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Van Dale word of the year

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TikTok term “67” named the 2025 Children’s Word of the Year
16 December 2025 - 20:20
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Artificial Intelligence
CultureLifestyle
"Hallucineren" chosen as Van Dale's word of 2025 as AI gives term new meaning
16 December 2025 - 08:03
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A copy of the Van Dale Dutch language dictionary
BusinessCulture
Dutch word for “polarization” named Word of the Year after outcry over two nominees
6 December 2024 - 17:50
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A copy of the Van Dale Dutch language dictionary
BusinessCultureEntertainment
Dutch term for "greedflation" named 2023 Word of the Year
19 December 2023 - 08:48
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People enjoying the summer and sunshine at the dock in Amsterdam, 17 June 2023
CultureLifestyle
"Wokewashing" to "hittefit": Voting opens for Van Dale's word of the year
5 December 2023 - 12:50
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Dutch dictionary by Van Dale
CultureLifestyleWeird
“Prikspijt,” indicating regret over vaccination, chosen as 2021 Dutch word of the year
21 December 2021 - 09:21
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A face mask discarded on a street in the Netherlands. 30 January 2021
Culture
Van Dale word of the year election dominated by Covid-terms
7 December 2021 - 14:40
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Social distancing reminder on a footpath in Zuidland. 30 Sept. 2020
Culture
'Anderhalvemetersamenleving' voted Dutch word of the year
15 December 2020 - 07:10

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