Ongoing cost-of-living pressures, combined with anger towards major supermarkets following an investigation into soaring food prices and rising profits, have influenced the 2024 Word of the Year.
The Australian National Dictionary Centre, based at the Australian National University, has chosen "Colesworth" - a blended word referencing the country's largest supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths.
Senior researcher Mark Gwynn said the word was used in mostly negative contexts to highlight the power and market share of the two supermarkets.
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