A teenage Pakistani girl has created a new English word, which is a positive development. She had created the word in answer to the New York Times‘ “Invent a Word” initiative.
Rohana Khattak, a 16-year-old girl from Islamabad, is said to have coined the term “oblivionaire.” The new term is a noun made out of the words “oblivious” and “billionaire.”
A billionaire who chooses to be blind to the unfairness and inequity that his or her money creates is referred to as an oblivionaire.
Rohana explained the meaning of the phrase by stating that during the first two years of the Coronavirus pandemic, the world’s ten wealthiest persons increased their fortune to $1.5 trillion.
Over 99 percent of the world’s population had their income fall during this time, and more than 160 million people slipped into poverty.
On the one hand, millions of youngsters are going hungry, while others have more money than they know what to do with. This startling disparity has never been brought to light.
As a result, she wanted to give a name to the super-wealthy who are oblivious to the suffering of millions of people all over the world.
Invent a Word Challenge
The New York Times’ “February Vocabulary Challenge: Invent a Word” competition attracted thousands of teenagers from around the world.
Only 24 terms were chosen from hundreds of submissions, and Rohana Khattak was named the winner of the “Invent a Word” competition.
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