WTF: Rizz Is Oxford's Word Of The Year

08-Dec-23 09:30

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The Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed. In this episode, we discuss developments in the US presidential race; the importance of language to identity; and whether "rizz" deserves to be the word of the year.

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Produced by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See, Anwar Mahbob

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See, Anwar Mahbob

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Categories: international, politics, culture

Tags: language and identity, bm weaponisation, rizz, cop28, us politics,

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