Brat is officially the word of 2024 according to Collins Dictionary - who have been picking the word or phrase that best defined a year since 2013.
Defined as someone with a "confident, independent and hedonistic attitude" it has been inspired by the release of pop artist Charli XCX’s sixth studio album in June which led to the so-called ‘Brat Summer’.
It beat a shortlist of words that also included Brainrot, era, looksmaxxing, rawdogging, anti-tourism, delulu, romantsy, supermajority and yapping.
A spokesperson for Collins said: “’Brat’ has become one of the most talked about words of 2024. It resonated with people globally and ‘brat summer’ established itself as an aesthetic and a way of life”.
Here we’re taking a look at all 12 words of the year to date - and the shortlisted losers.
9. 2016: Brexit
There was one news story that dominated the headlines in 2016, as the UK voted to leave the European Union in a hugely divisive referendum - resulting in the term 'Brexit'. It beat hygge, mic drop, Trumpism, throw shade, sharenting, snowflake generation, dude food, uberization and JOMO to the crown. | Canva/Getty Images
10. 2015: Binge-watch
In 2015 many of us realised that we didn't have to wait for a week to see the latest episode of our favourite television show, as the popularity of streaming services meant you could watch entire series in one sitting. Thus, 'binge-watching' was born. Completing the shortlist were dadbod, shaming, Corbynomics, clean eating, ghosting, swipe, contactless, manspreading and transgender. | Canva/Getty Images
11. 2014: Photobomb
Defined by Collins as "to intrude into the background of a photograph without the subject's knowledge" the increasing popularity of smartphones and selfies meant we were all photobombing in 2014. The other candidates were Tinder, bakeoff, normcore and devo max. | Canva/Getty Images
12. 2013: Geek
Simply defined as "a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about a specific subject", by 2013 the word 'geek' had moved from being an insult to a term of pride - as self-identifying geeks like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg took over the world. The runners-up were twerking, Bitcoin, phablet, Plebgate, fracker, cybernat, thigh gap, Olinguito, Black Friday, payday lending and Harlem. | Canva/Getty Images