NFT beats cheugy to be Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
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The abbreviation of ‘non-fungible token’ tops a shortlist also including pingdemic, climate anxiety and metaverse
In a year that has seen the musician Grimes sell a collection of digital artworks for almost $6m (£4.4m), and the original photo behind the 2005 Disaster Girl meme go for $473,000 (£354,000), Collins Dictionary has made NFT its word of the year.