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28/11/2024

undercover: working or done out of public sight; secret.

28/11/2024

coryphaeus: the leader of the chorus in the ancient Greek drama.

27/11/2024

spanker: the lower fore-and-aft sail on the aftermost mast of a ship or barque.

25/11/2024

micrometre: one millionth of a metre.

25/11/2024

For only the third time, the People’s Choice is the same as the Committee’s Choice, with ensh*ttification also winning People's Choice Word of the Year!

Just nudging out brainrot for the win, the public are in tune with the Committee’s feelings in that ensh*ttification captures what many of us feel is happening to the world and to so many aspects of our lives at the moment. Honourable mention also goes to social battery.

25/11/2024

The Macquarie Dictionary Committee's Choice Word of the Year for 2024 is ensh*ttification, with Honourable Mentions going to right to disconnect (RTD) and rawdogging 👏

‘A very basic Anglo-Saxon term wrapped in affixes which elevate it to being almost formal; almost respectable. This word captures what many of us feel is happening to the world and to so many aspects of our lives at the moment.’ - The Commitee on ensh*ttification.

25/11/2024

funambulist: a tightrope-walker.

24/11/2024

isoperimetric: having perimeters of equal length.

23/11/2024

Don't be caught with brainrot this year and miss out on voting for your choice for Australia's Word of the Year! Voting closes at midnight, vote at the link below and be a part of history.
https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/vote-now-for-the-macquarie-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2024/

23/11/2024

diaphoretic: producing perspiration.

22/11/2024

immoderate: not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.

21/11/2024

There's only 4 days left to vote for Macquarie’s Word of the Year 2024. Check out what made it to the 2024 shortlist in our bio and have your say to help crown the winner.

20/11/2024

unalienable: unable or not allowed to be taken away or withheld, as a right.

19/11/2024

terreplein: the top platform or horizontal surface of a rampart, used to support cannon.

18/11/2024

heteronomous: subject to or involving different laws.

17/11/2024

Colloquial a match between the two lowest teams to determine which team ends up at the bottom of the competition table at the end of a season.

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17/11/2024

A supposed energy reserve a person has in order to engage in social interactions, the reserve being depleted or stimulated depending upon the situation.

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17/11/2024

Colloquial 1. a person who is well regarded as being exceptional in some way, esp. a male. 2. attractive; excellent.

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