Accelerationism: extremist political strategy which, with the help of violence and terror, seeks to accelerate a supposedly predetermined societal collapse in order to establish an ideal society.
Agrivoltaic: combining agriculture and solar power.
Autocratization: process where democracy in a society is broken down to be replaced by an autocratic social system with a leader with unlimited power.
Decarbonisation: ending dependence on fossil fuels.
Barbiecore: aesthetics inspired by Barbie dolls.
Breast: take responsibility for, take on a difficult task.
Death doula: professional counselor and support person at the end of life.
Edgelord: person who deliberately seeks attention and creates conflict through controversial statements, provocateur.
Energy poverty: inadequate access to electricity.
Energy war: war in which the blocking of energy supplies is used as a means of pressure.
Epadunk: music genre associated with A-tractors, colloquially called epatraktor.
False majority: majority in a subordinate body that is in the minority in a superior decision-making body.
Frame soccer: soccer where the players use walkers or wheelchairs to move around the field.
Have the day: hit top form at the right time, have flow.
Hunger stone: engraved stone that usually lies deep below the surface of the water, but becomes visible during drought and low water levels.
Kamikaze drone: unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with explosives.
Click chemistry: method of constructing more complicated molecules by “clicking together” molecular building blocks.
Climate ticket: subsidized season ticket for public transport with the aim of reducing emissions from motor vehicles.
Climate damages: financial compensation to countries that are severely affected by climate change.
Food poverty: insufficient access to food.
Monk model: model for an economic system where the goal is to meet people’s needs within the framework of what the planet can handle.
Marriage of convenience: time-limited marriage for payment, during which the woman must give the man sexual pleasure.
Permacrisis: series of crises with no end in sight, state of permanent crisis.
Putin price: price increased due to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of invasion in Ukraine.
Return addict: person who systematically orders goods from online stores without the intention of keeping them.
Selfie museum: room with interior design that gives visitors the opportunity to take eye-catching self-portraits.
SMR: small-scale modular reactor nuclear reactor that has less electrical power and can potentially be mass-produced.
Stealth inflation: price increase that is greater than what is justified based on cost increases.
Sports washing: using sports to improve or repair a damaged reputation.
Ghost flights: aircraft that fly without passengers with the aim of maintaining departure and landing times at airports.
Urbexer: person who devotes himself to the exploration of abandoned buildings and places.
Election denier: person who, without concrete evidence, denies the legitimacy of a political election.
Vertiport: vertical airport designed for, for example, drones and helicopters.
Virtual fence: digitally programmed enclosure for animals.
Anticipatory grief: grief before the impending loss of a loved one.
Source: TT/The Language Council