Trump named as Children's Word Of The Year by Oxford University
GETTY Trump has been named as Children's Word Of The Year as mentions of US president soar
References to US president Donald Trump, as well as elections, Pokemon GO and the fidget spinner, dominated stories penned by children. Experts at Oxford University Press analysed 131,798 "inventive, funny and politically astute short stories" submitted to a competition run with Chris Evans' Radio 2 breakfast show. The word Trump appeared 2,296 times in the stories, a rise of 839% since 2016 - and is also used as a verb.
Children also used the noun to invent new character names including Boggle Trump and Snozzle Trump. Other words include superhero, Brexit, fake news and acronyms such as OMG and LOL. Broadcaster Evans said the research was a "fascinating insight into the minds of children today.
GETTY Other words included super hero, fake news and Brexit
He said: "This year's analysis reveals just how tuned in they are to what's going on in the world. "It's so inspiring to see how they use language so creatively, having fun with words, using humour and bringing them to life through their wonderfully unconstrained imaginations."
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GETTY The entrants werre submitted to a competition run with Chris Evans' Radio 2 breakfast show