'Das Crazy' Is the German Youth Word of the Year 2025

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At the Frankfurt Book Fair the youth word of the year 2025 was announced. The winner is "Das crazy". The expression is often used as a "all-purpose weapon of speechlessness" and as an alternative to a "okay", the Langenscheidt publishing house reported.

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The German youth word of the year 2025 is "crazy". The phrase used as an expression of speechlessness was presented on Saturday at the Frankfurt Book Fair as the winner. The phrase "crazy" is used, according to Langenscheidt-Verlag, when someone does not know what to say, does not want to answer or simply wants to remain polite to keep the conversation going. It is thus comparable to "okay" or "aha, cool". "Goonen" in place two, the term "goonen…

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The youth word of the year 2025 is an all-purpose floss. It opposes "Check you" and "Goonen" – almost two million young people voted.

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The Langenscheidt publishing house presented the youth word of the year 2025 at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The winner continues a trend.

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The all-purpose floss, when one is speechless, receives the most votes in the election of Langenscheidt publishing house. "Goonen" and "Check you land in places two and three.