Omnishambles named word of the year by Oxford English Dictionary.

[atomic_joe2]

"Omnishambles" has been named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary.

The word - meaning a situation which is shambolic from every possible angle - was coined in 2009 by the writers of BBC political satire The Thick of It.

But it has crossed over into real life this year, said the judges.

Comments

[layweed]

Idk I still find this silly and stupid as hell even though they've been doing this for years now.

[halfshellvenus]

I'm not seeing the improvement of "omnishambles" over "clusterfuck," though one has language that is more dictionary-appropriate.

As long as they don't put random slang in the dictionary, I'm happy. Name it word of the year, and then forget about it later! Unless it hangs around for a decade or so, and then reconsider.