Repeated references to the Occupy Movement, which inspired protests outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London and in other major world cities, helped push the word into first place, researchers said.
As a noun, the term was also extensively used when referring to the “occupation of Iraq” and “Occupied [Palestinian] Territory”, the Global Language Monitor (GLM), a media analysis company.
“Deficit” was ranked second on account of the dire economic circumstances facing countries across the globe, followed by “fracking”, the controversial method of extracting fossil fuels through hydraulic fracturing, and “drone” in fourth place.
The study also found that the most frequently used expression was “Arab Spring”, coined to describe the series of uprisings and social protests which have rocked the Arab world in the past year.
The expressions “Royal wedding”, “climate change” and “bunga bunga” all made the top 10 as well.
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The most used expression should be "Barry is a liar".
Ireuel, These 3 Scriptures fit Obozo, our Liar in Chief to a T….Amazing that the president of France, speaking to the biggest liar in the world, called Netanyahu a liar!!
Eccl. 20:28 The manners of lying men are without honor: and their confusion is with them without ceasing.
Eccl:26-27 A lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it will be continually in the mouth of a man without discipline..
Eccl: 27..A thief is better than a man that is always lying: but both of them will inherit destruction.!!!
I am in favor of the word in past tense, "Occupied" as in o occupied the White House just shy of a complete term.
Occupy prison, Barry Soerto, Harrison J. Bounel, or whoever you are.
It's interesting that these clowns chose the word "occupy" to describe their protests since they are the same group who are always concerned about the U.S. "occupying" a foreign country like Iraq or Afghanistan. In those instances it seems to be detestable, but in their case it is OK.