The People’s Choice Award goes to share plate. Published in Glasgow, UK, Collins English Dictionary has been publishing English dictionaries since 1819. As 2019 draws to a close, Macquarie Dictionary has decreed its Word Of The Year, and it's surely one to spark some conversation. But if anyone’s got the know-how to find the most-2018 of every word in existence, it’s the staff at Macquarie Dictionary. Macquarie Dictionary has selected the phrase ‘milkshake duck’ as its word of the year. The phrase ‘Me Too’ has been added to the Macquarie Dictionary, where it is considered both an adjective and a verb. We are delighted to announce the winning words of the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year 2014. The Collins English Dictionary has announced a Word of the Year every year since 2013, and prior to this, announced a new 'word of the month' each month in 2012. This year's winner, as selected by the Word of the Year Committee, is mansplain.. Concern about the environmental impact of plastic straws, bags and disposable coffee cups has seen “single-use” win the people’s vote for the Macquarie Dictionary word of the year. Not an easy task, by any means. The word that took out the People's Choice, as voted on by the Australian public in an opinion poll, is robodebt. Our favorite Word of the Year is Australia’s #macqwoty, hosted by Macquarie Dictionary.They make a committee’s choice (a captain’s call) pronouncement of their selection, and they launch a public vote for readers’ favorite. In 2018, the Word of the Year was Me Too. It is not a single word, and you probably first heard it in 2017, but – despite this – "Me Too" has been named Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year for 2018. The phrase beat out 15 shortlisted words for the top spot, including “deepfake”, Scandinavian wellness trend "hygge" and … Collins English Dictionary. The longlist is a binge-worthy spread of words that for me generate the ah-ha understanding and umphhh-like guttural reactions. It is not a single word, and you probably first heard it in 2017, but – despite this – "Me Too" has been named Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year for 2018. To qualify as Macquarie's word of the year, a word must be newly added to the dictionary in that year or, as is the case with "cleanskin", an old word with an additional new meaning. People's Choice Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year 2019: robodebt. It was named the Australian dictionary’s 2018 word of the year. The results are in! Each year Macquarie Dictionary puts together a committee of key advisors to deliberate on which word the believe best represents the year … Graphic. And in 2017, the word was milkshake duck.