"Omnishambles" has been named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary.
The word - meaning a situation which is shambolic from every
possible angle - was coined in 2009 by the writers of BBC political
satire The Thick of It.
But it has crossed over into real life this year, said the judges.
Labour leader Ed Miliband, whose phrase "squeezed middle" -
referring to those hit hardest by falling living standards - was word of
the year in 2011, made the first recorded use of omnishambles in the
House of Commons in April.
"Over the last month we have seen the charity tax shambles,
the churches tax shambles, the caravan tax shambles and the pasty tax
shambles," said the Labour leader at Prime Minister's Questions.
"We are all keen to hear the prime minister's view as to why,
four weeks on from the Budget, even people within Downing Street are
calling it an omnishambles Budget."
The word swiftly took off as a favourite term of abuse for opposition politicians attacking the government.
Source : BBC News
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