The World -Youthquake

It is a word not many have heard of. 

  Oxford’s definition is as follows: 

“A significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people.”

 The Oxford English has come out with its Word of the Year: 

“So, given this broad examination of the year in language, what did we eventually settle on? I am pleased to introduce youthquake as Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2017,” Casper Grathwohl, president of Oxford’s dictionaries division. Mr. Grathwohl adds that, 

“We chose ‘youthquake’ based on its evidence and linguistic interest. But most importantly for me, at a time when our language is reflecting a deepening unrest and exhausted nerves, it is a rare political word that sounds a hopeful note.” The first usage of the term was in 1965. It was coined by Vogue’s editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland to represent a cultural movement. It was the time baby boomers entered young adulthood. Women gained a little more independence. “Five decades later ‘youthquake’ has been resurrected with a new meaning, now referring to the political awakening of the oft-maligned millennial generation,” says Mr. Grathwohl. He explains that the word “built momentum in the wake of the British polls in June when young voters almost carried the Labour Party to an unlikely victory. Then it began to gain usage in New Zealand in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in September.” Australia too seems to have given reference of the word during their marriage equality referendum this year. The usage is limited only to these countries. It is yet to make its presence known around the world.