COVIDIOT AND KAREN AMONG MACQUARIE DICTIONARY’S WORDS OF THE YEAR

2020 has been too difficult to sum up in a single word. So two words - ‘Karen’ and ‘COVIDIOT’ - have been selected as Macquarie Dictionary’s People's Choice for Word of the Year.

COVIDIOT is Macquarie Dictionary's People's Choice for COVID Word of the Year. Source: Macquarie Dictionary

For better or worse, the terms ‘Karen’ and ‘COVIDIOT’ have been written into history, with a special acknowledgment by Macquarie Dictionary.

It’s been such an extraordinary year that Macquarie Dictionary opted for not one, but two, People’s Choice categories for 2020.

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Published 8 December 2020 11:41am

By Eden Gillespie

Presented by Justin Sungil Park

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