Americans blame celebs for words like 'YOLO'

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Americans has blamed popular musicians and other celebrities for hearing buzzwords like "YOLO", "selfie" and "twerking", according to new study by a coupon website.
According to CouponCodesPro.com, "YOLO" and "twerking" were the most annoying words as both of them were associated with a specific A-List pop star, Drake and Miley Cyrus, respectively, People Magazine reported.
The second-most-hated slang term, "selfie" did not belong to a single celebrity, but instead seemed to belong to all celebrities.
First Published: Jul 05 2014 | 12:17 PM IST