December 13, 2017
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2017 is feminism. The word was a top lookup throughout the year, showing a 70% increase over 2016. It also saw several spikes in lookups that corresponded to various news reports and events during the year. The general rise in lookups tells us that many people are interested in this word; specific spikes give us insight into some of the reasons why. Read more…https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/woty2017-top-looked-up-words-feminism?src=defrecirc-explorem-w