The "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji beat out other words such as 'refugee,' 'ad blocker,' 'Dark Web,' and 'lumbersexual.'
17 November 2015 15:48
Brilio.net/en - Have we really reached that point?
Oxford Dictionaries in their blog postannounced that the 2015 Word of the Year is an emoji. In an unprecedented move, the renowned dictionary company baffled everyone by naming a pictograph instead of an actual word.
On their blog, Oxford explained that the emojiwas chosen as the word that best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.
For them, 2015 was the year that emojis and pictographs transcended conventional use and broke through mainstream, being utilized by almost everyone from all walks of life. They then exemplified the case by displaying tweets from prominent people that supports the use of emojis.
For those wondering, here's the shortlist for the Word of the Year as considered by Oxford Dictionaries:
