Word of the year: youthquake

“Youthquake”, defined as “a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people”, has been selected by Oxford Dictionaries as the 2017 word of the year.

I like young people. I used to be one once.

You can see a fuller explanation of the choice, and the shortlist of other candidates for word of the year, here.


 




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