It's been cited at least 100 TIMES more than every previous word of the year. And "Covid-19" is #2 on the list. Here are the Top 20 words for the first half of 2020 . . .
1. Covid.
2. Covid-19.
3. Coronavirus.
4. Corona.
5. Face mask.
6. Progress.
7. Truth.
8. Social distancing.
9. Trade war.
10. Sustainability.
11. Flatten the curve.
12. Lockdown.
13. Identity politics.
14. Progressives.
15. Zoom meeting.
16. Quarantine.
17. Migrants.
18. Donald Trump.
19. Symptoms.
20. Outbreak.
(In related news: Merriam-Websteraddedthe word "irregardless" to its online dictionary, and they responded to some criticism on Twitter bytweeting, "Yep. English is literally dead.")