The people of Flanders have elected the word ‘knuffelcontact’ as their Word of the Year. ‘Knuffelcontact’ means hug buddy or cuddle contact in English and has become a basic right for every Belgian during the corona crisis. Read more Share this article FACEBOOK twitter google plus Pinterest Linkedin Previous reading Jean-Paul Fitoussi : l’emprise de la Novlangue sur nos sociétés Next reading Who counts as a speaker of a language?