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Word of the Year 2017

Can you spot a ‘hatfish’ or a ‘manfant’? Do you know the difference between a ‘broflake’ and a ‘snowflake’? Is ‘lagom’ or ‘lykke’ your chosen path to happiness? Do you prefer a unicorn smoothie to milkshake duck? Dissecting the meanings of many of the amazing terms that have come to prominence in the last 12 months are a host of well-known word fans: comics Jo Brand, Sara Pascoe, Aisling Bea, Nish Kumar Mae Martin Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing; TV presenters Rick Edwards and June Sarpong; social historian Emma Dabiri; writers Jack Monroe and Brontë Aurell; and lexicographers Susie Dent and Katherine Martin.

English
  • Originally Aired December 16, 2017
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network Channel 4
  • Created December 27, 2017 by
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