Macquarie Dictionary

Word of the Year 2022 | Shortlist

October 31, 2022

The Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year voting is open now. The below shortlist was chosen from the 15 categories under consideration for Word of the Year 2022.

You can review the words and definitions below.

Access a pdf of the shortlist here.

You can also view the entire longlist here.Shortlist

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