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Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year Is … ‘Rizz’

Grathwohl guessed, correctly, that the contest would ultimately come down to “Swiftie” vs. “rizz.” Which it did, but only after “de-influencing” (the practice of discouraging people from buying particular products, or reducing their consumption more generally) made a strong run at knocking out “Swiftie.” As for “rizz,” Grathwohl said the word has some interesting features. […]

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