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Nomophobia, Incel, Toxic: The 2018 Words of the Year

Linguist Jason Riggle gives us the rundown of this year’s top terms.

12/27/2018 | Rating NR

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Nomophobia, Incel, Toxic: The 2018 Words of the Year

Clip: 12/27/2018 | 9m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

Linguist Jason Riggle gives us the rundown of this year’s top terms.

Are you scared of being separated from your cellphone? You are “nomophobic” – one of 2018’s words of the year. Linguist Jason Riggle gives us the rundown of this year’s top terms.

12/27/2018 | Rating NR

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