From vape to brain rot WOTYs of 2014-2024

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FROM VAPE
TO BRAIN ROT:
WOTYs of 2014-2024

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LANGUAGE INNOVATIONS

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SOCIAL MEDIA

4.

FROM VAPE TO BRAIN ROT:
WOTYs of 2014-2024
THE
OBJECT
THE
SUBJECT
THE
AIM
the
phenomenon of
word of the year
(WOTY)
the level of
competence of
our students in
this theme
to study the features
of WOTYs and to create
a collection of English
WOTYs with the help of
AI

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to find out what WOTYs
are and how they appear
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to study WOTYs of the most
popular English dictionaries,
their meanings and the main
events
they represent
to compare
English and
Russian WOTYs
to work out the list of English
WOTYs from 2014 to 2024
to make up an online task for
pupils to investigate their
competence
6.
to find Belarusian
equivalents of English

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O U R H Y P OT H E S I S :
WOTYs denote important
events and key concepts
determined by the social,
political, economic or cultural
development of society

7.

WORD OF THE YEAR (WOTY)
A SYMBOLIC AWARD GIVEN BY SEVERAL INSITUTIONS
TO WORDS THAT HAD A SPECIAL IMPACT IN THE YEAR
THEY WERE CHOSEN

8.

1971
Germany
1984
Japan
1999
Austria
Norway, Portugal, Russia,
Slovenia, Spain, the
Netherlands

9.

ENGLISH DICTIONARIES
OXFORD
DICTIONARY
CAMBRIDGE
DICTIONARY
COLLINS
DICTIONARY

10.

E
P
A
V
to inhale and exhale the
vapour produced by an
electronic cigarette or
similar device
OXFORD
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF 2014:

11.

COLLINS
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF 2015:
BIN
GEW AT
CH
to watch a large number
of television programmes
(especially all the shows
from one series) in
succession

12.

A
R
PA
D
I
O
N
describes general states
of suspicion or fear,
reflecting its evolution in
both clinical and everyday
language
CAMBRIDGE
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF 2016:

13.

OXFORD
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF 2017:
YO U
THQ
UA K
E
a significant cultural,
political, or social change
arising from the actions
or influence of young
people

14.

M
O
N
H
P
O
A
I
OB
the degree to which we
depend on phones to
complete basic tasks and to
fulfill important needs such as
learning, safety and staying
connected to information and
to others
CAMBRIDGE
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF 2018:

15.

CAMBRIDGE
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF
2019:
UPC
YC L
ING
the activity of making
new furniture, objects,
etc. out of old or used
things or waste material

16.

C
O
L
O
D
K
N
W
a restriction policy for
people, community or a
country to stay where they
are, usually due to specific
risks (such as COVID-19) that
could possibly harm the
people if they move and
interact freely
COLLINS
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF 2020:

17.

CAMBRIDGE
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF 2021:
PER
SEV
ERA
NCE
describes the ability to
achieve long-term goals,
even in the face of
setbacks or
discouragement

18.

N
I
L
B
O
G
E
D
O
M
a type of behaviour which is
unapologetically selfindulgent, lazy, slovenly, or
greedy, typically in a way
that rejects social norms or
expectations
OXFORD
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF 2022:

19.

CAMBRIDGE
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF
2023:
HAL
LU C
INA
TE
a verb that describes AI
tools do so using false,
misleading or made-up
‘facts’

20.

B
N
I
RA
T
O
R
a term used to capture
concerns about the impact
of consuming excessive
amounts of low-quality
online content, especially
on social media
OXFORD
DICTIONARY
WOTY OF 2024:

21.

RUSSIAN WOTYs:
2016 - Брексит
2021 Вакцинация
2023 Нейросеть

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THE BEST
KNOWN
WORDS
vape, AI,
crypto, bingewatch, dadbod,
lockdown, rizz,
nepo baby,
brain rot
U N K N OW N
WO R D S
homer, goblin
mode, demure,
perseverance,
nomophobia,
photobomb

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manifest
манифест
маніфест
vax
вакцина
вакцына
single-
одноразов
аднаразов
use
ый
ы
NFT
невзаимозаменяем
ый токен
rizz
ризз
nomophobia
номофобия
lockdown
блокировка
блакіроўка
hallucina
te
галлюцинирова
ть
галюцыніраваць
brat
отродье
вылюдак

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AN
S
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S
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L
A

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HYPOTHESIS IS CONFIRMED
The words of the year do reflect
significant events of many spheres
of life.

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THE PRACTICAL
VALUE OF OUR WORK