Word of the Year

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A copy of the Van Dale Dutch language dictionary
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Dutch term for "greedflation" named 2023 Word of the Year
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People enjoying the summer and sunshine at the dock in Amsterdam, 17 June 2023
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"Wokewashing" to "hittefit": Voting opens for Van Dale's word of the year
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Activists pour tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London, 14 October 2022
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Term poking fun at climate activists’ protest methods named Dutch Word of the Year
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Activists pour tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London, 14 October 2022
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No Covid-influence on Word of the Year nominations this year
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Dutch dictionary by Van Dale
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“Prikspijt,” indicating regret over vaccination, chosen as 2021 Dutch word of the year
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A face mask discarded on a street in the Netherlands. 30 January 2021
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Van Dale word of the year election dominated by Covid-terms
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Climate strike in The Hague, 27 September 2019
"Boomer" voted new Dutch word of the year
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Kick Out Zwarte Piet blocked from protesting racism in Friesland Netherlands on Sinterklaas
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"Blokkeerfries": Zwarte Piet highway blockade reflected in Dutch word of the year
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Texting while driving
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"Appongeluk" named Netherlands' word or the year
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Trump, Brexit, Pokemon fads behind Dutch Word of the Year 2016 contest
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Investigation of the crash site of MH-17 by Dutch and Australian police officers.
"Disaster Flight" the word of the year
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"Dagobertducktaks" the new Dutch word of 2014
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Word of the Year voting ends today