Macquaries word of the year calls out bad behaviour – The New Daily

The word to sum up 2019 has been decided. (Well, its two words.)

Spurred on by societys growing disquiet with reprehensible behaviour, the Macquarie Dictionary has crowned cancel culture as its word of the year.

By the dictionarys definition, cancel culture means: the attitudes within a community which call for or bring about the withdrawal of support from a public figure, such as cancellation of an acting role, a ban on playing an artists music, removal from social media, etc., usually in response to an accusation of a socially unacceptable action or comment.

Its origin and usage can be linked to the Me Too movement, which was 2018s word of the year.

So far this year, weve cancelled people like Israel Folaufor his comments against homosexuals. Alan Jones got the C-word treatment for his tirade against New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern.

Death doesnt excuse you from cancellation: The revealingFinding Neverland documentary about Michael Jackson had society questioning the King of Pops status in pop culture.

Every year, a group of about eight are tasked with the job of finding the word that perfectly encapsulates the culture of the previous 12 months.

A term that captures an important aspect of the past years Zeitgeist an attitude which is so pervasive that it now has a name, societyscancel culturehas become, for better or worse, a powerful force, the committee said in a statement.

Runner-up words included eco-anxiety (a strong emotional reaction to climate change and the environment), thicc (a curvaceous figure), and coffice (a mix of cafe and office, where a worker sets up shop for the day and probably nurses a small flat white for several hours just to use the free wifi).

Literary lovers who have strong opinions on what words should get attention (and which shouldnt) can throw their vote behind their favourite 2019 word, through the peoples choice awards.

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