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The Australian National Dictionary Centre, ANU. For the dinkum oil on Australian English, historical lexicography, Australian Oxford Dictionaries. CRICOS: 00120

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andc.anu.edu.au
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    Nov 16

    Our Word of the Year for 2021 is 'strollout': the slow implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia. Read more about our choice and the shortlist here:

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  2. Nov 17

    We were accused of being 'cultural Marxists' for choosing 'strollout' as our word of the year - a word we would have chosen regardless of who was in power. Language has always been political but we try our best to be recorders not provocateurs.

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  3. Nov 17

    French dictionary accused of ‘wokeism’ over gender-inclusive pronoun

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  4. Nov 16

    In choosing 'strollout' as its Word of the Year, the National Dictionary Centre alludes to a uniquely Australian problem

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    Nov 16

    Strollout is the word of the year! 🚶‍♂️💉⏳ The expression was drawn from sentiment among Australians that the pace of the vaccine rollout was too slow. "The Australian term strollout captured this mood," Amanda Laugesen said. 📖

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    Nov 14

    It's been a memorable year with lots of weird and wonderful words used to reflect the times. is close to announcing the 2021 Word of the Year, but we want to know, what do you think it will be? 🤔🔤💬

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    Oct 21

    With discussions surrounding the climate crisis ever-increasing, this year we embarked on a project to broaden and review the OED's coverage of vocabulary related to climate change and sustainability. Learn more about the unique October update to the OED:

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    Oct 31

    The Oxford Word of The Year 2021 is… ‘vax’. Learn more about why this word was chosen:

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  9. Oct 22

    Mateship might sound blokey, but our research shows women value it more highly than men via

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    Sep 29

    Fighting for four-letter words $@*#! Since the 1970s women have actively campaigned to change the sexist language used by media and government. Amanda Laugesen outlines a very brief history of women’s linguistic activism. 📖:

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    Sep 16

    Almost 1,000 fully revised entries and over 837 new entries and senses have been added to the ! Including ‘anti-vaxxer,’ ‘like peas,’ and ‘K-pop,’ as well as many Caribbean English words and words of Korean origin, check out the full update today!

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  12. Sep 6

    ANDC Director will be speaking about the complicated history of bad language at this year's Further info and rego details:

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  13. Sep 5

    It's good to see journalists and writers using the Antarctic Dictionary written by our very own ANDC fellow Bernadette Hince.

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  14. Sep 5

    An elephant seal: the nose does something no nose should do | Helen Sullivan

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    Aug 31

    Uluru Statement from the heart in your Language - how great is this!!

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  16. Aug 28

    The best bonza Aussie slang

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    Aug 24

    We're spilling the tea on coffee towels! at say we've been duped by the social media scandal showing regional terms for a tea towel. While many words & phrases differ around the country, we're united when it comes to tea towels.

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  18. Aug 23

    Broad or posh, we still sound uniquely Australian. Where did our accent come from?

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    Aug 18

    Come along to hear from linguistics staff and previous Honours students, and also hear about exciting opportunities to work with the ASD-ANU Co-Lab or with the Australian National Dictionary Centre

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    Aug 12

    It’s been a long time coming, but The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers (my dictionary of values, attitudes, and ways of thinking and interacting written in simple language) is now available as a website!

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