https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The results of the latest German Youth Word of the Year poll are in. Here's the most popular slang words the kids in Germany have been using. https://www.thelocal.de/20251020/the-most-popular-youth-slang-words-in-germany-this-year Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:26:21 +0200 the-most-popular-youth-slang-words-in-germany-this-year Let's admit it: Everybody knows somebody with a 'Backpfeifengesicht'. https://www.thelocal.de/20181009/german-word-of-the-day-das-backpfeifengesicht Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:21:29 +0200 german-word-of-the-day-das-backpfeifengesicht Some of these quaint, wholesome villages scattered around Germany have rather indecent-sounding names. https://www.thelocal.de/20170418/13-german-towns-with-hilarious-literal-translations Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:51:44 +0200 13-german-towns-with-hilarious-literal-translations Today’s word of the day is quite a mouthful. Even some German speakers know it better by its English name. https://www.thelocal.de/20190204/word-of-the-day-das-luftkissenfahrzeug Mon, 04 Feb 2019 18:50:12 +0100 word-of-the-day-das-luftkissenfahrzeug A Hans Zimmer soundtrack. Lights dimming as opening credits roll. A Werner Herzog film. The crunch of popcorn. A Fritz Lang throwback. These are just a few things that may be enjoyed by today’s word of the day. https://www.thelocal.de/20190205/word-of-the-day-der-filmliebhaber Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:58:55 +0100 word-of-the-day-der-filmliebhaber Verzehren is a great word to use if you want to impress your German friends or teachers with this multipurpose verb. https://www.thelocal.de/20181105/german-word-of-the-day-verzehren Mon, 05 Nov 2018 06:31:32 +0100 german-word-of-the-day-verzehren