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Each year, Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year serves as “a linguistic time capsule, reflecting social trends and global events that defined the year.” The site’s lexicographers analyzed the data, ...

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A double-digit combination set the social media sphere ablaze among teens this year, leaving parents and teachers befuddled — and now it has officially been crowned Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year: ...