Langenscheidt Shortlists Viral 'Doobie Scoot Canoe' for Germany's 2026 Youth Word Prize
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Updated · NPR · Aug 2
Langenscheidt Shortlists Viral 'Doobie Scoot Canoe' for Germany's 2026 Youth Word Prize
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Aug 2
Summary
Langenscheidt's 2026 Youth Word of the Year shortlist includes “du bist gut genug,” a phrase many teenagers know instead as the viral meme “Doobie Scoot Canoe.”
The expression comes from a song lyric meaning “you are good enough,” which spread widely online and entered youth slang in its misheard meme form.
The annual German prize is decided by teenage voters and recognizes the year's standout new word or phrase.