| 1969 | reeling | adjective | See |
| 1970 | smolder | verb | See |
| 1971 | skittish | adjective | See |
| 1972 | hassle | nounverb noun | See |
| 1973 | wail | nounverb noun | See |
| 1974 | Logistics | noun | See |
| 1975 | mobster | noun | See |
| 1976 | imposition | noun | See |
| 1977 | grin | nounverb noun | See |
| 1978 | reticent | adjective | See |
| 1979 | ghastly | adjective | See |
| 1980 | ransom | nounverb noun | See |