Merriam-Webster's most looked-up words of 2012 Pictures Merriam-Webster's most looked-up words of 2012 The word meme, from the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, is shown in this photograph, Dec. 5, 2012. Thanks to the election, socialism and capitalism are forever wed as Merriam-Webster's most looked-up words of 2012. Democracy, globalization, marriage, malarkey and bigot also made the Top 10. Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew