The American Dialect Society, in its 32nd annual words-of-the-year vote, selected “insurrection” as the Word of the Year for 2021. While the selection is typically held in person at the society’s annual meeting, for the second year in a row…

Nominations for Words of the Year 2021 follow below. The final selection will be held at 5 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in a virtual livestream vote. American Dialect Society Words of the Year (2021) NOMINATIONS to be…