From Authentic to EGOT: These Words Defined 2023

Source: Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023: Authentic

Authentic has many meanings including "not false or imitation". It is a synonym of real and actual; and also "true to one's own personality, spirit, or character". 

Oxford Word Of The Year 2023: "rizz"

Meaning: It is an internet slang word which is defined as "style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner".

Dystopian

It means a person or situation "relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice". 

EGOT

An entertainer can achieve EGOT by winning the Emmy, the Grammy, the Oscar, and the Tony - which is rare. Its search volume increased when Viola Davis won a Grammy this year. She added the Grammy to the Emmy, Oscar, and Tony honours she had already achieved. 

X

Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter as X. Merriam-Webster said in a blog that searches for X spiked 885% on July 23, the date when the social media brand's rebranding was announced. 

Implode

OceanGate's submersible met with a catastrophic implosion that killed all five on board when it was on a voyage to see the century-old wreck of the Titanic in June. When the tragic incident happened, people were searching to find the exact meaning of the implosion. 

Covenant was also popular in 2023

OceanGate's submersible met with a catastrophic implosion that killed all five on board when it was on a voyage to see the century-old wreck of the Titanic in June. When the tragic incident happened, people were searching to find the exact meaning of the implosion. 

Doppelgänger, Indict, Elemental, Kibbutz, Deadname are some of the other words that defined 2023.