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Germany's Youth Word of the Year shortlist includes viral 'Doobie Scoot Canoe' meme

Published by NPR World By Esme Nicholson · 2 August 2026 at 15:36
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Germany's Langenscheidt dictionary publisher awards an annual prize for best new word or phrase as voted by teenagers. This year, the phrase "du bist gut genug"(you are good enough), from a song that went viral, is on the shortlist. It's better known as "doobie scoot canoe."

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