Oxford reveals the word of the year 2021

In a year that saw the impact of technological innovation, a team of expert lexicographers monitored and analyzed these changes to the lexicon and linked terms to present the word of the year 2021.

Vax is the word of the year 2021, which means “Vaccine” in English.
The language of vaccines

Oxford Language has released a report on The Language of Vaccines, which examines in detail the extraordinary rise in language developments related to vaccines.

Through the report, data-based evidence for vaccine-related changes in the lexicon, including its history, new formations, and regional differences, was examined.

For the first time this year, the report also examines how the language of vaccines has affected languages ​​other than English, looking at a selection of the most spoken languages ​​around the world.