Tergiversation was our top lookup on January 24th—up 39,000%—after the word's use in an article by Washington Post columnist George Will the previous day. Here's how he used it: During the government shutdown, Graham's tergiversations—sorry, this is the precise word—have amazed.
Similarly, you may ask, what is the most searched word of 2019?
The Most Searched Words Of 2019 On Dictionary.com
- turbo | Fertile Crescent | royal colony | claimed | counterpoint.
- Halloween | suavity | lynching | quid pro quo | kangaroo court.
- xylyl | holiness | dropsonde | Thanksgiving | boomer.
- Gloria in Excelsis Deo | Noel | poinsettia | Christmas | yuletide.
Secondly, what is the word of the year 2019? Merriam-Webster announced Tuesday that the personal pronoun was its 2019 Word of the Year, noting that the tiny, unassuming word had undergone a rather radical transformation in usage in recent years — and found itself at the heart of some wide-ranging cultural conversations in the process.
One may also ask, what is the number one most used word?
Top 100 words
| Rank | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | the |
| 2 | be |
| 3 | to |
| 4 | of |
What are the slang words for 2019?
To help you navigate the murky waters of trendy terms, we've compiled a handy list of English slang terms you need to know in 2019:
- Stan.
- Full send.
- Wig.
- Tea.
- Snatched.
- Sus.
- Woke.
- Flex.
