The Macquarie Dictionary is the official dictionary of Australian English. A committee that included two dictionary editors, the publisher, and two well-known Australian broadcasting personalities, selected the 2022 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year (WOTY): “teal”, and the runner-up WOTY “truth-telling”. The selections were made from the political category of a longlist of sixty-nine new words, admitted to the Dictionary in 2022. According to the Macquarie Dictionary WOTY committee, the 2022 WOTY "teal" and runner-up WOTY "truth-telling", respectively reflect the current year’s successful palette of “green + Liberal blue” politics, and the future reconciliation of Australian politics, which promises to include parliamentary representation for the First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, in 2023.
The Macquarie Dictionary WOTY committee also selected three honorable mention 2022 WOTTIES: “bachelor’s handbag (a takeout roasted chicken), goblin mode (the COVID-19 slovenly lifestyle), and the spicy cough (a facetious synonym for COVID-19).
The Macquarie Dictionary WOTY Committee selections are listed below, together with the extracted dictionary definitions. [Macquarie WOTY 2022]
2022 Word of the year
teal noun (also upper case) Politics an independent political candidate who holds generally ideologically moderate views, but who supports strong action regarding environmental and climate action policies, and the prioritising of integrity in politics. [so called as many of the candidates use the colour teal in their electoral material]
truth-telling noun the act of relating the facts of a situation, exclusive of any embellishment or dilution applied as justification for past actions.
bachelor’s handbag noun Colloquial (humorous) a takeaway roast chicken. [from the fact that such a chicken requires no further preparation before consumption, so is seen as an easy meal favoured by a single person, and is often packaged in a small plastic bag with a handle, resembling a handbag]
goblin mode noun Colloquial a pattern of behaviour characterised by an embrace of indolence and slovenliness. [from the grotesqueness ascribed to the appearance of a GOBLIN]
spicy cough noun the, Colloquial COVID-19.References
Macquarie Dictionary
https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/
Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year 2022
https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/resources/view/word/of/the/year/2022
Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year Longlist
https://media-macquarie-wspdigitalproduction-com.s3.amazonaws.com/media/hosted_files/Public_Longlist_WOTY2022.pdf
Shepherd, T. (Nov. 28, 2022). Teal named Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year – ‘an emblem of Australia’s political landscape’. The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/29/an-emblem-of-australias-political-landscape-macquarie-dictionarys-word-of-the-year-is-teal
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