'YOUTHQUAKE' Named Word of he Year by Oxford Dictionaries

Oxford Dictionaries has crowned "youthquake" as its word of 2017 in a nod to the unexpected level of youth engagement in this summer's election in the United Kingdom.An amalgamation of "youth" and "earthquake", the noun is defined as "a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people."
The word was coined in the 1960s by then-Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, to describe upheavals in fashion and music caused by Britain's youth culture.
The word "youthquake" was also used in New Zealand to describe increasing youth engagement in politics there, according to Oxford Dictionaries. The country's new Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is the world's youngest female leader at 37.
Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Dictionaries, described the term as a less obvious choice for Word of the Year in a statement, but asserted it to be the right one, calling it a "word on the move."