TITLE

Word of the year

PUB. DATE

March 1992

SOURCE

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Mar1992, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Announces the Society for German Language awarded its 1991 `Word of the Year' title to `Besserwessi,' which the society said was the most characteristic word. Besserwessi, a combination of besser (better) and wessi (a slightly derogatory term for western Germans) is a play on besserwisser, or know-it-all. Other entries in the competition.

ACCESSION #

9203023675

Tags: VOCABULARY

 

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