Air", "Nisha", "Dopamine" and "Prime Idan" became contenders for the title of "Word of the Year - 2026". "Six-seven" will not be able to become the word of the year, because it is a meme, and not a word at all, said the press service of the portal Germota.ru. Initially, a list of 500 candidates was drawn up; Now experts have chosen a short list of 10 words. It includes words that can be divided into three groups: technologies ("vibe coding", "create", "data center", "AI agent", "Ishka") emotions ("dopamine", "niche", "prime era") types of people ("airy" and "hardy") The word of the year will be chosen by more than 400 linguists in early December. The "niche" option has previously been criticized in the Kremlin.

Air", "Nisha", "Dopamine" and "Prime Idan" became contenders for the title of "Word of the Year - 2026". "Six-seven" will not be able to become the word of the year, because it is a meme, and not a word at all, said the press service of the portal Germota.ru. Initially, a list of 500 candidates was drawn up; Now experts have chosen a short list of 10 words. It includes words that can be divided into three groups: technologies ("vibe coding", "create", "data center", "AI agent", "Ishka") emotions ("dopamine", "niche", "prime era") types of people ("airy" and "hardy") The word of the year will be chosen by more than 400 linguists in early December. The "niche" option has previously been criticized in the Kremlin.