Word of the year (Ukraine)
{{Short description|Most important year chosen by poll in Ukraine}}
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In Ukraine, the Word of the Year ({{langx|uk|Слово року}}) poll is carried out since 2013 by {{ill|Myslovo|uk|Мислово}} online user-generated dictionary of Ukrainian slang and neologisms.
Winners
- 2013: «Євромайдан» — «Euromaidan».[http://gazeta.ua/articles/mova-zavtra/_evromajdan-slovo-roku-i-ne-tilki-v-ukrayini/535204 "Євромайдан" - слово року, і не тільки в Україні | Новини на Gazeta.ua] The word also took the second place in the Russian Word of the year poll.[https://snob.ru/profile/27356/blog/69362#comment_675812 "Слово года-2013. Главные итоги"]
- 2014: «кіборги» — "cyborgs" (a moniker for Ukrainian military defending Donetsk Airport).[http://www.radiosvoboda.org/content/article/26779804.html Слово «кіборги» словник назвав словом року]
- 2015: «блокада» — blockade (because of blockade of Russian-annexed Crimea).{{Cite web|url=https://ua.krymr.com/a/news/27473048.html|title=В Україні словом 2015 року стало слово «блокада» – словник «Мислово»|website=Крым.Реалии|language=uk|access-date=2019-01-27}}
- 2016: «корупція» — corruption (emphasizing the damaging effect it has on Ukrainian state).{{Cite web|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/modern-ukrainian-language-slang-online-dictionary-identifies-corruption-word-year.html|title='Corruption' named word of the year in Ukraine - Jan. 05, 2017|date=2017-01-05|website=KyivPost|access-date=2019-01-27}}
- 2017: «безвіз» — "bezviz" (a neologism meaning the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union. "bez viz" literally means "without visas").{{Cite web|url=https://dt.ua/UKRAINE/slovom-2017-roku-v-ukrayini-viznali-bezviz-265409_.html|title=Словом 2017 року в Україні визнали безвіз|website=DT.ua|access-date=2019-01-27}}
- 2018: «томос» — tomos (in reference of the recognition of the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine).{{Cite web|url=https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/tomos-becomes-word-of-year-in-ukraine-35780.html|title=Tomos becomes word of year in Ukraine|website=112.international|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-27}}[http://myslovo.com/?page_id=4634 Слово року 2022]
- 2019: «діджиталізація» — digitalization (in reference to the creation of the Ministry of Digital Transformation)
- 2020: «коронавірус» — coronavirus (in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: «вакцина» — vaccine (in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2022: «русский военный корабль, иди на хуй» — Russian warship, go fuck yourself (in reference to the Russian invasion of Ukraine)[http://myslovo.com/?page_id=4634 Слово року 2022]
References
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External links
- [http://myslovo.com Myslovo dictionary website]
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