Graz/Vienna – “Elk Emil” not only caused a media stir with his hike through Lower and Upper Austria, he also managed to become the Austrian word of the year 2025. As the Society for Austrian German (GSÖD) also announced on Thursday, the “Rabattpickerl” secured the award for bad word of the year, and the mysterious number sequence “6 7 (six seven)” became the youth word.
