Word of the year was the “youthquake”
It is made up of two components – youth – youth, and quake – earthquake
The editors of the Oxford dictionary named the word of 2017.
For version dictionary, on the website referenced by the global media in 2017, it was the word “youthquake” – a significant cultural, political, or social change caused by the actions or influence young people.
The word is formed from two components – youth – youth, and quake – earthquake.
For the first time the word was used in 1965, editor-in-chief of the edition of Vogue in the Wake of the heyday of youth subcultures in the UK.
In 2017, the word is often used in the UK in connection with the activity of youth in the parliamentary elections, thanks to votes which the labour party has considerably improved its position in Parliament.
Recall that corruption has become “word of the year” in Ukraine.