rondlopen

rondlopen (infinitive)
rondlopen (gerund neuter)
loop rond (first-person main-clause present singular)
liep rond (first-person main-clause past singular)
rondloop (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
rondliep (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
loopt rond (main-clause present second-person singular)
loop rond (main-clause present second-person singular)
liep rond (main-clause past second-person singular)
rondloopt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
rondliep (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
loopt rond (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
liep rond (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
rondloopt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
rondliep (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
loopt rond (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
loopt rond (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
liept rond (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
liept rond (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
rondloopt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
rondloopt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
rondliept (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
rondliept (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
loopt rond (main-clause present singular third-person)
liep rond (main-clause past singular third-person)
rondloopt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
rondliep (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
lopen rond (main-clause plural present)
liepen rond (main-clause past plural)
rondlopen (plural present subordinate-clause)
rondliepen (past plural subordinate-clause)
lope rond (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
liepe rond (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
rondlope (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
rondliepe (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
lopen rond (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
liepen rond (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
rondlopen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
rondliepen (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
loop rond (imperative main-clause present singular)
loopt rond (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
rondlopend (main-clause participle present)
rondgelopen (main-clause participle past)

Afrikaans: rondloop

Negerhollands: loop rond

From rond (“round, around”) + lopen (“to walk, run”).


meier

nl-noun

meier m (plural meiers, diminutive meiertje n)

meiers (plural)
meiertje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish מאה (méye), from Hebrew מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”).

(Netherlands, chiefly Amsterdam, informal) honderdje, a 100 guilder banknote, nowadays, however less frequently, used for a 100 euro banknote


lekkage

lekkage f (plural lekkages, diminutive lekkagetje n)

lekkages (plural)
lekkagetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: lekkasie

→ Norwegian Bokmål: lekkasje

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: lekkasje

→ Swedish: läckage

→ West Frisian: lekkaazje

/ˌlɛˈkaː.ʒə/


boulevardkrant

boulevardkrant f (plural boulevardkranten, diminutive boulevardkrantje n)

boulevardkranten (plural)
boulevardkrantje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly Netherlands) tabloid (low-quality, sensationalist newspaper)


brandwond

brandwond f (plural brandwonden, diminutive brandwondje n)

brandwonden (plural)
brandwondje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: luka bakar (calque)


forfait

forfait m (plural forfaits, diminutive forfaitje n)

forfaits (plural)
forfaitje (diminutive neuter)

(taxation, Netherlands) a pre-determined tax amount


stapelen

stapelen (infinitive)
stapelen (gerund neuter)
stapel (first-person present singular)
stapelde (first-person past singular)
stapelt (present second-person singular)
stapel (present second-person singular)
stapelde (past second-person singular)
stapelt (formal present second-person singular)
stapelde (formal past second-person singular)
stapelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
stapelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
stapelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
stapelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
stapelt (present singular third-person)
stapelde (past singular third-person)
stapelen (plural present)
stapelden (past plural)
stapele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
stapelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
stapelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
stapelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
stapel (imperative present singular)
stapelt (archaic imperative plural present)
stapelend (participle present)
gestapeld (participle past)

→ Papiamentu: stapel

From Middle Dutch stapelen, borrowed from Middle Low German stapelen, related to the noun stapel, from Old Saxon stapol (“basis, pillar, foundation”).

der

(intransitive, particularly of secondary and tertiary education, Netherlands) to complete multiple tracks/variants of education at the same educational level (i.e. at secondary or tertiary education)


palmares

nl-noun

palmares n or m (plural palmaressen, diminutive palmaresje n)

palmaressen (plural)
palmaresje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands) record of sports achievements


hospita

hospita f (plural hospita's, diminutive hospitaatje n)

hospita's (plural)
hospitaatje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin hospita (“hostess”).


sneeuwpop

sneeuwpop f (plural sneeuwpoppen, diminutive sneeuwpopje n or sneeuwpoppetje n)

sneeuwpoppen (plural)
sneeuwpopje (diminutive neuter)
sneeuwpoppetje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands) snowman (figure made of snow)


namiddag

namiddag m (plural namiddagen, diminutive namiddagje n)

namiddagen (plural)
namiddagje (diminutive neuter)

Jersey Dutch: nāmeddix

From na- (“after”) + middag (“midday, noon”). Compare German Nachmittag.

In Nederland wordt de namiddag als de late namiddag beschouwd.

In the Netherlands, the late afternoon is considered as the namiddag.

Het licht is zachter in de namiddag.

The light is softer in the late afternoon.

Veel mensen gaan wandelen in de namiddag.

Many people go for a walk in the late afternoon.

(Netherlands) late afternoon, between 4 and 6 o'clock


voormiddag

voormiddag m (plural voormiddagen, diminutive voormiddagje n)

voormiddagen (plural)
voormiddagje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: voor middag

From voor (“before”) + middag (“midday, noon”).

compound

Ik heb een vergadering op dinsdag voormiddag.

I have a meeting on Tuesday late morning.

De winkels zijn open op zaterdag voormiddag.

The shops are open on Saturday late morning.

Het beste moment om te joggen is in de voormiddag.

The best time to jog is in the late morning.

(Belgium) late morning, part of the day before noon (before the 12th hour of the day)


klapper

nl-noun

klapper m (plural klappers, diminutive klappertje n)

klappers (plural)
klappertje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname) coconut


bieb

(informal, Netherlands) clipping of bibliotheek


proost

Ultimately from Latin prōsit. The contracted form is first attested in 1880; possibly a belated attestation of an informal/dialectal pronunciation, otherwise from German prost (early 18th c.).

(Netherlands) bless you (response to sneezing)


havo

w:nl:Hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs

(Netherlands) initialism of Hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs

hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs
nl:hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs


coryfee

coryfee m (plural coryfeeën, diminutive coryfeetje n)

coryfeeën (plural)
coryfeetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French coryphée, from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus”).

der

(Netherlands) prominent formerly active member of an organisation, in particular of a political party


frak

nl-noun

frak m (plural frakken, diminutive frakje n or fraksken n)

frakken (plural)
frakje (diminutive neuter)
fraksken (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French frac or German Frack (itself from French), from English frock, from Middle English frok, from Old French froc, from Frankish *hrokk. Doublet with Dutch rok.

(Netherlands) a chic jacket with long coattails


sporen

sporen (infinitive)
sporen (gerund neuter)
spoor (first-person present singular)
spoorde (first-person past singular)
spoort (present second-person singular)
spoor (present second-person singular)
spoorde (past second-person singular)
spoort (formal present second-person singular)
spoorde (formal past second-person singular)
spoort (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
spoort (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
spoorde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
spoorde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
spoort (present singular third-person)
spoorde (past singular third-person)
sporen (plural present)
spoorden (past plural)
spore (archaic present singular subjunctive)
spoorde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
sporen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
spoorden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
spoor (imperative present singular)
spoort (archaic imperative plural present)
sporend (participle present)
gespoord (participle past)

(Netherlands, intransitive) to agree, to align

Die vent spoort niet!

En wat blijkt volgens die specialisten? Dat Trump wel degelijk niet helemaal spoort in zijn hoofd.


doppen

doppen (infinitive)
doppen (gerund neuter)
dop (first-person present singular)
dopte (first-person past singular)
dopt (present second-person singular)
dop (present second-person singular)
dopte (past second-person singular)
dopt (formal present second-person singular)
dopte (formal past second-person singular)
dopt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
dopt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
dopte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
dopte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
dopt (present singular third-person)
dopte (past singular third-person)
doppen (plural present)
dopten (past plural)
doppe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
dopte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
doppen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
dopten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
dop (imperative present singular)
dopt (archaic imperative plural present)
doppend (participle present)
gedopt (participle past)

From Middle Dutch doppen. Equivalent to dop (“pod”) + -en.


hernieuwen

hernieuwen (infinitive)
hernieuwen (gerund neuter)
hernieuw (first-person present singular)
hernieuwde (first-person past singular)
hernieuwt (present second-person singular)
hernieuw (present second-person singular)
hernieuwde (past second-person singular)
hernieuwt (formal present second-person singular)
hernieuwde (formal past second-person singular)
hernieuwt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
hernieuwt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
hernieuwde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
hernieuwde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
hernieuwt (present singular third-person)
hernieuwde (past singular third-person)
hernieuwen (plural present)
hernieuwden (past plural)
hernieuwe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
hernieuwde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
hernieuwen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
hernieuwden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
hernieuw (imperative present singular)
hernieuwt (archaic imperative plural present)
hernieuwend (participle present)
hernieuwd (participle past)


fittie

fittie m (plural fitties, diminutive fittietje n)

fitties (plural)
fittietje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo feti (“fight”), from English fight.

(Netherlands, slang) a fight, especially on social media


forens

forens m (plural forensen or forenzen, diminutive forensje n)

forensen (plural)
forenzen (plural)
forensje (diminutive neuter)

Probably borrowed from German Forens, from Latin forēnsis (“of or pertaining to the market”).


bouwvak

From bouwen (“to build, construct”) + vak (“trade, profession”).

compound

(Netherlands) the construction workers' summer holidays


kwark

nl-noun

kwark m (uncountable, diminutive kwarkje n)

Borrowed from German Quark (medieval forms twarc, zwarc, quarc), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ.

(Netherlands) the soft creamy cheese type quark, made from unripe milk

(Netherlands) a portion of quark (usually in the diminutive form)


verkering

verkering f (plural verkeringen, diminutive verkerinkje n)

verkeringen (plural)
verkerinkje (diminutive neuter)

From verkeren (“to have contact, associate”) + -ing (“-ing”).

suffix

Zij heeft verkering met onze overbuur.

She has a relationship with our neighbour across the road.

Dames en heren, het volgende liedje gaat over mijn verkering, Marie...
 We hadden toch verkering, waarom ben jij dan weggegaan?
 Oké, ik drink wel eens een biertje met daar een whisky achteraan.

1981, “Marie”performed by Rubberen Robbie:

Ladies and gentlemen, the next song is about my relationship [i.e. girlfriend], Marie...
 We were in a relationship, so why did you go away?
 Fine, I may drink a beer at times with a whisky to follow.

Het doet me denken aan iets wat mijn zoon vertelde. Die is dertien en heeft voor het eerst verkering.

2008, Bram Bakker, “Dikke billen, nou en?”, in De dwarse psychiater, Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Maarten Muntinga, →ISBN, page 168:

It reminds me of something my son told me. He is thirteen and goes with a girl for the first time.

(Netherlands) the state of having a relationship, of dating or going out together


wedde

nl-noun

wedde f (plural wedden or weddes, diminutive weddetje n)

wedden (plural)
weddes (plural)
weddetje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, dated, military) the wage of a soldier


verbaal

→ Caribbean Javanese: perbal

→ Indonesian: perbal

Borrowed from Middle French verbal, from Latin verbālis.


struinen

struinen (infinitive)
struinen (gerund neuter)
struin (first-person present singular)
struinde (first-person past singular)
struint (present second-person singular)
struin (present second-person singular)
struinde (past second-person singular)
struint (formal present second-person singular)
struinde (formal past second-person singular)
struint (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
struint (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
struinde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
struinde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
struint (present singular third-person)
struinde (past singular third-person)
struinen (plural present)
struinden (past plural)
struine (archaic present singular subjunctive)
struinde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
struinen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
struinden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
struin (imperative present singular)
struint (archaic imperative plural present)
struinend (participle present)
gestruind (participle past)

(intransitive, Netherlands) to nose about, to rummage


schaafwond

schaafwond f (plural schaafwonden, diminutive schaafwondje n)

schaafwonden (plural)
schaafwondje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands) skin abrasion, excoriation


vaandrig

vaandrig m (plural vaandrigs, diminutive vaandrigje n)

vaandrigs (plural)
vaandrigje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, military, law enforcement) the lowest rank in the Army, Air Force and Marechaussee


vwo

(Netherlands) abbreviation of voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs


gein

gein m (uncountable, diminutive geintje n)

geintje (diminutive neuter)
gijn (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Yiddish חן (kheyn, “grace, charm”), from Hebrew חֵן.

(Netherlands, informal) fun, pleasure, joke


Surinaams

(Netherlands, proscribed in Suriname) Sranan Tongo (language)


uitsmijter

uitsmijter m (plural uitsmijters, diminutive uitsmijtertje n)

uitsmijters (plural)
uitsmijtertje (diminutive neuter)

Bij een uitsmijter is het enige goede antwoord "ok".

For a bouncer, the only correct answer is "ok".


vertrossing

From ver- + TROS + -ing (Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting).

(Netherlands, chiefly derogatory) a process in which public broadcasting organisations increasingly focus on entertainment over educative television and radio and lose their distinctive (ideological or religious) character, considered a symptom of semi-commercialism and degenerate mass culture by critics


brommer

brommer m (plural brommers, diminutive brommertje n)

brommers (plural)
brommertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Aukan: bolomu

→ Papiamentu: bròmer

→ Sranan Tongo: brom

From brommen (“to hum, buzz, drone”) + -er. The sense “moped” probably after bromfiets, though both terms were first attested in the same year (1950).
The sense “coach taxi” may instead be derived from a taxi company Brom in Utrecht, the identity of which is obscure, however.

(obsolete, Netherlands) coach taxi drawn by one horse


nakkie

Probably a borrowing from Sranan Tongo naki (“to hit, knock”), also used in naki spoiti (“to inject”). Can be interpreted synchronically as nak + -ie.

Vind jij (v) het lekker om een nakkie te nemen en daarna ordinaire sex te hebben ....

1999 May 22, 666, “Nakkie”, in nl.erotiek.contact (Usenet):

Do you (f) enjoy having a snort of cocaine and then having dirty sex ....

(...) Dale kijkt hem recht in de ogen. 'Nakkie doen?'
'Wat?' Pete zet zijn glas neer.
'Lijntje doen?'
'Ja, lekker.'

2016, Kate Tempest, translated by Roos van de Wardt, Astrid Huisman, and Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V., De stenen die de huizen bouwen:

(...) Dale looks him straight in the eye. 'Shall we do a bump?'
'What?' Pete puts his glass down.
'Shall we do a snort?'
'Yeah, feels good man.'

(Netherlands, slang) an insufflated dose of a powdered drug, especially cocaine; a bump


deemster

From Middle Dutch deemster, demster (“dark”), from Old Dutch *thimster (in the compound thimsternisse (“darkness”)), from Proto-West Germanic *þimstr.

(Belgium, dated in Netherlands) twilight


bonje

(Netherlands, informal) bickering, quarrel


koekenpan

koekenpan f (plural koekenpannen, diminutive koekenpannetje n)

koekenpannen (plural)
koekenpannetje (diminutive neuter)
koekepan (alternative)


spijkerbroek

spijkerbroek f (plural spijkerbroeken, diminutive spijkerbroekje n)

spijkerbroeken (plural)
spijkerbroekje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of spijker (“nail (metal fastener)”) + broek (“trousers, pants”). Named after the use of rivets in jeans, which were thought to resemble the heads of nails. Cf. Afrikaans klinknaelbroek (literally “rivet trousers”).

noncog

De heler verkocht de gestolen spijkerbroeken op de markt bij zee, waar ze zeer in de smaak vielen.

The fence sold the stolen jeans at the market near the sea, where they appealed to many people's tastes.


welterusten

(chiefly Netherlands) good night; sleep well


porem

nl-noun

porem n (plural porems, diminutive porempje n)

porems (plural)
porempje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish פּנים (ponem, “face”) from Hebrew פָּנִים (pāním, “face”).
First attested in Bargoens in 1875.
See also ponem.

Dat is toch geen porem.

(Netherlands, originally Bargoens, informal) face


ponem

ponem n or m (plural ponems, diminutive ponempje n)

ponems (plural)
ponempje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowing from Yiddish פּנים (ponem, “face”) from Hebrew פָּנִים (paním, “face”).

(informal, chiefly Netherlands) punim, face


gajes

Borrowed from Yiddish גײַעס (gayes), perhaps from Hebrew גיס (gayís).

(Netherlands, informal) riffraff, rabble


gannef

gannef m (plural gannefen or ganneven, diminutive gannefje n)

gannefen (plural)
ganneven (plural)
gannefje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish גנבֿ (ganef), from Hebrew גַּנָּב (ganáv).


gappen

gappen (infinitive)
gappen (gerund neuter)
gap (first-person present singular)
gapte (first-person past singular)
gapt (present second-person singular)
gap (present second-person singular)
gapte (past second-person singular)
gapt (formal present second-person singular)
gapte (formal past second-person singular)
gapt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
gapt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
gapte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
gapte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
gapt (present singular third-person)
gapte (past singular third-person)
gappen (plural present)
gapten (past plural)
gappe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
gapte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
gappen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
gapten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
gap (imperative present singular)
gapt (archaic imperative plural present)
gappend (participle present)
gegapt (participle past)

Afrikaans: gaps

Borrowed from Yiddish כאַפּן (khapn, “to grab”), from Polish chapać.
Attested since 1875.

(Netherlands, Bargoens, transitive, informal) to steal, to appropriate oneself something


goochem

nl-adj

goochem (comparative goochemer, superlative goochemst)

goochemer (comparative)
goochemst (superlative)
goochem (adverbial positive predicative)
goochemer (adverbial comparative predicative)
het goochemst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het goochemste (adverbial predicative superlative)
goocheme (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
goochemere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
goochemste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
goochem (indefinite neuter positive singular)
goochemer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
goochemste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
goocheme (indefinite plural positive)
goochemere (comparative indefinite plural)
goochemste (indefinite plural superlative)
goocheme (definite positive)
goochemere (comparative definite)
goochemste (definite superlative)
goochems (partitive positive)
goochemers (comparative partitive)

Borrowed from Yiddish חכם (khokhem), from Hebrew חָכָם (khakhám).
First attested in the year 1800.

(Netherlands, informal) smart, cunning, streetwise


hoteldebotel

hoteldebotel (used only predicatively, comparative meer hoteldebotel, superlative meest hoteldebotel)

meer hoteldebotel (comparative)
meest hoteldebotel (superlative)

(Netherlands, informal) smitten, head over heels


jajem

nl-noun

jajem m (plural jajems, diminutive jajempje n or jajempie n)

jajems (plural)
jajempje (diminutive neuter)
jajempie (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish יין (yayin, “wine”), from Hebrew יַיִן (yáyin, “wine”).

Hij wil strijden tegen de hoge prijzen en voor ‘jajempies’ (borrels) van vijf cent.

2014 March 11, “Andere Tijden over 'Had-je-me-maar'”, in Andere Tijden:

He wants to fight against high prices and for servings of gin for five cents.

(Netherlands, Bargoens, informal) jenever


kapsones

Borrowed from Yiddish גאַותנות (gavsones, “arrogance”), from Hebrew גאוותנות / גַּאַוְתָנוּת (ga'av'tanút, “arrogance”).
Originally used by Jews from Amsterdam.

he-m

גַּאַוְתָנוּת

kapsones hebben

(Netherlands, informal) pretensions, a high opinion of oneself


frik

nl-noun

frik m or f (plural frikken, diminutive frikje n)

frikken (plural)
frikje (diminutive neuter)

Origin unclear. Possibly from the root of wrikken (“to pry”), or maybe from a dialectal Bargoens flick, from flikker.
Words that begin with fr are often expressive, such as friemelen, frou-frou, etc.

(Netherlands, derogatory) a narrow-minded and prejudiced schoolteacher


gaarne

From Middle Dutch gerne, gaerne, from Old Dutch *gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô (“willingly, gladly”), an adverbial form of *gernaz (“willing”).

inh

(now chiefly Belgium, formal or slightly dated in the Netherlands) with pleasure, gladly


gozer

nl-noun

gozer m (plural gozers, diminutive gozertje n)

gozers (plural)
gozertje (diminutive neuter)
goos (alternative vocative)

Borrowed from Yiddish חתן (khosen), from Hebrew חָתָן (khatán, “bridegroom”).

Ik vind hem maar een rare gozer.

Goos, wat probeer je hier nou eigenlijk helemaal mee te bereiken?

Dude, what are you actually trying to achieve here?

(informal, Netherlands, originally Bargoens) guy, dude, bloke


fysiotherapie

fysiotherapie f (plural fysiotherapieën)


fysiotherapeut

fysiotherapeut m (plural fysiotherapeuten, diminutive fysiotherapeutje n, feminine fysiotherapeute)

fysiotherapeuten (plural)
fysiotherapeutje (diminutive neuter)
fysiotherapeute (feminine)


mesjogge

nl-adj

mesjogge (comparative mesjogger, superlative meest mesjogge or mesjoggest)

mesjogger (comparative)
meest mesjogge (superlative)
mesjoggest (superlative)
mesjogge (adverbial positive predicative)
mesjogger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het mesjoggest (adverbial predicative superlative)
het mesjoggeste (adverbial predicative superlative)
mesjogge (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
mesjoggere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
mesjoggeste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
mesjogge (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mesjogger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mesjoggeste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
mesjogge (indefinite plural positive)
mesjoggere (comparative indefinite plural)
mesjoggeste (indefinite plural superlative)
mesjogge (definite positive)
mesjoggere (comparative definite)
mesjoggeste (definite superlative)
mesjogges (partitive positive)
mesjoggers (comparative partitive)
mesjokke (alternative)

Borrowed from Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”), derived from Hebrew מְשֻׁגָּע (meshugá, “crazy”).


gristen

nl-noun

gristen m (plural gristennen, diminutive gristentje n)

gristennen (plural)
gristentje (diminutive neuter)

Exaggeration of an orthodox Protestant pronunciation of christen, /xrɪs.tən/.

(derogatory, Netherlands) Jesus freak, God botherer (pejorative for conservative Christians)


gelikt

gelikt (adverbial positive predicative)
gelikte (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
gelikt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
gelikte (indefinite plural positive)
gelikte (definite positive)
gelikts (partitive positive)

Haar nieuwe website is hartstikke gelikt!

(Netherlands, informal) sophisticated, good-looking, smooth


meuk

meuk c (uncountable, diminutive meukje n)

Originally muyck (“repository for apples and pears”), assumed to be related to muik (“soft”), as in "place where fruit ripens and becomes soft," from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (“slimy, slippery”).


schel

nl-noun

schel f or m (plural schellen, diminutive schelletje n)

schellen (plural)
schelletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: skel

→ Caribbean Javanese: sekèl

(current in Suriname, dated in the Netherlands) bell, doorbell


geinig

nl-adj

geinig (comparative geiniger, superlative geinigst)

geiniger (comparative)
geinigst (superlative)
geinig (adverbial positive predicative)
geiniger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het geinigst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het geinigste (adverbial predicative superlative)
geinige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
geinigere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
geinigste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
geinig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
geiniger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
geinigste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
geinige (indefinite plural positive)
geinigere (comparative indefinite plural)
geinigste (indefinite plural superlative)
geinige (definite positive)
geinigere (comparative definite)
geinigste (definite superlative)
geinigs (partitive positive)
geinigers (comparative partitive)


witlof

(chiefly Netherlands) Belgian endive (Cichorium intybus subsp. foliosum), a chicory eaten as a leafy vegetable


nasibal

nl-noun

nasibal m (plural nasiballen, diminutive nasiballetje n)

nasiballen (plural)
nasiballetje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly Netherlands) a deep-fried spherical traditional Javanese-influenced snack made from nasi goreng with a breadcrumb crust


soeplepel

soeplepel m (plural soeplepels, diminutive soeplepeltje n)

soeplepels (plural)
soeplepeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of soep (“soup”) + lepel (“spoon”).

(Netherlands) ladle (spoon for serving soup)


hbo

(Netherlands) initialism of hoger beroepsonderwijs (“higher vocational education/training”), i.e. vocational school, (US) ± community college


lijp

nl-adj

lijp (comparative lijper, superlative lijpst)

lijper (comparative)
lijpst (superlative)
lijp (adverbial positive predicative)
lijper (adverbial comparative predicative)
het lijpst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het lijpste (adverbial predicative superlative)
lijpe (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
lijpere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
lijpste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
lijp (indefinite neuter positive singular)
lijper (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
lijpste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
lijpe (indefinite plural positive)
lijpere (comparative indefinite plural)
lijpste (indefinite plural superlative)
lijpe (definite positive)
lijpere (comparative definite)
lijpste (definite superlative)
lijps (partitive positive)
lijpers (comparative partitive)
leip (alternative)

Possibly from the Yiddish surnames לייפּ (leyp), לייב (leyb), if originally used as a slur against Jews. Related to the surnames Leib, Leip, and Löwe, all with the meaning "lion".

(Netherlands, Antwerp slang) foolish, crazy


uk

nl-noun

uk m (plural ukken, diminutive ukkie n or ukje n)

ukken (plural)
ukkie (diminutive neuter)
ukje (diminutive neuter)


gallisch

gallisch (adverbial positive predicative)
gallische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
gallisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
gallische (indefinite plural positive)
gallische (definite positive)
gallisch (partitive positive)

From Yiddish חלש (khallish, “nauseous”), from Hebrew חַלָשׁ (chalash, “weak”). Said to be used in theatre circles originally. Probably an association with geil (“horny”) and gallig (“choleric”) has been made, whence the senses angry and hot, an instance of folk etymology.


meis

Hoi meis, hoe gaat het met je?

Sterkte met het verlies van je pony, meis.

My condolences on the loss of your pony, girl.

(familiar, colloquial, Netherlands, mostly used as a term of address) girl


pias

pias m (plural piassen, diminutive piasje n)

piassen (plural)
piasje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French paillasse, from Italian pagliaccio, from Latin palea. Doublet of paljas.


overreden

overreden (infinitive)
overreden (gerund neuter)
overreed (first-person present singular)
overreedde (first-person past singular)
overreedt (present second-person singular)
overreed (present second-person singular)
overreedde (past second-person singular)
overreedt (formal present second-person singular)
overreedde (formal past second-person singular)
overreedt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
overreedt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
overreedde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
overreedde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
overreedt (present singular third-person)
overreedde (past singular third-person)
overreden (plural present)
overreedden (past plural)
overrede (archaic present singular subjunctive)
overreedde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
overreden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
overreedden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
overreed (imperative present singular)
overreedt (archaic imperative plural present)
overredend (participle present)
overreed (participle past)


nieuwslezer

nieuwslezer m (plural nieuwslezers, diminutive nieuwslezertje n, feminine nieuwslezeres)

nieuwslezers (plural)
nieuwslezertje (diminutive neuter)
nieuwslezeres (feminine)

From nieuws (“news”) + lezer (“reader”).

(chiefly Netherlands) a newsreader, a news anchor, a newscaster


foetsie

nl-adj

foetsie (used only predicatively, not comparable)

(Netherlands, informal) gone, vanished, away


joch

nl-noun

joch n (uncountable, diminutive jochie n)


pitten

pitten (infinitive)
pitten (gerund neuter)
pit (first-person present singular)
pitte (first-person past singular)
pit (present second-person singular)
pitte (past second-person singular)
pit (formal present second-person singular)
pitte (formal past second-person singular)
pit (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
pit (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
pitte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
pitte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
pit (present singular third-person)
pitte (past singular third-person)
pitten (plural present)
pitten (past plural)
pitte (archaic present singular subjunctive)
pitte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
pitten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
pitten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
pit (imperative present singular)
pit (archaic imperative plural present)
pittend (participle present)
gepit (participle past)

Petjo: pit

(intransitive, informal, Netherlands) to sleep


trouwjurk

trouwjurk f (plural trouwjurken, diminutive trouwjurkje n)

trouwjurken (plural)
trouwjurkje (diminutive neuter)

From trouwen (“to marry”) + jurk (“dress”).


doeg

Derived from the Dutch dialect Zaans, where doeg means dag (“day”).


gekkie

(Netherlands) silly, silly person (used mostly as a term of endearment, as in English)


MMT

mobiel medisch team
mobiel medisch team#Dutch

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) abbreviation of mobiel medisch team (“aeromedical rapid response team; air ambulance medical personnel”)


pegel

pegel m (plural pegels, diminutive pegeltje n)

pegels (plural)
pegeltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch pēgel, from Old Dutch *pegil, from Proto-West Germanic *pagil. Doublet of peil.

(informal, Netherlands, historical) a guilder


jonkie

(Netherlands) youngling, little one ((relatively) young person)


ordner

Borrowed from German Ordner, from Briefordner. Equivalent to a shortening of briefordner.

(Netherlands) a binder, a hard-cover folder


leut

Uncertain. Perhaps related to West Flemish leute (“fun, pleasure, enjoyment”) and the word originally meant "deception," in which case it could be an obscure descendant of Frankish *leut (“deceptive, deceitful”).


taugé

Likely borrowed from Indonesian tauge, from Hokkien 豆芽 (tāu-gê).

(Netherlands) mung bean sprout(s), shoots of the mung bean


koter

nl-noun

koter m (plural koters, diminutive kotertje n)

koters (plural)
kotertje (diminutive neuter)

From Yiddish קטן (koten, “small child”), from Hebrew קָטָן (qāṭān, “young, little”).


kroelen

kroelen (infinitive)
kroelen (gerund neuter)
kroel (first-person present singular)
kroelde (first-person past singular)
kroelt (present second-person singular)
kroel (present second-person singular)
kroelde (past second-person singular)
kroelt (formal present second-person singular)
kroelde (formal past second-person singular)
kroelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
kroelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kroelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kroelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
kroelt (present singular third-person)
kroelde (past singular third-person)
kroelen (plural present)
kroelden (past plural)
kroele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kroelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
kroelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
kroelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
kroel (imperative present singular)
kroelt (archaic imperative plural present)
kroelend (participle present)
gekroeld (participle past)


minister-president

minister-president m (plural minister-presidenten or ministers-presidenten, diminutive minister-presidentje n, feminine minister-presidente)

minister-presidenten (plural)
ministers-presidenten (plural)
minister-presidentje (diminutive neuter)
minister-presidente (feminine)

Coordinating compound of minister + president.

(Netherlands) prime minister, minister-president


waggie

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo wagi, from Dutch wagen.


mavo

w:nl:Middelbaar algemeen voortgezet onderwijs

(Netherlands) initialism of Middelbaar algemeen voortgezet onderwijs


pakjesavond

pakjesavond m (plural pakjesavonden, diminutive pakjesavondje n)

pakjesavonden (plural)
pakjesavondje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands) the evening before 5 December, when Sinterklaas brings presents to children (in Belgium the gift-giving is the morning after)


sma

sma f (plural sma's, diminutive smatje n)

sma's (plural)
smatje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo sma (“person, human being”), specifically from youth slang.


kanker-

(intensifier, exceptionally vulgar, chiefly Netherlands) fucking, motherfucking; intensifying prefix with negative connotations.

(intensifier, extremely vulgar, chiefly Netherlands) Generic intensifying prefix.


klote

Pronunciation spelling of kloten, the plural of kloot (“testicle”).


sof

Borrowed from Yiddish סוף (sof, “end”), from Hebrew סוֹף (sof).

Wat een sof

Die Commissie van Zes was zo lang geleden, zei ik, en bovendien, tóch een sof geworden.

2012, Hans van Mierlo, Een krankzinnig avontuur. Politieke, culturele en literaire beschouwingen, De Bezige Bij:

(Netherlands, Bargoens) bummer, disappointment

De primarius loopt rood aan en geeft te kennen, dat hij er spijt van heeft zijn luid zagende buurman, de verlegen cellist en die sof van een altist ooit in zijn leven tegengekomen te zijn;

1956, Ernest Heimeran, Bruno Aulich, Het genoeglijke strijkkwartet. Een leer-, en naslaboekje voor vrienden van kamermuziek, Wereldbibliotheek, section 34:

(Netherlands, Bargoens, uncommon) a nobody, a failure of a person


nl-noun

06-nummer n (plural 06-nummers, diminutive 06-nummertje n)

nul-zes-nummer (alternative)
nulzesnummer (alternative)

Literally, “06-number”; the 06- refers to the prefix added before the rest of the number to specify that it belongs to a given domain (historically that of business phone numbers; since the late nineties mostly mobile phone numbers).

(Netherlands, historical) a business phone number, either toll-free or premium-rate


flappentap

flappentap m (plural flappentappen, diminutive flappentapje n)

flappentappen (plural)
flappentapje (diminutive neuter)

From flap (“banknote”) + tap (“tap”).
Coined in 1980 by Postgiro employees.

automated teller machine
automated teller machine

(Netherlands, colloquial) automated teller machine


weigerambtenaar

weigerambtenaar m (plural weigerambtenaren, diminutive weigerambtenaartje n)

weigerambtenaren (plural)
weigerambtenaartje (diminutive neuter)

Coined in 2007. From weigeren (“to refuse”) + ambtenaar (“civil servant”).

compound

(Netherlands) civil officiant (a civil servant) who refuses to marry same-sex couples


lefgozer

nl-noun

lefgozer m (plural lefgozers, diminutive lefgozertje n)

lefgozers (plural)
lefgozertje (diminutive neuter)

(informal, chiefly Netherlands) a man or boy with a lot of chutzpah; a daring or impudent male


Sinto

Sinto m (plural Sinti, diminutive Sintootje n, feminine Sintezza)

Sinti (plural)
Sintootje (diminutive neuter)
Sintezza (feminine)

(Netherlands) Sinto (a member of a certain Romani people)


doctorandus

doctorandus m (plural doctorandi or doctorandussen, diminutive doctorandusje n, feminine doctoranda)

doctorandi (plural)
doctorandussen (plural)
doctorandusje (diminutive neuter)
doctoranda (feminine)
drs. (alternative abbreviation)

→ English: doctorandus

→ Indonesian: doktorandus

→ Sranan Tongo: datra (semantic loan)

Borrowed from Latin doctorandus (“who is to be awarded a doctorate”).

bor

'Kamil is doctorandus', riep Lina. 'Goedenavond, gaat u zitten', fluisterde de doctorandus vervolgens.

2009, Hein Steinhauer, Leerboek Indonesisch [Indonesian Language Textbook], KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, →ISBN, page 76:

'Kamil has a university degree!', Lina called out. 'Good evening, please have a seat', the graduate whispered subsequently.

(Netherlands, Suriname) doctorandus, graduate with a master's degree


lbo

(Netherlands) initialism of lager beroepsonderwijs (“lower vocational education/training”)


mbo

(Netherlands) initialism of middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (“intermediate vocational education/training”)


magnetronoven

nl-noun

magnetronoven m (plural magnetronovens, diminutive magnetronoventje n)

magnetronovens (plural)
magnetronoventje (diminutive neuter)

De restjes van gisteren opwarmen gaat snel in de magnetronoven

Heating up yesterday's leftovers is quick in the microwave oven.

De magnetronoven is een handig apparaat voor drukke mensen die snel een maaltijd willen bereiden.

The microwave oven is a handy appliance for busy people who want to prepare a meal quickly.

Ze plaatste de bevroren groenten in de magnetronoven om ze te ontdooien.

She put the frozen vegetables in the microwave oven to defrost them.

(chiefly Netherlands) microwave oven, a fast heating device with mainly culinary use


bubbelwijn

bubbelwijn m (plural bubbelwijnen, diminutive bubbelwijntje n)

bubbelwijnen (plural)
bubbelwijntje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands) synonym of mousserende wijn


mousserende wijn

mousserende wijn m (plural mousserende wijnen, diminutive mousserend wijntje n)

mousserende wijnen (plural)
mousserend wijntje (diminutive neuter)


saamhorigheid

From samen (“together”) + horen (“to belong”) + -heid, calque of German Zusammengehörigkeit. Cognate with Swedish samhörighet.

af

(Netherlands) affinity, fellowship, community feeling, solidarity


duppie

(colloquial, Netherlands, dated) dubbeltje


meuren

meuren (infinitive)
meuren (gerund neuter)
meur (first-person present singular)
meurde (first-person past singular)
meurt (present second-person singular)
meur (present second-person singular)
meurde (past second-person singular)
meurt (formal present second-person singular)
meurde (formal past second-person singular)
meurt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
meurt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
meurde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
meurde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
meurt (present singular third-person)
meurde (past singular third-person)
meuren (plural present)
meurden (past plural)
meure (archaic present singular subjunctive)
meurde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
meuren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
meurden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
meur (imperative present singular)
meurt (archaic imperative plural present)
meurend (participle present)
gemeurd (participle past)

(Netherlands, informal) to reek, to stink


buitenvrouw

nl-noun

buitenvrouw f (plural buitenvrouwen, diminutive buitenvrouwtje n)

buitenvrouwen (plural)
buitenvrouwtje (diminutive neuter)

→ Sranan Tongo: buitenfrow

Compound of buiten (“outside”) + vrouw (“wife”).

(dated, Netherlands) a woman from the countryside


kolere

Formerly spelled colère. The modern Dutch term for the disease is cholera.

(Netherlands, vulgar) damn! "What the fuck?"


reaguurder

reaguurder m (plural reaguurders, diminutive reaguurdertje n, feminine reaguurster)

reaguurders (plural)
reaguurdertje (diminutive neuter)
reaguurster (feminine)

Blend of reageerder (“commenter, responder, a person that reacts”) + guur (“chillingly cold”).

blend

(Netherlands, Internet slang) someone who makes hateful and anonymous online comments, similar to a comment troll


smeris

nl-noun

smeris m (plural smerissen, diminutive smerisje n)

smerissen (plural)
smerisje (diminutive neuter)

Derived from a 19th century cant (Bargoens) word smeer, borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire, “guard”), from Hebrew שמירה (šəmirā, “guard”).

(derogatory, Bargoens, Netherlands) synonym of politieagent


tokkie

tokkie m or f (plural tokkies, diminutive tokkietje n)

tokkies (plural)
tokkietje (diminutive neuter)

From the Amsterdam family Ruijmgaart-Tokkie, portrayed in the 2004 Dutch documentary series Familietrots ("Family Pride"), ultimately from Hebrew תוכי (túki, “parrot”).

Maarten van der Meer, Wie noemt zijn kind nou Chardonnay? Waarom we heten zoals we heten, 2014.
Overdreven gesteld: Daan zit op hockey en Danny is een tokkie.

(Netherlands, informal, derogatory) a lower-class person who is perceived to be unsophisticated and seen as likely to engage in antisocial behaviour


forenzen

forenzen (infinitive)
forenzen (gerund neuter)
forens (first-person present singular)
forensde (first-person past singular)
forenst (present second-person singular)
forens (present second-person singular)
forensde (past second-person singular)
forenst (formal present second-person singular)
forensde (formal past second-person singular)
forenst (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
forenst (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
forensde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
forensde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
forenst (present singular third-person)
forensde (past singular third-person)
forenzen (plural present)
forensden (past plural)
forenze (archaic present singular subjunctive)
forensde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
forenzen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
forensden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
forens (imperative present singular)
forenst (archaic imperative plural present)
forenzend (participle present)
geforensd (participle past)


scoren

scoren (infinitive)
scoren (gerund neuter)
scoor (first-person present singular)
scoorde (first-person past singular)
scoort (present second-person singular)
scoor (present second-person singular)
scoorde (past second-person singular)
scoort (formal present second-person singular)
scoorde (formal past second-person singular)
scoort (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
scoort (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
scoorde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
scoorde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
scoort (present singular third-person)
scoorde (past singular third-person)
scoren (plural present)
scoorden (past plural)
score (archaic present singular subjunctive)
scoorde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
scoren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
scoorden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
scoor (imperative present singular)
scoort (archaic imperative plural present)
scorend (participle present)
gescoord (participle past)

Wij gaan in de middag een patatje scoren op de hoek.

We are going to get some chips at the corner in the afternoon.

Ze scoorde gisteravond een chickie in de club.

She scored a chick at the club last night.

(transitive, Netherlands, slang) to get, to acquire, to score, to gain


ranja

Genericised trademark, from oranje or a related word. The trademarked name was coined specifically for an orange-based cordial.

(Netherlands) sweetened drink (sweet drink based on processed fruit juice, may be based on cordial, may or may not be carbonated)

(Netherlands, dated) orange-based sweetened drink


nakie

From naakt (“naked, nude”) + -ie (colloquial Hollandic diminutive suffix).

suf

In je nakie over straat lopen is mogelijk geen goed idee.

Walking on the street in your birthday suit may not be a good idea.

(chiefly Netherlands, informal, humorous) the nude; a naked state; birthday suit


vlees noch vis

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl


baboe

nl-noun

baboe f (plural baboes, diminutive baboetje n)

baboes (plural)
baboetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦧꦸ (babu, “female servant”, literally “mother”), from Old Javanese babu (“mother; older servant”) (cf. wawuh (“familiar, acquainted”)). Compare Portuguese babo.

der

Jet Veenendaal (Wim de Bie): Het was zo'n feest als ons kokkie dat voor ons maakte, ajam boemboe roejak^([sic – meaning roedjak]). En ik zat op schoot van de oude baboe, op de galerij, die me die kostelijke Indische sprookjes vertelde. En dan kwam papa thuis in zijn smetteloze witte pak met die tropenhelm ietsjes scheef op – o, die stond hem zo goed, die helm. O ja, en dan dat geluid van die vogels en dan de geur van die ajam boemboe... O, zo jammer dat jij dat allemaal hebt gemist, hè, zus?
 Koosje Veenendaal (Kees van Kooten): Jet, papa en mama zijn in 1939 naar Nederland gekomen, toen was jij één. Hoe kun je je dat allemaal herinneren. (...) Ach Jet, je weet de naam van je baboe niet eens meer.

1992 March 15, Van Kooten en De Bie, “Indië [Dutch East Indies]”, in Keek op de Week, season 4, episode 89 (satire; television), via VPRO, retrieved 2024-11-13:

Jet Veenendaal: It was such a feast when our cook would make it for us, ayam bumbu rujak. And I would sit on the lap of the old ayah, on the porch, who would tell me those delightful Indonesian fairy tales. And then papa would come home in his immaculate white suit wearing his pith helmet slightly askew - oh, it suited him so well, that helmet. Oh yes, and added to that the sound of the birds and the smell of the ayam bumbu... Oh, such a pity you missed out on all that, isn't it, sis?
 Koosje Veenendaal: Jet, papa and mama came to the Netherlands in 1939; you were one year old at the time. How could you possibly remember all that. (...) Dash it, Jet, you can't even remember your ayah's name.

(Netherlands, Indonesia, historical) amah, ayah; a native Indonesian woman employed as a wet nurse, nanny and/or maid by Europeans in the former Dutch East Indies


doctoranda

nl-noun

doctoranda m (plural doctoranda's or doctorandae, masculine doctorandus)

doctoranda's (plural)
doctorandae (plural)
doctorandus (masculine)

Borrowed from Latin doctoranda (“she who will become a doctor”).

bor

(Netherlands) female doctorandus (woman graduated with a master's degree)


fysiotherapeute

nl-noun

fysiotherapeute m (plural fysiotherapeutes, masculine fysiotherapeut)

fysiotherapeutes (plural)
fysiotherapeut (masculine)


calamiteitenzender

calamiteitenzender m (plural calamiteitenzenders)

Equivalent to calamiteit (“calamity, disaster”) + -en- + zender (“broadcaster, broadcast channel”).

compound

2004, A. van den Berg & H. Sleurink, "Waardestelsels in en rond de media", in P.T. de Beer & C.J.M. Schuyt, Bijdragen aan waarden en normen, Amsterdam University Press (WRR imprint), 327.
Media kunnen rust en zekerheid brengen in tijden van paniek; de regionale omroepen in Nederland hebben zelfs een wettelijke taak als calamiteitenzender.

Media can bring calm and certainty in times of panic; regional broadcasters in the Netherlands even have a legal duty as an emergency channel.

(Netherlands) a public television channel that will broadcast in case of a disaster


kriek

nl-noun

kriek f (plural krieken, diminutive kriekje n)

krieken (plural)
kriekje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kriek

→ Papiamentu: kriki, krieki

From Middle Dutch crekel, from Old Dutch *krik-, of imitative origin, similar to krekel. See also French criquer, English cricket.

onomatopoeic

imitative

(Netherlands, dialectal, Gelderland, formerly also in Holland) a cricket, insect of the family Gryllidae


kaaskop

nl-noun

kaaskop m (plural kaaskoppen, diminutive kaaskopje n)

kaaskoppen (plural)
kaaskopje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kaas (“cheese”) + kop (“cup”, “head”).

(Southern Netherlands, derogatory) Hollander


appen

appen (infinitive)
appen (gerund neuter)
app (first-person present singular)
appte (first-person past singular)
appt (present second-person singular)
app (present second-person singular)
appte (past second-person singular)
appt (formal present second-person singular)
appte (formal past second-person singular)
appt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
appt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
appte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
appte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
appt (present singular third-person)
appte (past singular third-person)
appen (plural present)
appten (past plural)
appe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
appte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
appen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
appten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
app (imperative present singular)
appt (archaic imperative plural present)
append (participle present)
geappt (participle past)

Ik heb je al geappt.

(Netherlands, transitive) to send a message using a mobile app


ammehoela

First attested in c. 1928. An alteration of ammenooitniet, itself a minced oath from aan mijn reet (“(at) my arse”), probably derived from Amanoellah, from Dari [Term?], from Arabic أَمَان الله (ʔamān allāh), referring to the Afghan king Amanullah Khan, who went on a widely reported tour of Europe in 1927-1928 and had to flee Afghanistan following an uprising in 1929. The interjection was initially accompanied by a slap on one's behind; the fact that Amanullah had been ‘booted out’ of his country may possibly have reinforced this association in the popular imagination.

We zijn voor zonne-energie, zeggen de oliemaatschappijen. Ammehoela!

We're in favor of solar energy, the oil companies say. Yeah right!

(Netherlands, informal, sarcastic, indicates disbelief) no way!, yeah right!, I don't think so!

Ik moet om elf uur thuis zijn, maar mijn lift gaat pas om twaalf uur weg, dus ammehoela!

I'm supposed to be home at eleven, but my ride doesn't leave until twelve o'clock, so whatever!

(Netherlands, informal, sarcastic, indicates refusal) not on your life!, I don't think so!, whatever!


mediene

Borrowed from Yiddish מדינה (medine, “country”), from Hebrew מְדִינָה (m'diná).

(Judaism, Netherlands) Jewish communities in the Netherlands outside Amsterdam; the provinces, hinterland


optyfen

optyfen (infinitive)
optyfen (gerund neuter)
tyf op (first-person main-clause present singular)
tyfte op (first-person main-clause past singular)
optyf (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
optyfte (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
tyft op (main-clause present second-person singular)
tyf op (main-clause present second-person singular)
tyfte op (main-clause past second-person singular)
optyft (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optyfte (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tyft op (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
tyfte op (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
optyft (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optyfte (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tyft op (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
tyft op (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
tyfte op (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
tyfte op (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
optyft (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optyft (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optyfte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optyfte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tyft op (main-clause present singular third-person)
tyfte op (main-clause past singular third-person)
optyft (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
optyfte (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
tyfen op (main-clause plural present)
tyften op (main-clause past plural)
optyfen (plural present subordinate-clause)
optyften (past plural subordinate-clause)
tyfe op (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
tyfte op (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
optyfe (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
optyfte (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
tyfen op (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
tyften op (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
optyfen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
optyften (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
tyf op (imperative main-clause present singular)
tyft op (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
optyfend (main-clause participle present)
opgetyft (main-clause participle past)
optiefen (alternative)

(intransitive, vulgar, Netherlands) to fuck off


zesjescultuur

Compound of the diminutive form of zessen (“sixes”) + cultuur (“culture”)

Dat er in Nederland een zesjescultuur heerst is bijna een nationale, normatieve opvatting geworden.

2014, Lianne de Ree, “Nederland heeft geen zesjescultuur meer”, in Volkskrant:

The existence of a culture of sixes in the Netherlands has almost become a national, normative notion.

Het is misschien verrassend, maar de teruggekeerde jonge professionals troffen in Nederland geen zesjescultuur aan.

2015, Tabitha Speelman, Chinese studenten over Nederland: 'Wij zien geen zesjescultuur', Trouw:

It may be surprising, but the young professionals who returned did not encounter a culture of sixes in the Netherlands.

(often derogatory, Netherlands) literally culture of sixes, a term used to refer to a tendency to be satisfied with mediocre results, 'sixes' referring to grades that are only barely high enough to pass a test


beunhaas

beunhaas m (plural beunhazen, diminutive beunhaasje n)

beunhazen (plural)
beunhaasje (diminutive neuter)

From beun (“attic”) + haas (“hare”), calque of Low German Böhnhase, from Middle Low German bönhase, originally meaning “cat”. Compare German Bönhase for more.

(Netherlands) in particular, a dilettante who does untaxed paid manual work, or a professional who does it as an untaxed side job


doekoe

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo duku (“money”), from Dutch doek.

Gast, ik vind die baan als administratief medewerker bij de dienst Vergunningen boemlauw, maar hoeveel doekoe schuift het?

2013, Kluun, Klunen, Podium b.v. Uitgeverij, →ISBN, page 80:

Dude, I think that job as an administrative clerk for the licensing department is wicked, but what kind of dough are we talking about?

(Suriname, Netherlands, slang) money, dough


fattoe

fattoe m (plural fattoes, diminutive fattoetje n)

fattoes (plural)
fattoetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo fatu (“joke”).


hosselen

hosselen (infinitive)
hosselen (gerund neuter)
hossel (first-person present singular)
hosselde (first-person past singular)
hosselt (present second-person singular)
hossel (present second-person singular)
hosselde (past second-person singular)
hosselt (formal present second-person singular)
hosselde (formal past second-person singular)
hosselt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
hosselt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
hosselde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
hosselde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
hosselt (present singular third-person)
hosselde (past singular third-person)
hosselen (plural present)
hosselden (past plural)
hossele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
hosselde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
hosselen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
hosselden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
hossel (imperative present singular)
hosselt (archaic imperative plural present)
hosselend (participle present)
gehosseld (participle past)

→ Caribbean Hindustani: hossel kare

From Surinamese Dutch slang, either from English hustle (which itself derives from Dutch) or directly from hutselen, frequentative of hutsen, from Middle Dutch.

(Suriname, Netherlands) to acquire something or subsist with difficulty

(Suriname, Netherlands, slang) to obtain money illicitly, especially through drug dealing; to hustle


ventweg

ventweg m (plural ventwegen, diminutive ventweggetje n)

ventwegen (plural)
ventweggetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of venten (“to peddle, to hawk”) + weg (“road, way”).

compound

De bezorger wilde op de Waterdreef de ventweg oprijden, maar hoorde net voor de drempel een harde klap en kwam net op de drempel tot stilstand.

2016 April 16, “Picnic bezorgwagen zakt door zijn achteras”, in DeStadAmersfoort.nl:

(Netherlands) frontage road, service road


veralgemeniseren

veralgemeniseren (infinitive)
veralgemeniseren (gerund neuter)
veralgemeniseer (first-person present singular)
veralgemeniseerde (first-person past singular)
veralgemeniseert (present second-person singular)
veralgemeniseer (present second-person singular)
veralgemeniseerde (past second-person singular)
veralgemeniseert (formal present second-person singular)
veralgemeniseerde (formal past second-person singular)
veralgemeniseert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
veralgemeniseert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
veralgemeniseerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
veralgemeniseerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
veralgemeniseert (present singular third-person)
veralgemeniseerde (past singular third-person)
veralgemeniseren (plural present)
veralgemeniseerden (past plural)
veralgemenisere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
veralgemeniseerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
veralgemeniseren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
veralgemeniseerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
veralgemeniseer (imperative present singular)
veralgemeniseert (archaic imperative plural present)
veralgemeniserend (participle present)
veralgemeniseerd (participle past)


bevrijdingskind

nl-noun

bevrijdingskind n (plural bevrijdingskinderen or bevrijdingskinders, diminutive bevrijdingskindje n or bevrijdingskindertje n)

bevrijdingskinderen (plural)
bevrijdingskinders (plural)
bevrijdingskindje (diminutive neuter)
bevrijdingskindertje (diminutive neuter)

From bevrijding (“liberation”) + -s- + kind (“child”).

affix

(Netherlands) a child born not long after the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II, as the result of sexual relations between Dutch women and Allied soldiers (usually raised by single Dutch mothers)


policor

nl-adj

policor (comparative policorder, superlative policorst)

policorder (comparative)
policorst (superlative)
policor (adverbial positive predicative)
policorder (adverbial comparative predicative)
het policorst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het policorste (adverbial predicative superlative)
policorre (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
policordere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
policorste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
policor (indefinite neuter positive singular)
policorder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
policorste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
policorre (indefinite plural positive)
policordere (comparative indefinite plural)
policorste (indefinite plural superlative)
policorre (definite positive)
policordere (comparative definite)
policorste (definite superlative)
policors (partitive positive)
policorders (comparative partitive)

(colloquial, derogatory, Netherlands) clipping of politiek correct (“politically correct”)


petoet

Borrowed from Javanese pethut (“outlaw leader”).


ramsj

From Yiddish ראַמש (ramsh).
Attested since 1918.

(Netherlands, Bargoens) sale of old stock at very low prices, often by semi-clandestine vendors

(Netherlands, Bargoens) sale of new, hard-to-sell books at starkly reduced prices


toedeloe

Borrowed from English toodeloo, which is itself from French à tout à l'heure.

(Netherlands, often humorous) bye, toodeloo


waterschap

nl-noun

waterschap n (plural waterschappen, diminutive waterschapje n)

waterschappen (plural)
waterschapje (diminutive neuter)

→ West Frisian: wetterskip (calque)

From Middle Dutch waterschap (“watercourse, waterway, stream; water board”). Equivalent to water + -schap.

inh

water board, government structure for water management

(Netherlands) separate level of government directly responsible for water management


dijkgraaf

nl-noun

dijkgraaf m (plural dijkgraven, diminutive dijkgraafje n)

dijkgraven (plural)
dijkgraafje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch dijcgrave, equivalent to dijk + graaf.


de les lezen

read (someone) the riot act
read someone the riot act

(idiomatic, Netherlands, with indirect object) to read (someone) the riot act, to reprimand


blèren

blèren (infinitive)
blèren (gerund neuter)
blèr (first-person present singular)
blèrde (first-person past singular)
blèrt (present second-person singular)
blèr (present second-person singular)
blèrde (past second-person singular)
blèrt (formal present second-person singular)
blèrde (formal past second-person singular)
blèrt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
blèrt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
blèrde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
blèrde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
blèrt (present singular third-person)
blèrde (past singular third-person)
blèren (plural present)
blèrden (past plural)
blère (archaic present singular subjunctive)
blèrde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
blèren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
blèrden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
blèr (imperative present singular)
blèrt (archaic imperative plural present)
blèrend (participle present)
geblèrd (participle past)

→ Papiamentu: blèr

From Middle Dutch bleren, from Old Dutch *blerien, from Proto-Germanic *blarjaną, probably ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with German plärren. The Dutch vowel phoneme /ɛː/ is normally restricted to French borrowings and interjections. It must be due here to the onomatopoeic character of the word or, less probably, to dialectal influence.

Mijn broertje houdt maar niet op met blèren over zijn kapotte laptop.

My little brother just won't stop whining about his broken laptop.

(chiefly Netherlands, intransitive, informal) to cry or whine loudly


Agga

Shortened from Den Haag (“The Hague”) or borrowed from Sranan Tongo Aga, itself from Dutch Den Haag.


ontgroening

ontgroening f (plural ontgroeningen, diminutive ontgroeninkje n)

ontgroeningen (plural)
ontgroeninkje (diminutive neuter)

nl:Ontgroening (defensie)
nl:Ontgroening (demografie)
nl:Ontgroening (scouting)
nl:Ontgroening (studenten)


aanrechtsubsidie

aanrechtsubsidie f (plural aanrechtsubsidies)

Compound of aanrecht (“kitchen countertop”) + subsidie (“subsidy”).

compound

Voor eenverdieners en tweepersoons-huishoudens is de werkelijkheid juist minder positief dan het loonstrookje doet vermoeden. Dat komt door de afbouw van de algemene heffingskorting (de aanrechtsubsidie), waardoor hun besteedbaar inkomen uiteindelijk lager uitkomt.

2016 January 19, “Besteedbaar inkomen vaak nog hoger dan loonstrookje”, in NOS:

(Netherlands, derogatory, politics, neologism) a subsidy, usually a rebate, for a couple of whom one partner does not participate in the labour market


gerro

nl-noun

gerro m (plural gerro's, diminutive gerrotje n)

gerro's (plural)
gerrotje (diminutive neuter)
garo (alternative)

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic كارو (gārru), itself derived from Spanish cigarro. Doublet of sigaar.

bor+

Wollah, vandaag is m'n hoofd hayek heet beste heeft iemand gerro.

Yo, today, I am very stressed, it would be the best if someone has a cigarette.

Ik zat een tijd geleden in de metro in Amsterdam en hoorde ineens ‘ewa sahbi, ara die garo’ (‘hé, vriend, geef me die sigaret’). Bijna helemaal in het Marokkaans-Arabisch. En ik draai me om en ik zie allemaal witte jongens.

2025 March 13, Majda Ouhajji, “Taalwetenschapper Khalid Mourigh over het veranderende Nederlands: ‘Mattie, fittie en doekoe bijvoorbeeld. Die staan zelfs in de Van Dale’ [Linguist Khalid Mourigh on changing Dutch: ‘Mattie, fittie, and doekoe, for example. These words are even included in the Van Dale dictionary’]”, in NRC Handelsblad, retrieved 2025-03-26:

I was on the Amsterdam underground some time ago and suddenly I heard “ewa sahbi, ara die garo” (“Hey, friend, give me that cigarette”). Almost entirely in Moroccan Arabic. And I turn around and all I see are white boys.


motormuis

nl-noun

motormuis m or f (plural motormuizen, diminutive motormuisje n)

motormuizen (plural)
motormuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of motor (“motorbike”) + muis (“mouse”).

1991 September 20, G.M Wieringa, "Gedrag politie" (letter to the editor), Leeuwarder Courant, Vol. 240, No. 221, page 8.
We zien niet alleen vaker de nieuwe surveillancewagens, ook de ‘motormuizen’ lijken actiever.

We don't just see the new surveillance cars more often, the motorcycle officers also seem more active.

(Netherlands) a police officer on a motorcycle


kassiewijle

kassiewijlen (alternative)
kassie wijlen (alternative)

(Netherlands, originally Bargoens, uninflectable) dead


subiet

From Middle Dutch subiet, subijt (“sudden”), from Middle French subit (“sudden”), from Latin subitus (“sudden”) or subitō (“suddenly”).
Already in early modern Dutch the meaning “immediately” appeared. The dialectal sense shift from “immediately” to “later on” is similar to English dialectal drekly from directly.

(chiefly Netherlands, formal) immediately, at once


jofel

nl-adj

jofel (comparative jofeler, superlative jofelst)

jofeler (comparative)
jofelst (superlative)
jofel (adverbial positive predicative)
jofeler (adverbial comparative predicative)
het jofelst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het jofelste (adverbial predicative superlative)
jofele (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
jofelere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
jofelste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
jofel (indefinite neuter positive singular)
jofeler (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
jofelste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
jofele (indefinite plural positive)
jofelere (comparative indefinite plural)
jofelste (indefinite plural superlative)
jofele (definite positive)
jofelere (comparative definite)
jofelste (definite superlative)
jofels (partitive positive)
jofelers (comparative partitive)

Borrowed from Yiddish יפה (yofe), from Hebrew יָפֶה (yāfé).

(Netherlands, originally Bargoens) nice, fun


kinnesinne

Borrowed from Yiddish קנאה ושׂנאה (kine vesine) or קנאה־שׂנאה (kine-sine), from Hebrew קִנְאָה וְשִׂנְאָה (kin'á v'sin'á).

der

קִנְאָה וְשִׂנְאָה

Ik denk dat het mengsel van byzantinisme en kinnesinne, waarmee de Londense literaire wereld hem tegemoet kwam, Eliot in zijn schulp heeft doen kruipen.

1997, J.J. Oversteegen, “Kwestie van lezen IX”, in Raster. Nieuwe reeks, volume 77, De Bezige Bij, section 195:

I think that the mixture of byzantinism and resentfulness, with which the London literary world received him, caused Eliot to retreat and haul up the drawbridge.

Een Apeldoornse wanhoopsdaad, ingegeven door frustratie en kinnesinne.

2010, Govert Schilling, Gratis maar niet goedkoop. De kostbare wording van Dagblad De Pers, Polak & Van Gennep:

An act of desperation from Apeldoorn, informed by frustration and envy.

(Netherlands, originally Bargoens) hatred, envy, intense jealousy


verneukeratief

nl-adj

verneukeratief (comparative verneukeratiever, superlative verneukeratiefst)

verneukeratiever (comparative)
verneukeratiefst (superlative)
verneukeratief (adverbial positive predicative)
verneukeratiever (adverbial comparative predicative)
het verneukeratiefst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het verneukeratiefste (adverbial predicative superlative)
verneukeratieve (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
verneukeratievere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
verneukeratiefste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
verneukeratief (indefinite neuter positive singular)
verneukeratiever (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
verneukeratiefste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
verneukeratieve (indefinite plural positive)
verneukeratievere (comparative indefinite plural)
verneukeratiefste (indefinite plural superlative)
verneukeratieve (definite positive)
verneukeratievere (comparative definite)
verneukeratiefste (definite superlative)
verneukeratiefs (partitive positive)
verneukeratievers (comparative partitive)

From verneukeren (“to fuck up”) + -atief, formed by analogy with words deriving from first-conjugation Latin verbs with the thematic vowel a, such as demonstratief.

Want Pel is er nu eenmaal om bekend, dat hij het intellect zijner discipelen niet steeds al te hoog aanslaat en ze graag laat rijen en, zoals de studenten zeggen, hen verneukeratief behandelt.

1910 July 30, “Orang-Baroe Praat [New Man's banter]”, in Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad, Batavia, page 9:

After all, Mr Pel is known for not always being overly appreciative of the intellect of his disciples, and for being inclined to leave them hanging and, as the students say, for treating them in an obstructive manner.

(mildly vulgar, informal, Netherlands) tricky; relating to a statement, attitude, or behaviour that is more or less intentionally deceptive, misleading, undermining, or obstructive


baklap

nl-noun

baklap m (plural baklappen, diminutive baklapje n)

baklappen (plural)
baklapje (diminutive neuter)

From bakken (“to fry, bake”) + lap (“slice of meat”).

compound

Eén baklap met friet voor de vent aan de balie.

One schnitzel with chips for the guy at the counter.

(Netherlands, slang) cutlet, schnitzel (without bread crumbs)

Dus, hoe smaakte je schnitzel, baklap?

So, how did your schnitzel taste, galoot?

(Netherlands, slang, derogatory) loser, jerk, oaf


verstandskies

nl-noun

verstandskies m (plural verstandskiezen, diminutive verstandskiesje n)

verstandskiezen (plural)
verstandskiesje (diminutive neuter)

From verstand (“intellect, wit, brain”) + -s- + kies (“molar”), a loose calque of Latin dēns sapientiae, itself a calque of Ancient Greek σωφρονιστῆρες (sōphronistêres).
The widespread popular supposition that it derives from ver (“far, distant”) + stand (“position”) + -s- + kies (“molar”) is incorrect; early attestations frequently cite the Latin or mention either its derivation from verstand or its synonym wijsheidstand; furthermore the suggestion is in disagreement with the pronunciation.

der

σωφρονιστῆρες


milieugekkie

(slang, derogatory, Netherlands) an environmentalist perceived to be radical


poedelprijs

nl-noun

poedelprijs m (plural poedelprijzen, diminutive poedelprijsje n)

poedelprijzen (plural)
poedelprijsje (diminutive neuter)

From poedel (“miss, failure”) + prijs (“prize”).

compound

(Netherlands) booby prize, a prize awarded to the loser


soebatten

soebatten (infinitive)
soebatten (gerund neuter)
soebat (first-person present singular)
soebatte (first-person past singular)
soebat (present second-person singular)
soebatte (past second-person singular)
soebat (formal present second-person singular)
soebatte (formal past second-person singular)
soebat (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
soebat (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
soebatte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
soebatte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
soebat (present singular third-person)
soebatte (past singular third-person)
soebatten (plural present)
soebatten (past plural)
soebatte (archaic present singular subjunctive)
soebatte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
soebatten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
soebatten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
soebat (imperative present singular)
soebat (archaic imperative plural present)
soebattend (participle present)
gesoebat (participle past)

Borrowed from Malay sobat (“friend”), from Arabic صُحْبَة (ṣuḥba), likely from a form containing /t/.

(intransitive, Netherlands) to beg persistently

(intransitive, Netherlands) to grovel, to beg sycophantically


snikkel

nl-noun

snikkel m (plural snikkels, diminutive snikkeltje n)

snikkels (plural)
snikkeltje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, originally Bargoens, vulgar) penis


ragbak

ragbak m (plural ragbakken, diminutive ragbakje n)

ragbakken (plural)
ragbakje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of raggen (“to drive wildly”) + bak (“car, vehicle”).

compound

„Dit is precies wat we zoeken', zei Dinnessen. [„]Een sjofele ouwe ragbak. Met een rauwe uitstraling.’’

2015 September 29, “Oldenzaals bedrijf Rolling Dutchmen leverde Chrysler New Yorker voor nieuwste film”, in Tubantia:

(Netherlands, colloquial) a run-down car


ouwehoeren

ouwehoeren (infinitive)
ouwehoeren (gerund neuter)
ouwehoer (first-person present singular)
ouwehoerde (first-person past singular)
ouwehoert (present second-person singular)
ouwehoer (present second-person singular)
ouwehoerde (past second-person singular)
ouwehoert (formal present second-person singular)
ouwehoerde (formal past second-person singular)
ouwehoert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
ouwehoert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
ouwehoerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
ouwehoerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
ouwehoert (present singular third-person)
ouwehoerde (past singular third-person)
ouwehoeren (plural present)
ouwehoerden (past plural)
ouwehoere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
ouwehoerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
ouwehoeren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
ouwehoerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
ouwehoer (imperative present singular)
ouwehoert (archaic imperative plural present)
ouwehoerend (participle present)
geouwehoerd (participle past)

A univerbation of ouwe + hoer with the denominative suffix -en, thus literally, “to old-whore”, from similes of the sort “to gossip like an old whore”.

(Netherlands, colloquial, slightly vulgar) to banter, to chitchat, to bullshit


oudgast

nl-noun

oudgast m (plural oudgasten, diminutive oudgastje n)

oudgasten (plural)
oudgastje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, relating to Indonesia, historical) a longtimer, a long-time resident of Dutch background in the Dutch East Indies


koebeest

koebeest n (plural koebeesten, diminutive koebeestje n)

koebeesten (plural)
koebeestje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, humorous or childish) moo-moo (humorous term for cow/bovine)


Boekestijntje

(Netherlands, politics) verbal gaffe, faux pas


stennis

Borrowed from Yiddish [script needed] (shtannes, “distrust”), from Biblical Hebrew עֶשְׁתֹּנֹת (eshtonot, “thoughts”).
Attested since 1937.

der

(Netherlands, from Bargoens) uproar, commotion


bontkraagje

(slang, Netherlands, derogatory) a (male) youngster of (supposed) Moroccan background


corpsbal

nl-noun

corpsbal m (plural corpsballen, diminutive corpsballetje n)

corpsballen (plural)
corpsballetje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, derogatory) frat boy, stereotypical haughty or foppish student belonging to a student society (generally male)


studentencorps

studentencorps n (plural studentencorpora or studentencorpsen, diminutive studentencorpsje n)

studentencorpora (plural)
studentencorpsen (plural)
studentencorpsje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly Netherlands) student society, especially a traditional and hierarchical one


karoot

karoten (plural)
kroot (alternative)
karote (alternative)

Borrowed from French carote, variant of carotte.

Salad of red beetroots.

1756, De volmaakte Geldersche keuken-meyd, publ. by Henrik Heymans, 75. Salade van roode Karoten. Als de Karoten gaar zyn, dan ſcheldze, ſnydze in dunne ſchyfjens, […]

When the beetroots are done, peel them then, cut them into slender disks, […]

(Netherlands) obsolete spelling of kroot


kroot

kroot f (plural kroten, diminutive krootje n)

kroten (plural)
krootje (diminutive neuter)
karoot (alternative obsolete)
karote (alternative)

Scholtmeijer stelt zich voor hoe een huisvrouw bij de groenteboer vroeg om wortels en rode bieten, terwijl de groenteboer alleen weet had van peentjes en kroten.

2012, Rien van den Berg, Marc van Oostendorp, Dat is andere taal! Streektalen en dialecten in Nederland, Uitgeverij Unieboek/Het Spectrum:


partijdier

From partij (“(political) party”) + dier (“animal”).

compound

(politics, Netherlands) someone with strong ties to a political party, often a passionate proponent of that party; a partisan


dansmarieke

nl-noun

dansmarieke f (plural dansmarieken or dansmariekes)

dansmarieken (plural)
dansmariekes (plural)

From dansen (“to dance”) + Marieke (female given name), calque of German Tanzmariechen.

compound

(regional, chiefly Brabant, Limburg and Eastern Netherlands) majorette

(regional, chiefly Brabant, Limburg and Eastern Netherlands) girl who dances at a carnival celebration


schnabbelen

schnabbelen (infinitive)
schnabbelen (gerund neuter)
schnabbel (first-person present singular)
schnabbelde (first-person past singular)
schnabbelt (present second-person singular)
schnabbel (present second-person singular)
schnabbelde (past second-person singular)
schnabbelt (formal present second-person singular)
schnabbelde (formal past second-person singular)
schnabbelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
schnabbelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
schnabbelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
schnabbelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
schnabbelt (present singular third-person)
schnabbelde (past singular third-person)
schnabbelen (plural present)
schnabbelden (past plural)
schnabbele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
schnabbelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
schnabbelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
schnabbelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
schnabbel (imperative present singular)
schnabbelt (archaic imperative plural present)
schnabbelend (participle present)
geschnabbeld (participle past)

(chiefly Netherlands, intransitive) to do work as a gig or a side job


schnabbel

nl-noun

schnabbel m (plural schnabbels, diminutive schnabbeltje n)

schnabbels (plural)
schnabbeltje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly Netherlands) gig, side job, in particular a lucrative one


blitskikker

blitskikker m (plural blitskikkers, diminutive blitskikkertje n)

blitskikkers (plural)
blitskikkertje (diminutive neuter)

Second half of the 20th century; first mentioned in 1974. From blits (“fashionable, modern”) + kikker (“frog”).

compound

1967 August 12, Inez van Eyk, "De taal van de ruige blitskikkers", Algemeen Handelsblad (supplement), page 15.

De ontvanger in Veendam schijnt volgens een zegsman een snelle jongen te zijn. Een blitskikker, een streber ook.

1983 December 27, Dick Heuvelman, “Apart op dinsdag”, in Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (editie stad Groningen en Haren), volume 96, number 304, page 23:

(informal, Netherlands) a (usually young) person who follows fashion very closely, fashionista


samsam

→ Papiamentu: sam

(Netherlands) fifty-fifty, equally, with equal shares or contributions


lekkerbekje

(Netherlands) deep-fried battered fish (generally of one piece)


ballenknijper

nl-noun

ballenknijper m (plural ballenknijpers, diminutive ballenknijpertje n)

ballenknijpers (plural)
ballenknijpertje (diminutive neuter)

From bal (“ball, testicle”) + -en- + knijpen (“to pinch, to squeeze”, agent suffix) + -er.

af

(colloquial, derogatory, chiefly Netherlands) briefs (short underpants for males) or a very tight pair of swimming trunks, budgie smugglers


rampeneren

rampeneren (infinitive)
rampeneren (gerund neuter)
rampeneer (first-person present singular)
rampeneerde (first-person past singular)
rampeneert (present second-person singular)
rampeneer (present second-person singular)
rampeneerde (past second-person singular)
rampeneert (formal present second-person singular)
rampeneerde (formal past second-person singular)
rampeneert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
rampeneert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
rampeneerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
rampeneerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
rampeneert (present singular third-person)
rampeneerde (past singular third-person)
rampeneren (plural present)
rampeneerden (past plural)
rampenere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
rampeneerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
rampeneren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
rampeneerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
rampeneer (imperative present singular)
rampeneert (archaic imperative plural present)
rampenerend (participle present)
gerampeneerd (participle past)
ramponeren (alternative)
rampeneeren (alternative)
ramponeeren (alternative)

From Middle Dutch rampeneren, ramponeren from Old French ramposner.

1836, Jacques van Lennep, De roos van Dekama, vol. 2, publ. by P. Meijer Warnars, 91.
(...) want na al wat ik verricht heb, roept mijn maag mij toe, dat het tijd is te rampeneren.

(...) because after all that I have done, my stomach tells me that it is time to eat.

(obsolete, Netherlands, intransitive) to dine, to eat


tofelemoon

nl-noun

tofelemoon m (plural tofelemonen, diminutive tofelemoontje n)

tofelemonen (plural)
tofelemoontje (diminutive neuter)
toffelemoon (alternative)

From Yiddish תּיפֿלה (tifle) + אמונה (emune).

(Netherlands, derogatory, slang) Roman Catholic


tofelemoon

tofelemoon (adverbial positive predicative)
tofelemone (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
tofelemoon (indefinite neuter positive singular)
tofelemone (indefinite plural positive)
tofelemone (definite positive)
tofelemoons (partitive positive)
toffelemoon (alternative)


tering jantje

(Netherlands, vulgar) holy shit, expression of surprise, impression, frustration, etc.


een jasje uitdoen

In reference to the meaning “disappointment, loss” of jas, but also involving the literal sense “jacket, coat”. Literally, “to take off a jacket”.

(Netherlands, idiomatic) to suffer badly


kaasstolp

kaasstolp f (plural kaasstolpen, diminutive kaasstolpje n)

kaasstolpen (plural)
kaasstolpje (diminutive neuter)

From kaas (“cheese”) + stolp (“bell jar”).

(Netherlands, politics, figurative) an institution or situation that is considered to be nasty or corrupt (nearly always in reference to The Hague, so often modified by "Haagse")


versluizen

versluizen (infinitive)
versluizen (gerund neuter)
versluis (first-person present singular)
versluisde (first-person past singular)
versluist (present second-person singular)
versluis (present second-person singular)
versluisde (past second-person singular)
versluist (formal present second-person singular)
versluisde (formal past second-person singular)
versluist (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
versluist (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
versluisde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
versluisde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
versluist (present singular third-person)
versluisde (past singular third-person)
versluizen (plural present)
versluisden (past plural)
versluize (archaic present singular subjunctive)
versluisde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
versluizen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
versluisden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
versluis (imperative present singular)
versluist (archaic imperative plural present)
versluizend (participle present)
versluisd (participle past)

(Netherlands, transitive) to transit, to ship through


kribbe

kribbe f (plural kribben, diminutive kribbetje n)

kribben (plural)
kribbetje (diminutive neuter)
krib (alternative)

From Middle Dutch cribbe, from Old Dutch kribba, from Frankish *kribbija, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of crèche.

(Netherlands) a breakwater, usually in a river or other stream


steenberg

steenberg m (plural steenbergen, diminutive steenbergje n)

steenbergen (plural)
steenbergje (diminutive neuter)

From steen (“stone”) + berg (“mountain, mound”).

compound

(Netherlands) spoil heap (mound made up of rubble from mining excavations)


dieperik

nl-noun

dieperik m (plural dieperiken, diminutive dieperikje n)

dieperiken (plural)
dieperikje (diminutive neuter)

(uncommon, Netherlands, dated, art) individual, usually an art critic, considered to be overly concerned with finding deep meanings


jottem

(Netherlands, colloquial, childish) General expression of enthusiasm or happiness.


calamiteit

calamiteit f (plural calamiteiten, diminutive calamiteitje n)

calamiteiten (plural)
calamiteitje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French calamité, from Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās.

(Netherlands, law, healthcare, medicine) sentinel event (an unintended or unexpected event, related to healthcare standards, that resulted in the death of a patient or had serious adverse consequences for a patient)


waterwolf

waterwolf m (plural waterwolven, diminutive waterwolfje n)

waterwolven (plural)
waterwolfje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈʋaːtərˌʋɔlf/

Coined by Joost van den Vondel in Aen den Leeuw van Hollant (1641), a work of propaganda for draining the Haarlemmermeer. Compound of water (“water”) + wolf (“wolf”).

(literary, Netherlands) water (personification of water as the national enemy)

(Netherlands) any body of water that is a threat to nearby land


waterwolf

/ˈʋaːtərˌʋɔlf/

(literary, Netherlands) the Haarlemmermeer


landleeuw

landleeuw m (plural landleeuwen, diminutive landleeuwje n)

landleeuwen (plural)
landleeuwje (diminutive neuter)

Coined by Joost van den Vondel in Aen den Leeuw van Hollant (1641), a work of propaganda for draining the Haarlemmermeer. Compound of land (“land”) + leeuw (“lion”).

(literary, Netherlands) land area of the Netherlands (personification of the Dutch land mass as in a perpetual battle against water)


snackmuur

snackmuur f (plural snackmuren, diminutive snackmuurtje n)

snackmuren (plural)
snackmuurtje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of snack (“snack”) + muur (“muur”).

(Netherlands) snack dispenser built into a wall


domper

domper m (plural dompers, diminutive dompertje n)

dompers (plural)
dompertje (diminutive neuter)

From dompen (“to dim, to dampen, to extinguish”) + -er (denominative agent suffix).

af

(Netherlands, historical, Protestantism, derogatory, by extension) reactionary orthodox Protestant linked to the Réveil


opleuken

opleuken (infinitive)
opleuken (gerund neuter)
leuk op (first-person main-clause present singular)
leukte op (first-person main-clause past singular)
opleuk (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
opleukte (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
leukt op (main-clause present second-person singular)
leuk op (main-clause present second-person singular)
leukte op (main-clause past second-person singular)
opleukt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opleukte (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
leukt op (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
leukte op (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
opleukt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opleukte (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
leukt op (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
leukt op (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
leukte op (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
leukte op (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
opleukt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opleukt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opleukte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opleukte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
leukt op (main-clause present singular third-person)
leukte op (main-clause past singular third-person)
opleukt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
opleukte (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
leuken op (main-clause plural present)
leukten op (main-clause past plural)
opleuken (plural present subordinate-clause)
opleukten (past plural subordinate-clause)
leuke op (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
leukte op (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
opleuke (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
opleukte (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
leuken op (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
leukten op (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
opleuken (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
opleukten (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
leuk op (imperative main-clause present singular)
leukt op (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
opleukend (main-clause participle present)
opgeleukt (main-clause participle past)

From leuk (“pretty, nice, fun”) + op- -en.

(transitive, informal, Netherlands) to embellish, to decorate, to make more stylish


volksuniversiteit

nl-noun

volksuniversiteit f (plural volksuniversiteiten, diminutive volksuniversiteitje n)

volksuniversiteiten (plural)
volksuniversiteitje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands) institution offering stand-alone courses to a wide audience without requirements of prior study


op die fiets

Literally, “on that bicycle”, modeled after op die manier (“in that manner, that way”), where manier (“manner, way”) is replaced with fiets (“bicycle”) (probably for humorous effect). The phrase originates from Rotterdam, but has since spread.

A: Waarom was je niet op het feest gisterenavond?
B: Ik moest mijn vriend helpen met verhuizen.
A: Aha, op die fiets.

A: Why weren't you at the party last night?
B: I had to help my friend move.
A: Ah, I see.

'Wat bedoelt u?' vroeg ik. De neef keek me nietbegrijpend aan.
'U zei fraai is dat... dus...'
'Eh... o, op die fiets ... '

2008, Herman Franke, chapter 5, in Voorbij ik en waargebeurd #3: Zoek op Liefde:

'What do you mean?' I asked. The nephew gave me a puzzled look.
'You said "how nice"... so...'
'Eh... oh, now''' I get it ... '

'Eén kamer?' vroeg de man achter de balie. 'Ja.' Ik wierp een korte blik op Liènhua en fluisterde zo zacht dat alleen zij me kon horen: 'Om veiligheidsredenen.' 'Ah, op die fiets,' fluisterde ze terug.

2012, Steven James, De Toren #2, page 93:

'One room? asked the man behind the counter. 'Yes.' I briefly glanced at Liènhua and whispered softly, so that only she could hear me: 'For security reasons.' 'Ah, I see,' she whispered back.

'Storing?' vraagt de cassière. Zonder op antwoord te wachten, roept ze achter zich: 'Rory! Er is weer stóóóring!'
'Nee', haast ik me te zeggen. Zachtjes vervolg ik: 'Het is geen storing. Ik heb gewoon geen saldo.'
 'O, op die fiets,' zegt de caissière, waarna ze zich tot mijn afgrijzen omdraait en door de winkel schreeuwt: 'Rory! Laat maar, ze heeft gewoon te weinig geld op haar rekening!

2013, Lisette Jonkman, chapter 13, in Verkikkerd:

'An error?' asks the lady behind the counter. Without waiting for an answer, she shouts to the back: 'Rory! There's an error again!'
 'No', I quickly say. Quietly I continue: 'There is no error. I just have no money left on my account.'
 'Oh, I see,' says the lady, upon which she - to my revulsion - turns around and bellows through the store: 'Rory! Nevermind, she just doesn't have enough money on her account!'

(colloquial, Netherlands) Affirms that the speaker has understood an explanation.


hypotheekrenteaftrek

Compound of hypotheekrente (“mortgage interest”) + aftrek (“deduction”).

compound

De hypotheekrenteaftrek is een fiscale regeling die huiseigenaren in Nederland in staat stelt om de rente die zij betalen over hun hypotheek af te trekken van hun belastbaar inkomen.

The mortgage interest deduction is a tax arrangement that allows homeowners in the Netherlands to deduct the interest they pay on their mortgage from their taxable income.

(Netherlands, taxation) mortgage interest deduction, deduction of taxable income based on mortgage rate (subsidy to encourage homeownership)


kippig

nl-adj

kippig (comparative kippiger, superlative kippigst)

kippiger (comparative)
kippigst (superlative)
kippig (adverbial positive predicative)
kippiger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het kippigst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het kippigste (adverbial predicative superlative)
kippige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
kippigere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
kippigste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
kippig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
kippiger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
kippigste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
kippige (indefinite plural positive)
kippigere (comparative indefinite plural)
kippigste (indefinite plural superlative)
kippige (definite positive)
kippigere (comparative definite)
kippigste (definite superlative)
kippigs (partitive positive)
kippigers (comparative partitive)

(Netherlands) myopic, nearsighted (also figuratively, including as an insult)


Jan Soldaat

(Netherlands) G.I. Joe, Tommy Atkins (personification of the ordinary soldier)


pressiegroep

nl-noun

pressiegroep f or m (plural pressiegroepen, diminutive pressiegroepje n)

pressiegroepen (plural)
pressiegroepje (diminutive neuter)

From pressie + groep, calque of English pressure group.

1965, Paul van 't Veer, De helden van onze tijd, Bezige Bij, page 44.
De lobbyisten ('lobbies' zijn de wandelgangen van het parlementsgebouw, waar in meer primitieve tijden de senatoren door vertegenwoordigers der pressiegroep werden benaderd) hebben andere wegen gevonden.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Ambtenaren en politici worden vaak benaderd door pressiegroepen.

2011, Rob van Otterdijk, Peter Pennartz, Peter Hurkxkens, Tom Toebes, edited by Martin de Wolf, Lesgeven over duurzame ontwikkeling. Didactische handreiking, Garant, →ISBN, page 127:

Government officials and politicians are often approached by pressure groups.


liflafje

(Netherlands) a small meal that fails to fill


naar de ratsmodee

Borrowed from Yiddish נאָך דער אשמדאי (nokh der ashmodey), with a shifted r due to re-analysis.

bor

נאָך דער אשמדאי

(Netherlands, informal) broken, ruined, down the khazi


geheid

geheid (adverbial positive predicative)
geheide (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
geheid (indefinite neuter positive singular)
geheide (indefinite plural positive)
geheide (definite positive)
geheids (partitive positive)


gedachtetrant

(Netherlands) line of thought, thought process, way of thinking


snertnimf

Compound of snert (“pea soup”) + nimf (“nymph”).

De in de eetzaal gereed staande boterhammen met koffie worden dan met vaart verorberd, om des te spoediger naar buiten op den dijk te kunnen gaan wandelen, omstreeks dezen tijd bezet met de zoogenaamde “snertnimfen”, die reeds stof gegeven hebben voor menige hartroerende ode in het jaarboekje der adelborsten.

[…] gewoonlijk blijft er genoeg van over om in het Nieuwediep een of meer snertnimfen gelukkig, en in zee een of meer varkens vet te maken.

1932, Uit de eerste marinejaren van Dirk Jan, Batteljee & Terpstra, page 167:

Onder die bomen langs schoven op grauwe winterochtenden als een schimmenspel de ‘snertnimfen’ voorbij, leeftijdloze vrouwen in omslagdoeken en klompen of afgetrapte schoenen, met een emmer in de hand of twee, tegen elkaar rammelend, op het wrakke onderstel van een kinderwagen.

1970, Annie Romein-Verschoor, Omzien in verwondering, Uitgeverij de Arbeiderspers, section 23:

(Netherlands, historical, nautical) a woman who begged for leftovers from ships


huilie huilie doen

Mock-childish reduplication of huilen (“to cry”) + -ie (diminutive suffix) with periphrastic doen (also seen in childish language).

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huilie-huilie doen (alternative)
huiliehuilie doen (alternative)

(Netherlands, Internet slang, derogatory) to whine, to cry, to moan


huilie

Mock-childish. From slightly earlier huilie huilie doen, equivalent to huilen + -ie.

(Netherlands, Internet slang, derogatory) boohoo, contemptuously mimicking crying or complaining.