President Trump's favorite phrase 'Fake News' become 2017's 'word of the year'
The phrase 'Fake News' which has consistently been in the
headlines has been named the word of the year by dictionary publisher
Collins.
"Fake news" became synonymous with statements from US President
Donald Trump, as he railed against the media. And it appears the rest of
the world has followed suit, with its use rising by 365% in 2017.
Defining "fake news" as meaning "false, often sensational,
information disseminated under the guise of news reporting," Collins
said the word had come top of its annual assessment of the most used
words in the English language and will now have its own entry in next
year's dictionary.
The term has become synonymous with Trump who has used the phrase
repeatedly to criticize the media, particularly during his now infamous
Twitter rants, and what he perceives to be inaccurate reporting.
It is the fifth year that Collins has highlighted a trending word or
phrase, with previous winners including "Brexit" and "Geek".
Previous Collins' Word of the Year Winners include;
2016 - Brexit: Noun meaning "the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union".
2015 - Binge-watch: Verb meaning "to watch a large
number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one
series) in succession".
2014 - Photobomb: Verb meaning "spoiling a
photograph by stepping in front of them as the photograph is taken,
often doing something silly such as making a funny face".
2013 - Geek: Countable noun meaning "someone who is skilled with computers, and who seems more interested in them than in people".
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