The Word of the Year 2012, according to the Oxford American Dictionaries, is GIF. The three letters stand for Graphics Interchange Format.
“The GIF, is a compressed file format for images that can be used to create simple, looping animations.
GIF celebrated a lexical milestone in 2012, gaining traction as a verb, not just a noun.
The word was chosen by a team of lexicographers and consultants to the
dictionary team, along with editorial, marketing, and publicity staff at
OUP.
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