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Merriam-Webster’s 11 Most Popular Words of 2020

Spoiler Alert: Malarkey made the list

Did Bill Weston get to Merriam-Webster? ELEVEN top words, not TEN? It's fine, will take any extra distractions these days. So, here you go, the top words of 2020:

Word of the Year:

  • Pandemic
  1. Coronavirus
  2. Defund
  3. Mamba
  4. Kraken
  5. Quarantine
  6. Antebellum
  7. Schadenfreude
  8. Asymptomatic
  9. Irregardless
  10. Icon
  11. Malarkey
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