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'Post-truth' declared word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries

  • 17-11-2016 3:54am
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    Oxford Dictionaries has declared "post-truth" as its 2016 international word of the year, reflecting what it called a "highly-charged" political 12 months.

    It is defined as an adjective relating to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37995600

    The 2016 shortlist
    • Adulting - The practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks
    • Alt-right - An ideological grouping associated with extreme conservative or reactionary viewpoints, characterized by a rejection of mainstream politics and by the use of online media to disseminate deliberately controversial content
    • Brexiteer - A person who is in favour of the UK withdrawing from the European Union
    • Chatbot - A computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the internet
    • Coulrophobia - Extreme or irrational fear of clowns
    • Glass cliff - Used with reference to a situation in which a woman or member of a minority group ascends to a leadership position in challenging circumstances where the risk of failure is high
    • Hygge - A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being, regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture
    • Latinx - A person of Latin American origin or descent, used as a gender-neutral or non-binary alternative to Latino or Latina
    • Woke - Originally in African-American usage meaning alert to injustice in society, especially racism

    I dunno, its topical at least


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