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Youthquake Named Oxford Dictionaries Word Of The Year

"Youthquake" has been named as Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year. The term means a significant c...
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Youthquake Named Oxford Dictionaries Word Of The Year

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7:40 AM - 15 Dec 2017



"Youthquake" has been named as Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year.

The term means a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people.

The word itself is nearly 50 years old - having been coined by then Vogue editor Diana Vreeland to describe how youth culture was changing fashion and music - but has seen a resurrection in a more political context over the past 12 months.

Youthquake was chosen from a shortlist that included "broflake", a man who is readily upset or offended and "newsjacking", defined as taking advantage of current events to promote a brand.

Also on the shortlist was "milkshake duck", a "person or thing that initially inspires delight on social media but is soon revealed to have a distasteful or repugnant past" and "white fragility", defined as "discomfort and defensiveness on the part of a white person.

Selfie, post-truth and omnishambles have all been previous winners.



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