President Donald Trump's favourite phrase, will soon find it's place in the dictionary. He must be very pleased with himself. The term "fake news" has been made word of the year by dictionary publisher, Collins.
According to UK based Collins Dictionary, the term 'fake news' has seen an unprecedented rise with it's usage rising by a whopping 365 percent since 2016.
Defining "fake news" as meaning "false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting," Collins said the word had come top of its annual assessment of the most used words in the English language and will now have its own entry in next year's dictionary.
The term has become synonymous with Trump who has used the phrase repeatedly to criticize the media, particularly during his now infamous Twitter rants, and what he perceives to be inaccurate reporting.
This is the fifth year Collins Dictionary has highlighted a trending word and included it in the dictionary. Previous winners include "geek" and "photobomb"
Previous Collins' Word of the Year Winners include;
2016 - Brexit: Noun meaning "the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union".
2015 - Binge-watch: Verb meaning "to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession".
2014 - Photobomb: Verb meaning "spoiling a photograph by stepping in front of them as the photograph is taken, often doing something silly such as making a funny face".
2013 - Geek: Countable noun meaning "someone who is skilled with computers, and who seems more interested in them than in people".
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