Not just for summer: ‘Brat’ is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year

LONDON (AP) — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that grew to become a summer-living superb – its 2024 phrase of the yr.

The phrase, utilized by singer Charli XCX because the title of her sixth studio album, has been outlined as “characterised by a assured, impartial, and hedonistic angle.”

Collins lexicographers stated on Friday that within the phrase “brat summer season,” it grew to become “one of the crucial talked about phrases of 2024.”

“Greater than a vastly profitable album, ‘brat’ is a cultural phenomenon that has resonated with individuals globally, and ‘brat summer season’ established itself as an aesthetic and a lifestyle,” the dictionary stated.

Collins consultants monitor their 20-billion-word database to create the annual checklist of latest and notable phrases that replicate the ever-evolving English language.

Different new and notable phrases for 2024 embrace “period,” within the sense of “a interval of 1’s life or profession that’s of a particular character.” It’s impressed by Taylor Swift’s world-conquering Eras tour.

Different notable neologisms among the many dictionary’s word-of-the-year finalists embrace the rising motion in opposition to mass tourism, “anti-tourism”; “delulu,” that means completely mistaken or unrealistic in a single’s concepts or expectations; and “rawdogging,” taking a long-haul flight with no units or distractions.

“With a lot of this yr’s notable phrases being popularized by generations Z and Alpha, we are able to confidently say that is probably the most ‘brat’ Phrase of the 12 months checklist ever,” stated Collins managing director Alex Beecroft.

Collin’s 2023 phrase of the yr was “AI,” brief for synthetic intelligence.