‘Colesworth’ – combining the supermarket duopoly’s names – beat ‘breaking’, inspired by Rachael Gunn’s controversial Paris Olympics performance
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Self-described language nerds at the Australian National University have chosen a term that taps into simmering cost-of-living rage as their word of the year – Colesworth.
The portmanteau, or blended word, refers to the power and market share of Australia’s dominant supermarket chains, according to the university, and hints at “what is perceived as an unfair duopoly”.
