According to Dictionary.com, the word of the year is "bluster." Defined as: to roar and be tumultuous, as wind; or to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud empty menaces or protests: He blusters about revenge but does nothing.
Obviously the most historical events this year were the election and weather events...... There has been a remarkable volume of different kinds of bluster across the political and cultural spectrum," said Jay Schwartz, Dictionary.com's head of Content.
This year we saw a lot of people looking up very common words that had to do with weather, and also sincerity and communication." Some of the most common weather-related searches on Dictionary.com this year were "harbinger, ecosystem, climate, hurricane," while frequent searches relating to the election included words "facetious, didactic, hubris, demeanor, obtuse." Dictionary.com then created a shortlist of words that could refer to both events including tempestuous, inclement, intemperate and of course, bluster.
It is this author's opinion that "bluster" definitely describes our times. I say Bravo! to Dictionary.com.
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