Category Archives: Amsterdam Janks

Janks collected in Amsterdam, Netherlands on December 16, 2018 at Sociëteit SEXYLAND

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Dutch: Meisje je bent zo lelijk als je nacht, je tanden zijn zo geel als een kanarievacht.
English: Girl, you are as ugly as the night, but your teeth are as yellow as a canary.
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Heard in a hit Dutch song by DJ Madman from early 90s. So, when he was 14, he would say it to girls he liked, in a teasing way.

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Dutch: Je bent zo dom als het achtereind van een varken
English: You’re as a dumb as a pig’s behind
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Old Dutch expression. A polite, “safe” insult.

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Portuguese: És um caracol com olhos
English: You are a rock with eyes
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Her mother used to say this about people when she was upset with someone. From Lisbon.

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Portuguese: Se estupidez fosse música, tu eras uma orquestra sinfônica”, that means “If music was being stupid, you would be a symphonic orchestra
English: If music was being stupid, you would be a symphonic orchestra
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Her mother used to say this about people when she was upset with someone. From Lisbon.

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Dutch: Hey, poffertjesporem
English: Hey you little pancake face!
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: This is one of many common food related insults used in Amsterdam. It references bad skin (acne) and is used when someone is acting juvenile.

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Dutch: Pannenlap
English: Potholder
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: This is one of many common food related insults used in Amsterdam.