'Vax' is the Word of the Year for 2021, according to the annual report from Oxford Languages.
Defined as "a colloquialism meaning either vaccine or vaccination as a noun and vaccinate as a verb," vax was relatively rare until this year, the company, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, said Monday.
The word first appeared as a noun in the 1980s and then started to be used as a verb in the early 21st century, according to the report. Data analysis shows that vax is most commonly used in North America, Australia and South East Asia, the company said, but usage is increasing in the U.K. and other varieties of English.
In 2020, the company was unable to name its traditional word of the year, instead exploring how far and how quickly the language had developed.
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