A noun with a meaning which is a combination of ‘longing’, ‘pining’ or ‘yearning’, the idea of Sehnsucht is something which can’t be summed up in one word in English.
Today’s word of the day is one you are likely to stumble on if you're making it to Munich for the last days of Oktoberfest. It's widely used in southern Germany (and Austria).
Why do we sometimes find ourselves staring into space for no reason? And why don’t we have a word for this in English? Well the Bavarians do: die Goaßgschau.
The historical term Ehrenmann is experiencing a revival thanks to the Deutschrap scene, so much so it was named the Youth Word of the Year in 2018, alongside its feminine equivalent Ehrenfrau.
