‘Iso’ Picked as the Australian Word of the Year

‘Iso’ Picked as the Australian Word of the Year
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Epoch Times Sydney Staff
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The Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) has named “iso,” an abbreviated Australian slang for self-isolation, as the Word of the Year.

The term is defined as “the act of remaining apart from others as a way to limit the spread of an infectious disease, especially as a public health measure,” and its usage has boomed in a year dominated by CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, or novel coronavirus.