A Decade of “Words of the Year”

“In 2022, goblin mode was the Word of the Year. It captured a cultural embrace of laziness, a retreat from discipline and ambition… In 2023, rizz emerged, reflecting performative charisma—identity as performance… In 2024, brain rot…. Then came 2025, and the language of reality collapse became even more precise. The winner, rage bait” - Breakpoint