That’s right – for the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is a pictograph:
, officially called the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji, though you may know it by other names. There were other strong contenders from a range of fields, outlined below, but
was chosen as the ‘word’ that best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/11/word-of-the-year-2015-emoji
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/11/word-of-the-year-2015-emoji