Writing Prompt: Word of the Year 2012
Writing Prompt: Word of the Year 2012
Have you ever noticed that the way people talk changes over time? Words that used to be popular start to sound annoying after a while, and new words that you never heard of before start to sound cool and fun. So today's Writing Prompt is a question for you. What was the most popular new word of 2012?
The American Dialect Society chooses a word every year that highlights what's prominent in the world of grown-ups that year. In 2011, the word was "occupy" because everyone was talking about the protest movements around Occupy Wall Street. In 2010, the words was "app" because apps were a new thing and everyone was going crazy for them.
The word of the year should be:
- new or newly popular in 2012
- widely and/or prominently used in 2012
- OR about something that's popular in 2012
What's YOUR word of the year for 2012? Leave a Comment to tell us what word was on everyone's lips at your school in 2012.
Have a happy new year!!!
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I think the word that was popular in 2012 was cray-cray. Cray-Cray means crazy and everyone would use that word.
Comment #1 | Posted by: Indescribeableauthor3 on December 31, 2012 at 09:43 AM
epic...I noticed people using this word a lot.
Comment #2 | Posted by: stonefairy on December 31, 2012 at 09:49 AM
I think it's swag haha. A LOT of boys say that.
Comment #3 | Posted by: sapphirepaw7 on December 31, 2012 at 10:49 AM
The word is toats short for totally
I havevsaid it all year long
Comment #4 | Posted by: greenelf73 on December 31, 2012 at 11:39 AM
I think IPhone's should be word of the year because It was used a lot and it is very popular. My final reason this should be the word of the year is because The Iphone5 was just released and it was new. In conclusion, I think Iphone should be the word of the year.
Comment #5 | Posted by: amberblack111 on December 31, 2012 at 12:02 PM
gangnam style. i can't count how many times i've heard that this year.
Comment #6 | Posted by: mintchocolatechip100 on December 31, 2012 at 12:22 PM
gangum
Comment #7 | Posted by: indigowizard3 on December 31, 2012 at 01:19 PM
I think it should be swag. Many people in school say that and I saw some shirts with the word swag on it.
Another word could be awesome-sauce. Many people I know use that phrase to describe something great.
Comment #8 | Posted by: emily on December 31, 2012 at 03:08 PM
Fail almost everybody around me says that with the word epic
Comment #9 | Posted by: PercyWisawesome on December 31, 2012 at 04:15 PM
I think the word of the year should be One Direction (I know that's two words, but so many people like One Direction!). They got pretty popular this year and got voted one of the most famous people on Earth this year. Therefore, I think One Direction should be the Word of the Year.
Comment #10 | Posted by: ghostblue21 on December 31, 2012 at 05:01 PM
I think the most popular word of the year was swag (including it various forms)
Comment #11 | Posted by: dizzyferret on December 31, 2012 at 05:49 PM
Gangnam. I mean is there anyone that does not know about that song?
Comment #12 | Posted by: amber on December 31, 2012 at 09:08 PM
Uber-meaning super or over the top. it is used as an adverb.
Comment #13 | Posted by: Jojo on December 31, 2012 at 09:43 PM
IT'S EPIC!
Comment #14 | Posted by: Epic Dude on December 31, 2012 at 10:37 PM
The word of the year should be "epic" because although it is not technically a new word, we have reinvented it. It is a widely popular word and therefore should be the word of 2012.
Comment #15 | Posted by: M on January 02, 2013 at 01:29 PM
Not that I like the word but it has to be YOLO who doesn't know what that is
Comment #16 | Posted by: cerberusdog3 on January 02, 2013 at 02:09 PM
Obama, protest, or One Direction. You hear them everywhere!
Comment #17 | Posted by: Lulu on January 02, 2013 at 10:21 PM
Epic, election or failure
Comment #18 | Posted by: Aquaicecream15 on January 03, 2013 at 04:45 PM
I think it would be what or it but that wouldn't work. I personally say the word awesomeness a whole lot, but my friends would say awesome. Go AWESOME!
Comment #19 | Posted by: SapphireDragon185 on January 04, 2013 at 08:52 AM
Awesomeness. Lately, Everybody has been saying swag, awesome, or awesomeness!!!
Comment #20 | Posted by: Angelica on January 04, 2013 at 05:13 PM
Apocalypse. Because everyone thought the world was going to end and frequently used it saying,"When's the apocalypse?"
Comment #21 | Posted by: Angelica on January 04, 2013 at 05:21 PM
awsomnesss is also a word i use frekwently
Comment #22 | Posted by: cerberusdog3 on January 04, 2013 at 08:56 PM
PINAPPLE
Comment #23 | Posted by: cerberusdog3 on January 04, 2013 at 08:57 PM
people used the word "word" a lot
Comment #24 | Posted by: fashioneyes58 on January 05, 2013 at 02:18 PM
people used the word around me a lot was "DUDE"
Comment #25 | Posted by: adam on January 06, 2013 at 03:45 PM