# 《柯林斯词典》2021年度十大热词

By [xwxcbwh](https://paragraph.com/@viveca) · 2021-12-11

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‘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.

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\*\*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)

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*Originally published on [xwxcbwh](https://paragraph.com/@viveca/2021)*