Overview

• Langenscheidt received over 100 000 entries from young people aged 11 to 20 to determine the ten shortlisted Jugendwort candidates
• The finalists span gaming slang (“Schere”), sexualized jargon (“Goonen”) and conversational markers (“Lowkey”, “Sybau”)
• Public online voting is now underway and will decide the top three finalists to be announced in early September
• The winner will be revealed on October 18 during the Frankfurt Book Fair, continuing an annual tradition that began in 2008
• Patricia Kunth notes that the longevity of a Jugendwort depends on its sound, versatility and adoption by popular online personalities