On Monday, December 8, the Polish Scientific Publishers PWN announced that “szponcić/szpont” was elected Youth Word of the Year 2025, a slang expression describing playful or mischievous actions.
Youth Word of 2025 selected
On Monday, December 8, the Polish Scientific Publishers announced the selection of “szponcić/szpont” as Youth Word of the Year 2025. The word is a versatile slang term that can mean doing something not entirely proper or legal, playing with something, fooling around, devising something clever, or admiring a daring act, such as organizing something unusual, flirting, or engaging in creative antics.
Meaning of “szpont”
According to PWN, “szpont” refers to, depending on context, a variety of phenomena such as confusion, an event, a mistake, or a trick. Historically, it also appeared in regional slang and criminal jargon with meanings like “plotting, scheming, or causing misunderstandings.”
Other words in this year’s list
The final round also featured words such as szacun, bro, fr, freaky, GOAT, lowkey, tuff, skibidi, slay, OPKA, klasa, twin, brainrot, as well as the numbers 6 and 7.
What is the Youth Word of the Year Contest?
The contest is an annual poll where young people, internet users, and a jury select the word, phrase, or expression that best captures the spirit of contemporary youth speech in Poland. The goal is not only to choose a fashionable term but also to document how the language of young people evolves through social media, conversations, and the internet, showcasing trends, memes, borrowed linguistic forms, and new meanings.
