Este acea perioada a anului cand Dictionarul Colegial Merriam-Webster alege cuvintele care vor fi adaugate in paginile sale.

Editia din 2012 va include urmatoarele neologisme:
  • aha moment
  • brain cramp
  • bucket list
  • cloud computing
  • copernicium
  • craft beer n
  • earworm n
  • energy drink
  • e-reader
  • f-bomb
  • flexitarian
  • game changer
  • gassed
  • gastropub
  • geocaching
  • life coach
  • man cave
  • mash-up n
  • obesogenic
  • sexting
  • shovel-ready
  • systemic risk
  • tipping point
  • 1toxic
  • underwater
Pentru definitiile cuvintelor, intrati (bineinteles) pe merriam-webster.com.