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Cringe, Gammelfleischparty and Co.: These Were the Youth Words of the Last Years

Summary by merkur.de
It all started with "Gammelfleischparty": since 2008, the Langenscheidt brand has chosen the youth word of the year on its website. The term 2026 is now available for choice. Can you remember all of them - and more: Do you know what the terms mean?

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On Tuesday it was again so far: Tagesschau-Spokeswoman Susanne Daubner read in her usual dry way the candidates for the youth word 2026. Among them is also a term from the previous year – "Schere" or "Schere heben" is one of the top ten. But what does the term actually mean? The term "Schere heben" was already among the top three of the youth word election of Langenscheidt publishing house in 2024. In 2025 he was again on the list of the most po…

·Vienna, Austria
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Center

Youth language often remains a mystery for outsiders. Those who want to join in should know these ten terms this year. Then young interlocutors also do not go crashout.

·Germany
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This strange term would have made it into the narrow selection for the "Youth word of the year", but the organizers had reservations. That's behind it.

·Munich, Germany
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This year, the top 10 of the youth word of the year came to "multipurposes". However, the term is excluded – because it "is based on a personal insult".

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Lean Left

What should change when even the youth language comes to a halt? With »Digga« and »Macker«, the terms of the youth word 2026 are competing. Susanne Daubner grims, grotesques and fiefs against the standstill. Good cheese, the performance!

·Hamburg, Germany
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Center

What is the youth most often on the tongue? From now on, under ten terms, the youth word of the year can be chosen. Everything is there, from outcasts to excuses to meaningless all-purpose answers.

·Hamburg, Germany
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20 Minuten broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
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