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The kids are alright: ‘Youthquake’ is Oxford word of 2017

Oxford lexicographers say there was a fivefold increase in use of the term youthquake between 2016 and 2017

1 min read15 Dec 2017
Industry

Oxford Dictionaries’ picks emoticon as word of the year

Experts at Oxford Dictionaries' said the symbol 'embodies a core aspect of living in a digital world that is visually driven, emotionally expressive, and obsessively immediate'

1 min read18 Nov 2015
Industry

‘Vape’ is the 2014 Oxford Dictionaries word of the year

The word means 'to inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device'

3 min read19 Nov 2014
Industry

‘Selfie’ beats ‘twerk’ as word of the year

'Selfie'a self portrait usually on a smartphone or webcamwas selected based on a 17,000% rise in its usage

1 min read19 Nov 2013

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