Weirdest Dutch words when literally translated.
Peanut butter = pindakaas = peanut cheese
Ladybug = lieveheersbeestje = sweet ruling small beast
Other word for lady bug = kapoentje = a word also used for a small rooster
Sandwich = boterham = butter ham
Hippo = nijlpaard = horse of the nile
mierenneuker = ant fucker
kloothommel = ball sack bumblebee
Pissebed = isopod. 'Pee in bed'
Oorwurm = ear worm or earwig
ijsberen = polar bearing aka pacing back and forth
pannekoek = pancake, also used to call someone an idiot.
The word 'gadverdamme' which basically means disgusting or ew, also shortened into 'gadver'
is a word taken from the cuss word 'godverdomme' which means god damn me, also shortened into 'godver'.
Pestlijer = plague sufferer. Other used with tyfus (typhus) and kanker (cancer)
Val dood = fall to your death
Ga naar de hel = go to hell
Eekhoorn = squirrel aka old word for oak tree horn
Eenhoorn = unicorn aka one horn
Neushoorn = rhino aka nose horn
Patatje oorlog = war fries. French fries with peanut sauce, mayonaise and raw chopped onions. Way better than it sounds.
Hollandse nieuwe = Dutch new, the first caught young herring of the season to be eaten raw
Klok house = apple core aka clock house
Handschoenen = hand shoes, gloves.
Spijkerbroek = iron nail pants. Jeans.
@ is called an apenstaartje or monkey's tail
Schildpad aka turtle = shielded toad
Slachtoffer = slaughter sacrifice which is the Dutch word for ANY victim. Could be murder could be like, you got scammed.
The Dutch word for gums is tandvlees aka TOOTH MEAT
Naaktslakken = ‘naked snails’ (slug)
Mushroom is a paddestoel aka a chair for toads.
Vogelbekdier is platypus but it means literally bird beak animal
Huppelkut - skipping c*nt, a ditzy girl
Bakvis - baking fish, a teenage girl
Zeehond - sea dog aka seal LOL
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