[Lgpolicy] Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

Al Jazeera

Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024

Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen
“enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of
products and services online – as the word of 2024.

Macquarie Dictionary, which is widely considered the standard reference on
Australian English, said on Tuesday that the term tapped into a widespread
feeling that things were getting worse, especially in the digital world.

Full story:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/26/what-many-of-us-feel-enshittification-named-word-of-the-year
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