'They' Named Merriam-Webster’s
Word of the Year.
According to Merriam-Webster,
searches for the word have risen
313% in the past year.
The American English dictionary
added the nonbinary pronoun to
the term’s three other definitions
in September.
Over the past year or so, as people have increasingly encountered the nonbinary use, we've seen searches for 'they' grow dramatically. , Merriam-Webster Senior Editor Emily Brewster.
The dictionary also revealed it had
evidence of the word’s usage
as a nonbinary pronoun dating
back as early as the 1950s.
Other highly searched terms in 2019
include "quid pro quo," "impeach,"
"crawdad" and "egregious."
