The term,"homer" , is an informal American English word for a home run in baseball - and was searched for nearly 75,000 times during the first week of May when it was an answer in the online five-letter word puzzle.
It became the dictionary's highest-spiking word of the year, and editors said five-letter Wordle answers dominated searches this year as the game became a phenomenon. It mainly stumped non-American players, with 95% of the searches originating from outside of North America, as frustrated Wordle players turned to the dictionary to learn what it meant.
Speakers of British English used words like"outraged" and"furious" to complain on social media about the choice of"homer" as the Wordle answer for 5 May.The American spelling of"humor" caused the second-highest spike in 2022. Similarly, the third most searched for word was"caulk", a term more commonly used in American English than in British English, meaning to fill the spaces around the edge of an object, such as a bath or window frame, with a special substance.
'Homer' is used in some parts of Scotland to refer to a football referee who favours the home team. Although a more common term for Scottish referees is 'Mason'. 🤭🤣
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