‘Vax’ declared Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: November 02 2021

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Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and anti-vaxxer all seeing a surge in use.
The word wax has been used 72 times more often this year than last year.
This year's Oxford-winning word, vax, was first recorded in English in 1799, while its derivatives vaccinate and vaccination both first appear in 1800.

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‘Vax’ declared Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year