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

NPR | By Esme Nicholson

Published August 2, 2026 at 6:36 AM MDT

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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