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Merriam-Webster

@MerriamWebster

2017 saw both a sustained rise in 'feminism' lookups and a number of event-driven spikes. 'Feminism' is our #WordOfTheYear.

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Merriam-Webster's 2017 Words of the Year

Feminism was the word of the year in 2017—be sure to read 2021's Word of the Year

5:32 AM · Dec 12, 2017

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Feminism is the PERFECT CHOICE for your #WordOfTheYear. Though I might be biased as the author of "Crafting with Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy" 😉 amazon.com/Crafting-Femin

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Adrian Todd Zuniga

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Hooray!

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Angela Belcamino

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👊🏻 #GirlPower

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✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿

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I can see why people look it up alot, no one seems to know what it is, specially feminists :)

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Pointed Commentary

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Literally driven by the number of feminists who act in direct opposition to the definition provided by Merriam-Webster -XD

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Oh, great choice!

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Neat. o:

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@CoatsAndJacket

❤️❤️❤️

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Elizabeth Blackburn

anarchist bimbo

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I knew we could count on you, talking dictionary.

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