'Slop' and 'Swiftiepappa' featured in list of new Swedish words - Radio Sweden

Umarell, coolcation or soft girl? Do you know what the words mean? SVT Nyheter Västerbotten has tested the skills of the people of Umeå. “Maybe I was a Umarell before,” says Stig-Åke Molander, laughing.

Barntorped, bratsommar and grisch. These are some of the words that characterize 2024, according to the Language Council's new word list. All 32 say something about our time.

COMMENT. How is the selection for the new word list actually done, and why are there so many words in English? SvD's Lena Lind Palicki, head of the Language Council which compiles the list, explains.

'Slop' and 'Swiftiepappa' featured in list of new Swedish words - Radio Sweden

32 words are included in the Language Council of Sweden's list of new Swedish words. Many of them borrowed from English, while others reflect troubled ...

Here are all 32 words that made it onto this year's new word list.

Here are all 32 words that made it onto this year's new word list.