Words at Play : Word of the Year Retrospective

2004: Blog

Looking back on this entry, it's hard to imagine that it was a most-look-up word that year, and that's why it's one of our favorites: seeing it on the list is a reminder of how quickly our world changes, and how our language changes with it.

Don't miss our coverage of all 10 of the 2014 Word of the Year winners, and see editor at large Peter Sokolowski talk about the 2014 Word of the Year selections.

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