Germany Announces 2013 Youth Words of the Year
Dec 3, 2013
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The 2013 youth word of the year was "Babo."
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The German initiative Jugendwort des Jahres ("young person’s word of the year") has declared the winning word for 2013 to be Babo ("boss" or "leader"), above fame ("great, super, popular") and gediegen (literally, "dignified," but here, "great/cool"). In places four and five came In your face (that’s straight up) and Hakuna matata (no problem, no worries).
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At least 14 million people were learning German in 2010.
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Since 2008, young people in Germany have been invited each year to
submit and discuss their favorite words on www.jugendwort.de. The voting
starts mid-year and involves the top 30 words. The most popular go
through to the next round and are submitted at the beginning of November
to a jury made up of a range of language specialists. The jury chooses
the winner from the top 15, as well as the words that place second to
fifth.
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