Merriam’s-Webster’s dictionary says the word means:
1. containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
2: exhibiting symptoms of infection…
3: extremely harsh, malicious, or harmful
4: relating to or being an asset that has lost so much value that it cannot be sold on the market
The Urban Dictionary says the word is “used to describe usually very negative person, that b**ch about everything, spread unnecessary hate or just talk s**t about others.”
So, with the way liberals and the mainstream media hate President Trump, it’s not surprising that the Oxford Dictionaries has picked the Word of the Year: “Toxic.”
“The Oxford Word of the Year is a word or expression that is judged to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year, and have lasting potential as a term of cultural significance,” Oxford Dictionaries said.
In 2018, toxic added many strings to its poisoned bow becoming an intoxicating descriptor for the year’s most talked about topics. It is the sheer scope of its application, as found by our research, that made toxic the stand-out choice for the Word of the Year title.
Our data shows that, along with a 45% rise in the number of times it has been looked up on oxforddictionaries.com, over the last year the word toxic has been used in an array of contexts, both in its literal and more metaphorical senses.
“Toxic relationships are not exclusive to the workplace, however, and whether its partners, parents, or even politicians, this year has seen so much discussion of ‘poisonous’ relationships across our society that ‘relationship’ is the sixth most-seen toxic topic for 2018. One reoccurring element in such discussions has been toxic masculinity,” Oxford said.
“Toxic” beat others, including gas-lighting (“manipulating someone by psychological means into accepting a false depiction of reality or doubting their own sanity”) and orbiting (“the action of abruptly withdrawing from direct communication with someone while still monitoring, and sometimes responding to, their activity on social media”).
