Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2021 is “vaccine.” AP. While other dictionary companies choose words of the year by committee, Merriam-Webster bases its selection on lookup data ...

A medical staff member prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif. on Jan. 21, 2021. Merriam-Webster has declared vaccine its 2021 word of the year.

“NFT,” the abbreviation of “non-fungible token,” has been named Word of the Year by dictionary publisher Collins, beating “crypto” and “cheugy” to the top spot.

Merriam-Webster selected “Vaccine” for 2021’s Word of the Year, but the company revealed how the story is more complex than readers may suspect. Videos by ComicBook.com ...

“NFT,” the abbreviation of “non-fungible token,” has been named Word of the Year by dictionary publisher Collins, beating “crypto” and “cheugy” to the top spot.