Oxford Word Of The Year 2025 Winner

Oxford Word Of The Year 2025 Winner. Every year, we debate candidates for word of the year and choose a winner that is judged to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of that particular year and. New topics, such as climate change, new technology and globalisation, help shape the words we use in our daily lives.

Find out what word has been chosen and why it’s so relatable. To mark the 20th anniversary of oxford word of the year, we explore some of the themes that our winners and shortlisted words have captured over the years.