Culture | A word in your ear
All of our favourite words of 2024
Explore gaokao, chiplets, kidulting and dozens more intriguing terms
The Economist has chosen its word of the year, but one term can never sum up everything that happened over 366 days around the world. A wider view can be found in the Word of the Week. These are chosen, one per weekend, by the editors of the World in Brief.
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