2018 Words of the Year

Fact: a year is quite a long time. Twelve months, 365 days, 525,600 minutes full of ups and downs and new things happening every second. How do you encapsulate an entire year into one word?

Every year, the Oxford English Dictionary does just that: find one word that sums up the previous 365 days, as well as create a shortlist of the runners-up. Eastside delved in-depth to explore the meaning of the chosen word, and how it can relate to the East community.