At a time of 'permacrisis' and 'gaslighting' the Macquarie judges wisely went local, embracing teal as word of the year
- Written by: Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland
A dog sports teal Zali Steggall merch during the election campaign.Bianca de Marchi/AAPThe Macquarie Dictionary has announced its word of the year – “teal” – also chosen recently by the Australian National Dictionary Centre as its word of 2022.
Teal, a colour that’s not quite green and not quite blue, is, of course, a...