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One of Trump's favorite phrases was named the 2017 Word of the Year

Trump helped change the definition of "fake news" in 2017, according to the American Dialect Society.
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  • The American Dialect Society named "fake news" the 2017 Word of the Year.
  • It said President Donald Trump helped change the definition of fake news from disinformation presented as news to "actual news that is claimed to be untrue."
  • Meanwhile, "alternative facts" was named Euphemism of the Year and "covfefe" was named WTF Word of the Year.
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President Donald Trump has done more to influence the English language than any politician in recent memory, from his widely-mimicked "big-league" to the "Sad!" he often appends to his tweets.

But this weekend, it was another one of Trump's favorite words

But it wasn't all politics at the voting session. "Most Creative" honors went to "broflake," defined as a "man or boy who lacks resilience or coping skills in the face of disagreements or setbacks." And "#MeToo" was named Hashtag of the Year after scores of women used it to show their support for victims of sexual harassment or assault.

The American Dialect Society has voted on the Word of the Year every year since 1990. Previous winners include "bailout," "metrosexual," and "web."

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Here is the full list of winners and nominees (winners in bold):

Word of the Year

alternative facts: Contrary information that matches one’s preferred narrative or interpretation of events. * fake news: 1. Disinformation or falsehoods presented as real news. 2. actual news that is claimed to be untrue. #MeToo: Indication by women that they have experienced sexual harassment or assault. milkshake duck: Person or thing that is deeply loved until problematic behavior is revealed or unearthed. persisterhood, persister: Blend of “persist” and “sister(hood),” an expression of solidarity for women who persist in the face of sexism and gender bias.pussyhat: Pink knitted hat worn by demonstrators at the Women’s March. take a knee: Kneel in protest, especially during a time when others are standing. whomst: Humorous variant of “whom” used as a sarcastic display of intelligence.

Political Word of the Year

antifa: Anti-fascist movements and organizations, treated as a whole. persister, persisterhood: Blend of “persist” and “sister(hood),” an expression of solidarity forwomen who persist in the face of sexism and gender bias.* take a knee: Kneel in protest, especially during a time when others are standing.

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Digital Word of the Year

blockchain: Technology underlying cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, which exploded in value this year. digital blackface: When a (usu. white) person uses images of black people as a proxy for themselves on social media.emergency podcast: An audio show prepared at a moment of dire political need.get the zucc: Be banned from Facebook (from the name of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg).initial coin offering: Capital-raising process to collect funds to start up a new cryptocurrency.ratio: On Twitter, amount of replies to a tweet compared to the number of retweets and likes.rogue adj.: Describing someone ostensibly working in an administration who is posting messages against it. * s---post: Posting of worthless or irrelevant online content intended to derail a conversation or toprovoke others

Slang/Informal Word of the Year

RIP: Humorous expression of being overwhelmed by emotions or other factors, as if dying.shooketh: Mock-archaic way of expressing shock or excitement. snatched: Good-looking, attractive. * wypipo: Humorous phonetic spelling of “white people” used to flag white privilege, cluelessness,or absurdity.

Most Useful

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angry react, sad react: Expression of anger or sorrow (describing reaction emoji, e.g. on Facebook).-burger: Combining form modeled on “nothingburger.” * die by suicide: A variant of “to commit suicide” that does not suggest a criminal act. millennial pink: Tint of pink used in goods and social media by and for millennials.

Most Likely To Succeed

* fake news: 1. Disinformation or falsehoods presented as real news. 2. actual news that is claimed to be untrue. stan v.: Be a big fan (from Eminem song, “Stan”).unicorn: A one-of-a-kind person or thing.

Most Creative

askhole: Person who continuously asks ridiculous or obnoxious questions. * broflake: Man or boy who lacks resilience or coping skills in the face of disagreements or setbacks. caucacity: Blatantly exhibiting white privilege or acting in a stereotypically white way (a blend of “Caucasian” and “audacity”).milkshake duck: Person or thing that is deeply loved until problematic behavior is revealed or unearthed.

Euphemism of the Year

* alternative facts: Contrary information that matches one’s preferred narrative or interpretation of events.avocado toast: A minor indulgence for which people unfairly judge others, esp. millennials.Internet freedom: Removal of net-neutrality regulations by the FCC.problematic: An understated way to say something is very wrong or unacceptably politically incorrect.

WTF Word of the Year

* covfefe: A (probably) mistyped word of unknown meaning used in a Donald Trump tweet.Oh hi Mark, ohimark: Catchphrase based on a line from the notoriously bad movie "The Room."procrastination nanny: Person who moderates productivity for other adults, esp. as a group event. raw water: Water from natural sources without filters or treatment.

Hashtag of the Year

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* #MeToo: Indication by women that they have experienced sexual harassment or assault.#NeverthelessShePersisted: Feminist rallying cry based on Mitch McConnell’s warning to Elizabeth Warren during a Senate debate. #ReclaimingMyTime: Phrase repeated by Rep. Maxine Waters when questioning Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin in a House committee hearing. #Resist: Slogan of the (anti-Trump) resistance.

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