7 years old This article is more than 7 years old 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 AustralianAssociatedPress 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.