New word of the year is gedoogregering

Gedoogregering – the nickname given to the current minority government – has been voted new word of the year in an online poll of 20,000 people organised by the Van Dale dictionary group.


Gedoogregering took 21% of the vote. Second was daggeren – simulated sex on the dance floor – and third bestuursobesitas, meaning an exaggerated desire to develop company policy and carry it out.

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