Another week, another Word of the Year reveal that perfectly and depressingly captures the intellectually dismal times in which we find ourselves. (Yes, I’m a ton of fun at New Year’s Eve parties.) First Dictionary.com crowned “67” as their WOTY to rile up the kids (even though they’re technically numbers). Then the august Cambridge Dictionary weighed in with their pick “Parasocial,” a clever choice from a marketing point of view as they promoted the selection by tying it into the public’s fascination/obsession with Taylor Swift’s engagement. Now Cambridge’s fellow English institution, Oxford University Press, has unveiled their 2025 winner. Oxford had me twitching last year when their “word” of the year was “Brain Rot” — TWO words! I know I’m being literal and nerdy but this is a fr

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