Word Of The Year 2025 List. The six words on the shortlist for the annual word of the year 2025 have been released by oxford university press. ‘brat’,newly defined in 2025 as ‘characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude’, has been named collins' word of the year 2025.

Do the cambridge dictionary’s words endure, and what do they say about the last ten years? Discover more about the winner, our shortlist, and 20 years of words that reflect the world.