Last year OUP split its word of the year honours between the US and the UK, but for 2013 there's one word to rule them all — and it is "selfie." The term beat out contenders like twerk, bitcoin, and binge-watch, due largely to its remarkable uptick in usage. According to research conducted by Oxford Dictionaries editors, the use of selfie has increased an incredible 17,000 percent since the same time last year.
However the word “selfie” is even in the O.E.D., but it is currently being considered for future inclusion; whether the word makes it into the English dictionary is truly for the active users to decide.
