Yes, of all places, the word of the year came from Toy Story 4.
Well, it'll be interesting to see what kind of "Word Of The Year" spawned from "The Most Alright Movie Of The Year".
On the other hand, it makes perfect sense that Disney and PIXAR would be that influential.
Gather round, people of the village, because the wise people from Dictionary.com have decided what the word of the year should be.
Previous words of the year have been: "misinformation", "complicit" and "xenophobia".
Drum roll, please...
"Existential"
Yeah, sounds about right.
But the inspiration for this year's word of the year choice comes from an unlikely place. Specifically, the Fork from Toy Story 4, aptly named "Forky".
Well, John Kelly senior research editor for Dictionnary.com can explain:
“Forky underscores how this sense of grappling can also inspire us to ask big questions about who we are, about our purpose."
“In our data, it speaks to this sense of grappling with our survival, both literally and figuratively, that defined so much of the discourse.”
Well Forky, way to influence our culture in such a way.
