{"id":130381,"date":"2024-11-26T19:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130381"},"modified":"2024-11-26T19:27:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T12:27:00","slug":"dictionary-coms-2024-word-of-the-year-is-demure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130381","title":{"rendered":"Dictionary.com\u2019s 2024 word of the year is \u2018demure\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6k9b9001o2cni783o9hnx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cDemure,\u201d a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com\u2019s 2024 word of the year \u2014 beating out other contenders like \u201cbrainrot,\u201d \u201cbrat,\u201d and \u201cweird.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c500063b6m9k5b89kd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In an announcement Monday, the site said that the word experienced a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/e\/word-of-the-year-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meteoric rise in usage<\/a>\u201d in 2024 \u2014 up 1,200% between January and August \u2014 a spike that was largely attributed to TikToker and beauty influencer Jools Lebron\u2019s popularization of the phrase \u201cvery demure, very mindful\u201d in a series of satirical videos that shook the internet.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c500073b6mi3ouyhra@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cYou see how I do my makeup for work? Very demure. Very <em>mindful,\u201d <\/em>Lebron says in one of her TikToks, donning a slightly pared-down version of her usual makeup of black, winged eyeliner and fake eyelashes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c500083b6m1lsbv77p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe way I came to the interview is the way I go to the job. A lot of you girls go to the interview looking like Marge Simpson and go to the job looking like (her sisters) Patty and Selma. Not demure,\u201d she adds, using characters from \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d TV show to make her point.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c500093b6mrzepnl9l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cDemure\u201d has historically been used to describe discrete and reserved behavior, but \u201ca new usage has spread through social media,\u201d Dictionary.com said, highlighting the word\u2019s recent associations with a person\u2019s appearance and the way they act at work or in public places.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c5000a3b6myum2dggw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cEvery video is me just referencing me,\u201d Lebron says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@joolieannie\/video\/7400593260692933934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in another video<\/a> with the playful caption \u201cobscurity of demurity,\u201d where she explains the joke after users wondered if people should be judged on their appearances at work. \u201cThat\u2019s the joke!\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c5000b3b6mw6b061c7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The satire is clearest in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@joolieannie\/video\/7401895792237202731?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7353731828602652203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clip<\/a> in which the TikTok star asserts that she\u2019s going to behave in a demure, mindful way while going out on the Las Vegas Strip. Her sober assertions that she\u2019ll be back in bed by 10 p.m. are intercut with scenes of Lebron from later that night, giggling at a club and struggling to find her hotel room.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c5000c3b6mr75qrx6r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Notable figures like Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, and \u201cDrag Race\u201d host RuPaul have all taken advantage of the trend to promote their brands.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c5000d3b6msmw78xds@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In photos from a recent campaign for her shapewear brand Skims, Kardashian used the phrase in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kimkardashian\/p\/C-u9hgQRig5\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caption<\/a>: \u201cSee how I take my bts pictures\u2026very cutsie (sic), very mindful, very demure\u2026not like the other girls\u201d Taking to Instagram, Jennifer Lopez captioned a post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jlo\/reel\/C-wRQgYJBUQ\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promoting her cocktail line<\/a> Delola with the caption \u201cvery demure\u2026very mindful,\u201d along with a video of her elegantly sipping.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c5000e3b6medg32yoj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSee how I\u2019m reading this book? Very demure. I don\u2019t dog-ear pages, I put in a bookmark,\u201d RuPaul said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C-wOKLaJ_33\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=3cc04030-d798-4577-9522-8273dc1181c5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> promoting online bookstore Allstora. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t divulge the ending to my friends. Very considerate. And also, my cell phone is on do-not-disturb. Very demure. Very mindful.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6keeu00003b6mc4gyju39@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Lebron also appeared in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@patrickta\/video\/7402813795887877422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> with makeup artist Patrick Ta, who was promoting a new skin foundation from his beauty line.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c5000f3b6mm1sk8zxj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Lebron, who is transgender, said that the fame from her \u201cdemure\u201d videos has helped her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@joolieannie\/video\/7402850149396925738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finance the rest of her transition<\/a>. \u201cI used to be crazy and out of control and then I found some demurity, and along with that came success,\u201d she said, on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XKqr8kNr1Us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/a>. She has now amassed more than 2.3 million followers on TikTok.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c5000g3b6msdal2zuk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Dictionary.com said that its decision to choose \u201cdemure\u201d this year was informed by a deep analysis of social media trends, news headlines and words that transcended conversations online, seeping into everyday dialogue.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c5000h3b6m5v8ert75@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The site\u2019s word of the year in 2023 was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/12\/12\/us\/dictionary-2023-word-hallucinate-cec\/index.html\">hallucinate<\/a>\u201d \u2014 a reference to the rise of chatbots and artificial intelligence that can often spur misinformation.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3y6n5c5000i3b6mc49tgn8f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cBrat,\u201d another word that has taken on new meaning in 2024, was named Collins Dictionary\u2019s word of 2024 for being one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/01\/style\/brat-word-of-the-year-collins-dictionary-intl-scli\/index.html\">talked about words on and offline<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/26\/style\/demure-dictionary-2024-word-of-the-year-hnk-intl\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 \u201cDemure,\u201d a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com\u2019s 2024 word of the year \u2014 beating out other contenders like \u201cbrainrot,\u201d \u201cbrat,\u201d and \u201cweird.\u201d &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130381\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}