Das crazy

'Das crazy' is Langenscheidt's Youth Word of the Year 2025, winning by a razor-thin margin with 35.7% over 'goonen' (35.5%) and 'checkst du'. It is a grammatically clipped borrowing of English 'that's crazy' and reflects the ongoing English influence and the trend toward abbreviation in youth slang. It works as an all-purpose filler of speechlessness - used when no better answer comes to mind, when one doesn't feel like answering at length, or simply to stay polite, similar to 'aha, cool' or 'okay'.