'Omnishambles' is word of the year

The word "Omnishambles" has been named Word of the Year.

'Omnishambles' is word of the year

The word "Omnishambles" has been named Word of the Year.

The title - which is defined as "a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterised by a string of blunders and miscalculations" - has been awarded the honour by Oxford Dictionaries in a new poll.

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