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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMerriam-Webster 2016 Word-of-the-Year: Fuuuuuuuuuuck
SPRINGFIELD, MA The dictionary editors at Merriam-Webster have found that the most used word of 2016 was fuuuuuuuuuuuuck, followed closely by Fuckfuckfuck, Jesus-Fucking-Christ, and, of course, simply the word FUCK.
This year, the use of the word fuuuuuuuuuuuuck has moved away from a simple expletive and has come to also define our worlds collective zeitgeist by denoting exhausted, exasperated shock and moral defeat, said Peter Sokolowski, editor-at-large for Merriam-Webster, at a press conference before checking his Twitter feed to discover yet another fucking terrible thing has happened.
The etymology of fuuuuuuuuuuuuck is uncertain, though some linguistic historians believe it is derivative from an Old French word meaning the scream a soul makes when all is a complete dumpster fire. Others point to older Germanic words such as the Old High German word FUCKNO for clues to its origin.
According to Merriam-Webster, the word fuuuuuuuuuuuuck saw a spike of look-ups early on in January and continued to be the most used word of the year. In a statement, the editors attribute this to, Just so, so many things. From the deaths of cultural icons David Bowie, Prince, and Leonard Cohen, to the seemingly unending nightmare that was the US election, and the Hunger Games-esque prequel we all find ourselves living in, 2016 sucked so goddamn hard.
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https://www.thebeaverton.com/2016/11/merriam-webster-2016-word-year-fuuuuuuuuuuck/
I am pretty sure it will be the word of the year in 2017 as well.
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Merriam-Webster 2016 Word-of-the-Year: Fuuuuuuuuuuck (Original Post)
sheshe2
Dec 2016
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SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)1. Needed a chuckled today...
This did the trick.
Thanks for posting sheshe~
I kinda needed one myself, SticksnStones.
RealityChik
(382 posts)3. Thanx for the LOL moment...
And a bit of relief from the ongoing Trump circus drama!
sheshe2
(83,757 posts)4. Welcome to DU, RealityChik.
RealityChik
(382 posts)6. Thank you muchly!
I've been a dinosaur lurker since 2003. Apparently I never got angry enough to join participate until now! I know...my bad.
SamKnause
(13,103 posts)5. Fucking A !!!
I'm on board with that.
It is my favorite word.
malaise
(268,993 posts)7. They're late - one of my favorites