The Collins Dictionary Words of the Year is a list of 10 words which capture the cultural zeitgeist - the spirit of the times that we are living in now. These are new words, picked by Collins, which reflect big issues that people have been talking about over the last 12 months. In this conversation, Amber, Paul & I discuss the impact of AI, the ways social media is affecting people's behaviour, how people are using technology to control their health, the strange habits of tech leaders, and more. Pick up new words and listen to conversation about big issues in society. Full transcript available. 🔗 Episode page 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/12/25/the-words-of-the-year-2025-with-amber-paul-968/ 📄 Get the PDF transcript 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Transcript-968-The-Words-of-the-Year-with-Amber-Paul-1.pdf 🏆 20% off LEP Premium until 31 January 2026 👉 https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium Contents 0:00:00 Introductions 0:09:33 Conversation 0:12:41 Why are there different dictionaries? 0:19:52 vibe coding / AI discussion 0:35:00 aura farming / social media and identity 0:54:40 biohacking / health and technology 1:20:22 taskmasking 1:20:49 micro retirement 1:21:07 coolcation 1:21:55 glazing 1:23:15 HENRY 1:25:12 clanker 1:28:58 ChatGPT's hallucinated Words of the Year 1:33:52 broligarchy 1:38:25 Episode Ending