And the 2019 word of the year is? “Climate emergency,” according to Oxford Dictionaries.

Climate emergency is defined as “a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it.”

Data shows that the use of the term “climate emergency” is up 10,789% over the previous year.

Source: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/oxford-dictionaries-2019-word-of-the-year/507-7d1acd5c-9ee8-41af-b2b4-b3c8f0e469e4