10 expressions nominated for Germany's Youth Word of the Year 2016

Of the 30 slang terms nominated to become Germany's next Youth Word of the Year, it's not astonishing that one of them has to do with beer. But with a twist: "Hopfensmoothie" literally means "hop smoothie" in a nod to the growing popularity of superfoods, a category that typically doesn't include beer. In Germany, youths as young as 16 are permitted to drink the stuff.

Would you feel flattered if your adolescent child called you Darth Vader? Probably not. Here, German youths have turned the Star Wars figure into a verb to use against their own fathers when they overdo their role. A typical exchange. Dad: "I give you boundaries because I'm your father!" Teen: "Stop darthvadering around, dad!"

A play on the word "Kugelschreiber," meaning "pen," a "Googleschreiber" is someone who types a URL rather than a key word or phrase into a Google search field. If you already know the URL, you can enter it into your browser directly, saving valuable second that could be spent on Snapchat or Facebook instead.

Do you often find yourself spilling on your shirt or tripping on your own feet? That's what a German teen might refer to as a "Dumfall" - an economical way of saying "dummer Unfall," or "dumb accident." Being a klutz among adolescents can be dangerous. They are all armed with smartphones and your photo can land on Instagram faster than you can say, "Give me a napkin, please."

Are youth today non-committal? Well, commitment, it seems, can be flexible. This word borrows from the 2012 German Youth Word of the Year, "YOLO," meaning "You only live once." The opposite of monogamy, "Yologamie" is an open relationship.

When it comes to finding those multiple partners for "Yologamie" - or for those teens who prefer a traditional dating relationship - many turn to apps. A cross between "Tinder" and "Kindergarten," "Tindergarten" is your collection of online dating contacts. Since teen romances tend to be short-lived, it's always best to keep a few irons in the fire.

Are you always dressed in the latest styles? Do you have a clever remark for every situation? Are you gorgeous, fun to be around, and have one million Instagram followers? Then you might just qualify as a "Swaggernaut" - a very cool person. (OMG, cool is so out!) Drawing on "swag" from the rap scene, the term's astronaut reference gives it an out-of-this-world flair.

We forgot to mention: If you don't have a tattoo (or several), you're obviously not a "Swaggernaut." While your tattoo artist is likely also a "Swaggernaut," he or she may be called a "Tintling." The term borrows the German word for ink: "Tinte." The ending -ling refers to a male person, often pejoratively. But, of course, you'd never want to offend your tattoo artist. Here, the -ling is ironic.

With so much of teen life taking place online, it's only natural that things can sometimes get a bit heated. A "tweef" (tweet plus beef) is a fight on Twitter. While rash online disputes can get nasty, there is a certain art in restricting your anger to 140 characters.

Ever increasing digitalization seems to have had no impact on the huge amount of junk mail we get in our real-life mailboxes. "Analog-Spam" refers to those unsolicited catalogues, letters and fliers that land in the mailbox in front of your door. But how many teens actually volunteer to get the mail at their parents' house?