Word Of The Year: Selfie
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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The Oxford Dictionary says the smartphone self-portrait perfectly captures 2013.
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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne announcing the word of the year: Selfie. The Smartphone self-portrait. The Oxford Dictionary says it perfectly captures 2013. Selfies lit up social media and dirty ones derailed political careers. Teens even took one with the Pope. The word's come a long way since popping up on an Australian message board a decade ago. It beat out binge watch, meaning marathon TV watching, and twerk. You can look that one up. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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