Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year
Reduplicatives
(okey-dokey, pitter-patter)
This must be pop!
Internet Slang
Pinoy Showbiz
200

This 2013 word was photogenic, at least for one person, alone

Selfie

200

A minor car accident that presumably dents a protective device

Fender bender

200

In 2020 this character was back in "Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime..." His sister is the "number 4 prostitute in the whole of Kazakhstan"

Borat

200

"Squad" these aren't about scoring in soccer; they're things you hope your group accomplishes

Goals

200

The city where you comfort a heartbroken person "as a friend," according to Paolo Contis.

Baguio

400

This Facebook way of saying goodbye to a pal forever was the hit of 2009

Unfriend

400

This kids' slang meaning extremely simple is in the 1940 movie "The Long Voyage Home", based on Eugene O'Neill's plays

Easy Peasy

400

Anya-Taylor Joy helped make this miniseries one of streaming TV's most successful.

Queen's Gambit

400

Someone who asks you for a D.M. on Facebook doesn't want a dungeon master but rather contact via this

Direct Message

400

A male personality who is known for dating most of his on-screen partners, including his current girlfriend who's 8 years younger than him.

Gerald Anderson

600

In 2005 this digital recording of a radio show beat out "lifehack" & "trans fat"

Podcast

600

Let's "give 'em the old" this, showy action that causes a distraction

Razzle Dazzle

600

Prince Harry said one of his favorite films is this 1994 Disney cartoon with a royal sibling usurper.

The Lion King.

600

When disbelief abounds & you think there may be deceits, you say "show me" these, rhyming with deceits

Receipts / Resibo
600

"Tell them who cheated first." This actor recently broke his silence on his controversial breakup with his celebrity wife.

Aljur Abrenica

800

For 2007 the honor went to this word for one who eats food grown or produced nearby

locavore

800

This phrase for magic & deception is also a 1993 Bette Midler film title

Hocus Pocus
800

She closed out the 2021 inauguration celebration by singing "Firework" as fireworks shot across the sky

Katy Perry

800

A mythological creature living in isolated mountains or caves found themselves misbehaving in the Internet 

Troll

800

The age gap between lovers Rico Blanco and Maris Racal

25 years

2000

In 2012 this 3-letter type of computer file of a video sequence was the word

GIF

2000

"Let's get down to the" this, the heart of the matter

Nitty-Gritty

2000

Jane is this character's real first name on "Stranger Things"

Eleven

2000

The act of suddenly withdrawing or disappearing without any explanation. Clue: It might really haunt you in the long run.

Ghosting

2000

Gretchen Barreto's current favorite "sport."

Sabong