As we say hello to 2020, it’s time to look back at some common words we used over the past 10 years. Here are five popular words and phrases that defined the decade, and even made it into dictionaries.
Emoji.
There’s no need to write “L-O-L” anymore when you can use a tiny, emotive character.
Emoji popped up in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary in 2015.
FOMO – or fear of missing out – was huge in the 2010s.
The acronym was born on social media as people would inevitably feel like they were missing out after seeing friends, family and celebrities doing cool things and posting about it.
The Oxford English Dictionary added FOMO in 2013.
Flexitarian.
Merriam-Webster recognized the word in 2012.
Plant-based diets are big these days, but flexitarians are the folks who are dipping their toes in the water without fully giving up meat.
They can get hangry for meat and veggies.
But when they’re hungry for a new show, let’s hope it’s bingeable.
The binge-watching approach was made popular with streaming services like Netflix.
Bingeable entered Merriam-Webster’s dictionary in 2018.
Athleisure.
Comfortable athletic clothes were big in the 2010s, and still are today.
Merriam-Webster added the word in 2016.
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