Nominations for Words of the Year can be submitted all year long to woty@americandialect.org. All previous winners are listed here.
- 2022 Word of the Year is “-ussy” January 6, 2023
- Nominations for Words of the Year 2022 January 6, 2023
- Now Accepting Nominations for 2022 Word of the Year December 9, 2022
- 2021 Word of the Year is “Insurrection” January 7, 2022
- Nominations for Words of the Year 2021 January 7, 2022
- Now Accepting 2021 Words-of-the-Year Nominations December 22, 2021
- 2020 Word of the Year is “Covid” December 17, 2020
- Nominations for Words of the Year 2020 December 17, 2020
- Register for the free 2020 Virtual Word-of-the-Year Livestream Vote November 17, 2020
- 2019 Word of the Year is “(My) Pronouns,” Word of the Decade is Singular “They” January 3, 2020
- Nominations for Words of the Year 2019 and Words of the Decade 2010-2019 January 3, 2020
- Schedule for Annual Conference in New Orleans, Jan. 2–5, 2020 November 24, 2019
- “Tender-age shelter” is 2018 American Dialect Society word of the year January 4, 2019
- Nominations for 2018 Word of the Year posted January 4, 2019
- Call for Papers for 2019 American Dialect Society Annual Meeting in New York City, January 3-6 April 19, 2018
- “Fake news” is 2017 American Dialect Society word of the year January 5, 2018
- Nominations for 2017 Word of the Year posted January 5, 2018
- Nominations now being accepted for 2017 words of the year December 20, 2017
- “Dumpster fire” is 2016 American Dialect Society word of the year January 6, 2017
- Nominations for 2016 Word of the Year posted January 6, 2017
- Nominations now being accepted for 2016 words of the year December 12, 2016
- 2015 Word of the Year is singular “they” January 8, 2016
- Nominations for 2015 Word of the Year posted January 8, 2016
- The 2015 word-of-the-year candidates so far… December 29, 2015
- 2014 Word of the Year is “#blacklivesmatter” January 9, 2015
- UPDATED Schedule for Annual Meeting in Portland, Ore., Jan. 8-11, 2015 January 9, 2015
- Nominations for 2014 Word of the Year posted January 9, 2015
- “Because” is the 2013 Word of the Year January 3, 2014
- Nominations for 2013 Word of the Year posted January 2, 2014
- 2013 Word of the Year Candidates December 28, 2013
- “Hashtag” is the 2012 Word of the Year January 4, 2013
- Nominations for 2012 Word of the Year posted January 3, 2013
- UPDATED: Schedule of the 2013 American Dialect Society Annual Meeting in Boston January 3, 2013
- What’s Your 2012 Word of the Year? December 14, 2012
- “Occupy” is the 2011 Word of the Year January 6, 2012
- Nominations for 2011 word of the year posted January 5, 2012
- Fodder for the 2011 Words of the Year Vote January 4, 2012
- Schedule and Abstracts for 2012 Annual Meeting in Portland (Updated) December 6, 2011
- What’s Your Word of the Year? November 30, 2011
- Call for papers: American Dialect Society Annual Meeting 2012, Portland April 27, 2011
- “App” voted 2010 word of the year by the American Dialect Society (UPDATED) January 8, 2011
- Nominations for 2010 word of the year posted January 7, 2011
- UPDATED: American Dialect Society Annual Meeting 2011 in Pittsburgh, January 6–8 January 3, 2011
- Now accepting nominations for the 2010 word of the year December 20, 2010
- UPDATED: American Dialect Society Annual Meeting 2011 in Pittsburgh, January 6–8 November 3, 2010
- 2009 Word of the Year is “tweet”; Word of the Decade is “google” January 8, 2010
- Word of the year 2009 and word of the decade 2000-2009 nominations finalized; voting January 8 January 7, 2010
- Early nominations received for the 2009 word of the year vote December 21, 2009
- Now accepting nominations for the 2009 “word of the year” and the 2000-9 “word of the decade” November 15, 2009
- American Dialect Society Annual Meeting 2010 Baltimore, January 7–9 (UPDATED) November 10, 2009
- Word of the Decade Nominations Open for 2000-2009 January 16, 2009
- American Dialect Society 2008 Word of the Year is “Bailout” January 9, 2009
- UPDATED: Early nominations for the grandaddy of all 2008 word-of-the-year votes are released December 29, 2008
- American Dialect Society seeks 2008 word-of-the-year nominations November 20, 2008
- “Subprime” voted 2007 word of the year January 4, 2008
- 2007 words of the year nominations posted January 3, 2008
- Early Word of the Year Nominations for 2007 December 18, 2007
- Nominate your 2007 words of the year November 17, 2007
- “Plutoed” Voted 2006 Word of the Year January 5, 2007
- 2006 Words of the Year Nominations Are Complete; Voting Fri., Jan. 5 January 5, 2007
- More word-of-the-year nominations January 3, 2007
- Word of the Year Nominations Being Accepted December 24, 2006
- Words of the Year Nominating Commences December 13, 2006
- Updated Program and Sked for 2007 Conference December 11, 2006
- Truthiness Voted 2005 Word of the Year January 6, 2006
- 2005 Word of the Year Nominations January 6, 2006
- Words of the Year 2005 Preview December 21, 2005
- 2004 Words of the Year January 7, 2005
- 2004 Words of the Year Nominations Received December 28, 2004
- 2004 Words of the Year Vote scheduled December 27, 2004
- 2003 Words of the Year January 13, 2004
- 2002 Words of the Year January 13, 2003
- 2001 Words of the Year January 13, 2002
- 2001 Words of the Year Vote Anticipated December 19, 2001
- 2000 Words of the Year January 13, 2001
- 1999 Words of the Year, Word of the 1990s, Word of the 20th Century, Word of the Millennium January 13, 2000
- 1998 Words of the Year January 13, 1999
