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The decision was unanimous this year, with little if any argument. This is a little unusual. Normally there will be some good-natured debate as one person might champion their particular choice over someone else’s. But this time, everyone seemed to be in agreement almost from the start. Other words were considered, as you will see from our shortlist, but selfie was the runaway winner. It’s not a new word. For starters, it has already been included in Oxford Dictionaries Online (although not yet in the Oxford English Dictionary), and we wrote about it as part of our occasional Words on the Radar series back in June 2012. But our Word of the Year need not be a new word. However, it does need to demonstrate some kind of prominence over the preceding year or so and selfie certainly fits the bill. It seems like everyone who is anyone has posted a selfie somewhere on the Internet. If it is good enough for the Obamas or The Pope, then it is good enough for Word of the Year.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

What selfie?? There are much better words.. This twerks me to no end.

 

[ComputerMKII]

I was hoping for 1080p.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Rab Florence must be thrilled.

 

[karasu]

The dictionary overlords are getting predictable.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Better this than amazeballs.

 

[shira]

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ give DIRETIDE

 

[Vanillalite]

I was hoping for 1080p.

That definitely should be GAFs word of the year.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Dictionary's, surely?

 

[Grimm Fandango]

Twerking

 

[Messofanego]

Better this than amazeballs.

Amazeballs would have been great!

 

[AuthenticM]

I thought it was going to be "twerk".

 

[Vermillion]

What selfie?? There are much better words.. This twerks me to no end.

I appreciated this post a lot.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

 

[PirateKing]

Tell me when #swag is in then I'll care.

 

[JDSN]

Rab Florence must be thrilled.

Hahaha I thought the same thing.

 

[Mr. Desu]

Why did I lose my shit here?

 

[Vanillalite]

I thought it was going to be "twerk".

Selfie is way more wide spread IMO.

 

[Borgnine]

I heard my mom say both selfie and twerk recently so I knew it was a toss up.

 

[Tdog987]

Haha

 

[Lamel]

The day "twerk" is added is the day I fall into a deep depression.

 

[Nerdkiller]

That's not the the image of what I thought a selfie was.

 

[ColtraineGF]

I swear it was going to be #twerk , but alas.

 

[sixteen-bit]

The day "twerk" is added is the day I fall into a deep depression.

It has already been added.

 

[Alpende]

Gotta pick something.