Selfie: Australian slang term named international word of th

Selfie: Australian slang term named international word of the year


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Oxford Dictionaries reveals it was first used online by a young drunk in 2002 to describe a self-portrait photograph
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd helped popularise the term in Australia. Photograph: Andrew Meares/AAP Photograph: Andrew Meares/AAP
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd helped popularise the term in Australia. Photograph: Andrew Meares/AAP Photograph: Andrew Meares/AAP
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Mon 18 Nov 2013 22.15 EST
Last modified on Wed 26 Oct 2016 20.20 EDT
After giving the world the Hills Hoist, dual flush toilets and cask wine, Australia can now take credit for the term "selfie" – Oxford Dictionaries' international word of the year for 2013.

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