The Society for the German Language (GfdS) placed “Jamaica out” at the top of its list of the most important words of the year released on Friday. The word Jamaica took on significant meaning in Germany in 2017 as it was used to refer to the “Jamaica coalition” talks between political parties after the country’s general election in September. Now, four years later, a grand coalition between Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats is a possibility once more with the collapse in Jamaica coalition talks and the start of exploratory negotiations. First awarded in 1971, the Word of the Year in Germany has been regularly chosen since 1977. SEE ALSO: German teens pick misspelling of ‘I am’ as coolest word of the year

Source: The Local December 08, 2017 10:56 UTC