“Cheugy” is apparently a lot to chew on. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> center Jason Kelce have something in common \u2014 broadcasters butcher their names.<\/p>\n And virtually everyone is having trouble with “omicron.”<\/p>\n All four made it onto this year\u2019s list of most mispronounced words as compiled by the U.S. Captioning Company, which captions and subtitles real-time events on TV and in courtrooms.<\/p>\n OMICRON COVID-19 VARIANT: MUTATION MAY OVERTAKE DELTA VARIANT: LIVE UPDATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The list released Tuesday identifies the words that proved most challenging for newsreaders and people on television to pronounce this year.<\/p>\n The caption company said it surveyed its members to generate the list, which is now in its sixth year and was commissioned by Babbel, a language-learning platform with headquarters in Berlin and New York.<\/p>\n “Newscasters in the U.S. have struggled with 2021\u2032s new words and names while reporting on key sporting events, viral internet trends and emerging celebrities,” said Esteban Touma, a standup comedian and teacher for Babbel Live.<\/p>\n “As a language teacher, it\u2019s always interesting to see that some of these terms are usually new colloquialisms, or are rooted or borrowed from another language,” he said. “As a non-native speaker, I must confess it\u2019s fun to see English speakers stumbling a bit for a change.”<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how Touma breaks down the proper pronunciations for the most commonly misspoken words:<\/p>\n DOGECOIN: WHAT’S BEHIND THE SURGE?<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Cheugy (CHOO-gee): A trendy term popularized by Gen Z and used to mock an outdated and unfashionable aesthetic typically associated with millennials, such as “Live, Laugh, Love” signs.<\/p>\n \u2014 Chipotle (chih-POHT-lay): The American fast food chain became the center of a viral trend this year challenging Baby Boomers to pronounce the name.<\/p>\n \u2014 Dalgona (tal-goh-NAH): A Korean treat made with melted sugar and baking soda, popularized in Netflix\u2019s “Squid Game.” (Touma notes that some speakers seem to produce a “K” instead of the “G” in the middle syllable.)<\/p>\n \u2014 Dogecoin (DOHJ-coin): A divisive cryptocurrency that began somewhat ironically before being popularized by Elon Musk, causing its value to dramatically increase.<\/p>\n \n How can I protect myself from the omicron variant?\u00a0 \u2014 Eilish (EYE-lish): The singer Billie Eilish, whose album “Happier Than Ever” was released this year to critical acclaim and nominated for the Grammy Awards’ Album of the Year.<\/p>\n NFT IS 2021 WORD OF THE YEAR AMID CRYPTOCURRENCY SURGE, COLLINS DICTIONARY SAYS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ethereum (ih-THEE-ree-um): Another cryptocurrency<\/a> that skyrocketed in value this year amid the decentralized-currency boom.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ever Given (EV-er GIV-en): The name of the ship that blocked the Suez Canal<\/a> in March, costing billions of dollars in lost trade. Many newscasters mistook the name of the ship as “Evergreen,” the name of the company that owns the vessel, which was printed on its hull.<\/p>\n \n izmir, Turkey – January 12, 2018 Close up ethereum coin with other crypto coins shot in black background in studio (iStock) \u2014 Glasgow (GLAHZ-go): The host city of November\u2019s United Nations<\/a> Climate Conference was mispronounced by both President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama.<\/p>\n \u2014 Kelce (KELs): The Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce revealed on radio this year that his teammates and the media had been mispronouncing his name for years.<\/p>\n \u2014 Omicron (AH-muh-kraan \/ OH-mee-kraan): A new variant of COVID-19<\/a> first identified in November, named in keeping with the World Health Organization’s system of identifying variants with Greek letters. (Touma notes it’s pronounced differently in the U.S. and the U.K.)<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2014 Shein (SHEE-in): The Chinese fast fashion company at the center of the “Shein haul” trend, in which participants record themselves trying on numerous different outfits from the company.<\/p>\n \n A satellite image shows stranded container ship Ever Given after it ran aground in Suez Canal, Egypt March 25, 2021. CNES\/AIRBUS DS via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS \u00a0THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. \u2014 Stefanos Tsitsipas (STEH-fuh-nohs TSEE-tsee-pas): Currently ranked as the world’s No. 4 tennis player, the Greek athlete rose to international prominence when he lost to Novak Djokovic<\/a> in the final of the French Open in June.<\/p>\n \u2014 Yassify (YEAH-sih-fai): A popular trend in which multiple beauty filters are applied to well-known pictures or portraits for comic effect.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/640\/320\/omicrongraphic.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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