‘Vibe coding’ beats ‘clanker’ to be Collins dictionary’s word of the year

<p>AI-inspired word joins ‘biohacking’, ‘Henry’ and ‘broligarchy’ on tech-heavy 2025 list</p><p>“Vibe coding”, an emerging software development that turns natural language into computer code using artificial intelligence, has been named Collins dictionary’s word of the year for 2025.</p><p>Lexicographers at Collins monitor the 24bn-word Collins Corpus, which draws from a range of media sources, including social media, to create the annual list of new and notable words that reflect our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/18/skibidi-delulu-and-tradwife-among-words-added-to-cambridge-dictionary">ever-evolving language</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/06/vibe-coding-collins-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2025">Continue reading...</a>