2012: phablet (mid-sized electronic device, between a smartphone and a tablet) 2013: Thanksgivukkah (confluence of Thanksgiving and the first day of Hanukkah that will not be repeated for another 70,000 years) 2014: platisher: online media publisher that also serves as a platform for creating content. 2015: sitbit: device that rewards sedentary lifestyle (play on Fitbit fitness tracker). Special categories Election-Related Word (2008): maverick (a person who is beholden to no one, widely used by the Republican presidential and vice-presidential candidates John McCain and Sarah Palin) Fan Words (2010): gleek (a fan of the TV show Glee) Occupy Words (2011): the 99%, 99 percenters (those held to be at a financial or political disadvantage to the top moneymakers, the one-percenters) Election Words (2012): binders (full of women) (a term used by Mitt Romney in the second presidential debate to describe the resumes of female job candidates that he consulted as governor of Massachusetts) Most Productive (2013): -shaming: (from slut-shaming) type of public humiliation (fat-shaming, pet-shaming). Most Notable Hashtag (2014): #blacklivesmatter: protest over Black people killed at the hands of police (esp. Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Eric Garner in Staten Island). Australian National Dictionary Centre The Australian National Dictionary Centre has announced a Word of the Year each since 2006. The word is chosen by the editorial staff, and is selected on the basis of