Aadhaar chosen Oxford Hindi dictionary's word of 2017, netizens can't stop laughing

The announcement was made at a session "Oxford Dictionaries' Hindi Word of the Year" during the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival.

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New Delhi: Oxford Dictionaries has chosen 'Aadhaar' as the Hindi word of 2017. The word gained popularity due to Aadhaar card, which was in news last year and is likely to remain in highlight this year as well. The announcement was made at a session "Oxford Dictionaries' Hindi Word of the Year" during the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival on January 27.  

After reviewing the hundreds of public suggestions received, and consulting the opinions of an advisory panel of language experts, Oxford Dictionaries has chosen its first ever Hindi Word of the Year: aadhaar.#HWOTY https://t.co/wPy7kCo94r

— Oxford Dictionaries (@OxfordWords) January 27, 2018

It was indeed a tough journey

Well, Aadhaar's journey of reaching Oxford dictionary was never a cake walk, it faced strong challenges from rival words like 'Mitron', 'Notebandi', 'Gau-Rakshak' and 'Bahubali' which created a buzz almost entire year. While Indians are still busy in connecting everything they have with Aadhaar cards, they managed to take out their time to burst laughter on the social media with a plethora of funny reactions.  

The first-ever Oxford Dictionaries Hindi Word of the Year is... AADHAAR! Find out more about the choice: https://t.co/9R3UwOKhJU #HWOTY pic.twitter.com/I5eITTL45b — Oxford Dictionaries (@OxfordWords) January 27, 2018

Some are taking a jibe at the biometric authentication system by saying that Aadhaar has been successfully linked to Oxford while others are simply cheering the move with some really satirical tweets. Check it out  

LOL???? @UIDAI is also linked with @OxfordWords ???? — PRAMOD (@PRAMOD_K83) January 28, 2018

Mitron would have been dope! ???????? — Gayatri B Gohain (@GayatriBGohain) January 27, 2018

Time to link Oxford dictionary with your #Aadhaar cardhttps://t.co/TWthwjUNWz — AG (@AmBoozed) January 27, 2018

#ForRecordSake 'Aadhaar' defeats 'mitron' to be Oxford dictionary's Hindi word of 2017. — Rajeev Sharma (@kishkindha) January 27, 2018

 

It's funny when even Oxford links the "Aadhaar" to the dictionary! #aadhaar #thenewoxfordword

— Maitri DAND (@crazy_maitri) January 28, 2018

????????????????????, Now all “Burn The Aadhar” folks will burn Oxford Dictionary? https://t.co/PenuzejEcw — sheetal (@sheetal_here) January 27, 2018

#Oxford Dictionary linked itself with #Aadhar pic.twitter.com/GPJcIMSXsV

— తెలు'గోడు' (@teluguvaaadu) January 28, 2018