Taylor Swift Dominates Dictionarycom’s 'Vibe of the Year' for 2023
Taylor Swift's unparalleled success in 2023 is solidified as Dictionarycom crowns 'Eras' as the ultimate Vibe of the Year, affirming her unrivaled influence and cultural impact
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Like Taylor Swift, Dictionary.com is in its “Eras” era.
On Monday, December 18, the website revealed the winner of its first-ever Vibe of the Year award, honoring "Eras" as the official vibe. The statement noted, "This year, one of the top lookups at Dictionary.com was the word vibe, the current go-to term - along with the plural vibes - for discussing the overall feel of a situation or person." That led to the question, "Is there a word that best represents the cultural vibe we collectively experienced in 2023?"
The decision was influenced by Swift, described as "the year’s most high-profile, record-setting, impossible-to-ignore cultural phenomenon." Credit was also given to Swift for popularizing the term through her influential Eras Tour. Dictionary.com mentioned that "the word era [was] recently popularized as a way that people empower themselves to define - and redefine - their own personal eras, including ending old ones, starting new ones, and vibing with whatever era they’re in right now."
The announcement from Dictionary.com highlighted the achievements of individuals and groups such as Swift, Beyoncé, Barbie, and others as a new era of female excellence. The announcement also encouraged the idea of defining our own eras and reinventing ourselves as the new year approaches.
Earlier this month, Swift was named TIME's Person of the Year. Shortly after, she received six more Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year for "Midnights" and Song and Record of the Year for "Anti-Hero".
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“Eras,” it should be noted, is not Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year. That goes to “hallucinate,” which saw a 46 percent increase in lookups over the past 12 months.
