# 《柯林斯词典》2021年度十大热词

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**Published on:** 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. **Climate anxiety:**a state of distress caused by concern about climate change **Double-vaxxed:**having received two vaccinations against a disease Metaverse: a proposed version of the internet that incorporates three-dimensional virtual environments a three-dimensional virtual world, esp in an online role-playing game 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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