2023 in other words: AI might be the term of the year, but consider these far-flung contenders

Many sentiments are universal. Many words are not. As 2023 ends, The Associated Press reached out to colleagues around the world for terms that emerged this year and seized or crystalized the popular mood.

Some were newsy, some cultural. A couple were kind of delightful. Whatever the language, the emotions came through. Some might consider AI, or artificial intelligence, as “the” word of 2023, while Merriam-Webster went with “authentic " and Oxford University Press named “rizz,” a riff on charisma.

We wanted to share diverse examples of what folks in Germany call a “gefluegeltes Wort,” or “word with wings.”

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Password child: Australia

The Macquarie Dictionary in has named a “word of the month” all year. One was “cozzie livs,” slang for cost of living. Another was “murder noodle” for snake, both cute and accurate in a country that’s home