Oxford Dictionary has released their 2015 word of the year. And guess what, it’s not a word, it’s an emoji! According to Oxford Dictionary, an analysis of words and emojis, or icons used to express an idea or emotion, showed that the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015. So all emoji’s out there can celebrate!
Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2015 is… 😂! https://t.co/LjJyxO8cvv #OxfordWOTY pic.twitter.com/Ced28y3I6F
— Oxford Languages (@OxLanguages) November 16, 2015
So, quite a few on social media are not happy about this. I mean, it’s not a word, it’s an emoji. So, enjoy a few of my favorite emoji hate tweets below!
The Oxford Dictionary has selected "emoji" as word of the year. That's a bunch of 💩
— Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) November 17, 2015
The Oxford Dictionary's "word of the year"
is the "tears of joy" emoji 😂 .I have no words.
— A Shot of Steve™ ⚡️ (@SteveKoehler22) November 18, 2015
Oxford Dictionary's word of the year is the crying face emoji —> 😂.
We are truly living in the end of days.— Likkle Miss Jess (@LikkleJess) November 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/EdVanTassell/status/666444501498499072
Outrage over an emoji being Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is so funny. If only there were a convenient way to express this hilarity.
— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) November 17, 2015
Just in case you wanted to know, here is a shortlist of other words Oxford Dictionary thought of using for their word of the year.
😂 is the #OxfordWOTY 2015, but what made the shortlist? https://t.co/qCz3IYitOZ pic.twitter.com/w5aFAaqx78
— Oxford Languages (@OxLanguages) November 16, 2015
