‘NFT’, the abbreviation of ‘non-fungible token’, the unique digital identifier that records ownership of a digital asset which has entered the mainstream and seen millions spent on the most sought-after images and videos, has been named Collins Word of the Year 2021.

**Climate anxiety:**a state of distress caused by concern about climate change

**Double-vaxxed:**having received two vaccinations against a disease

Metaverse:

1. a proposed version of the internet that incorporates three-dimensional virtual environments

2. a three-dimensional virtual world, esp in an online role-playing game

3. the universe as portrayed in a given work of fiction

**Pingdemic:**the large-scale notification of members of the public by a contact-tracing app

**Cheugy:**no longer regarded as cool or fashionable

**Crypto:**Crypto- is added to adjectives and nouns to form other adjectives and nouns which refer to people who have hidden beliefs and principles

**Hybrid working:**the practice of alternating between different working environments, such as from home and in an office

**Neopronoun:**a recently coined pronoun, esp one designed to avoid gender distinctions

**Regencycore:**a style of dress inspired by clothes worn in high society during the Regency period (1811–20)