Youth Word of the Year 2022: Well, already smashed today?

He’s been looking since August Langenscheidt publishing house after the next Youth Word of the Year. There were initially ten candidates to choose from, of which only three finalists remained after a vote. These were “smash”, “bottomless” and “doer”. Another voting followed, whose winner was presented on Tuesday morning.

Youth word of the year 2022 is fixed

With a total of 43 percent of all votes “smash” win the title “Youth Word of the Year”. According to the publisher, only the votes of the 10 to 20 year olds scored. A newer procedure used since 2020. But anyone can take part – even if their own opinion may not be valued. There are voices in high six figures received. The youth quota was here 77 percent.

What does “smash” actually mean?

If you don’t know what to do with the youth word of the year, the publisher’s explanation of the term will help. For young people, smash means “to start something with someone”, “to pick someone up” or “to have sex with someone”. The word comes from the game “Smash or Pass”in which young people use pictures to decide whether they would do something with the person in question – or not.