Covfefe dotard rocket man moron recuse collusion complicit and #MeToo are among the words and phrases that dominated the news in 2017. So many new words became popular that the publishers of “Words with Friends” added 50,000 terms to the game. Yet a winning word stands out. One popular dictionary publisher says people looked up one word more than any other in 2017. Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year is “feminism.” Searches for “feminism” increased 70 percent from 2016 to 2017 on Merriam-Webster.com. It rose several times after key news events.
What does feminism mean?
equal rights
women should vote
women are better
men are better
What does the winning word do?
colludes
retires
stands out
works hard
The word of the year is feminism.
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