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German Youth Word 2026: Finalists Announced

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German Youth Word of the Year 2026 – Voting and Shortlist 更新 2026: Finalists Announced

In late July 2026 2026, the annual Jugendwort des Jahres contest entered its voting phase. Tagesschau presenter Susanne Daubner opened the competition with an Instagram video in which she read the ten shortlisted terms and performed a line from the viral song “Du ‘Du bist gut genug,” generating large online engagement genug’ by Blumengarten, Kitschkrieg, and setting the voting window that now runs until 28 August (originally slated for 20 August). Shirin David. The clip attracted over one million likes and generated significant online engagement. Langenscheidt Verlag released the official shortlist, listing “67” which included ‘67’ (a TikTok‑born TikTok-born numeric slang from the United States), “Crashout”, “Digga”, “Du slang), ‘Crashout’, ‘Digga’, ‘Du bist gut genug”, “Gute Käse”, “Macker”, “Peak”, “Ragebait”, “Schere” genug’, ‘Gute Käse’, ‘Macker’, ‘Peak’, ‘Ragebait’, ‘Schere’, and “Süper”. One popular ‘Süper’. While the term ‘67’ was omitted for undisclosed reasons. The numeric sequence “67” spread via TikTok basketball memes a highly frequent candidate, the publisher reportedly excluded the term ‘Mehrzweckeier’ from the shortlist due to political and offensive connotations. Following the rap song “Doot Doot (67)” by Skrilla, confirming its status as initial voting period, the most frequently mentioned candidate. Daubner’s video attracted over one million likes, three finalists have been announced. All three are English-derived terms: ‘Crashout’ (losing control or reacting with extreme emotion), ‘Peak’ (describing the absolute best), and she noted a similar surge ‘Ragebait’ (content designed to trigger anger for engagement). The popular numeric term ‘67’ did not make the final three. A second round of interest in 2021. voting is currently underway and will run until 28 September. The top three words winner will be announced officially revealed by Pons Langenscheidt on 10 October. October at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

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  1. 2026-08-28 09:02 UTC German Youth Word 2026: Finalists Announced
  2. 2026-08-01 08:54 UTC German Youth Word of the Year 2026 – Voting and Shortlist 更新
  3. 2026-08-01 00:22 UTC German Youth Word of the Year 2026 – Shortlist Update
  4. 2026-07-30 14:24 UTC German Youth Word of the Year 2026

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