Category Archives: Amsterdam Janks

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

121618-011

Dutch: Beschuitlul
English: Biscuit-dick
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: This is one of many common food related insults used in Amsterdam. It references a soft, airy biscuit or cracker. If you squeeze it, it crumbles. He heard this particular insult in the Dutch film “Amsterdamned”

121618-010

English: Your mom plays left-back for St Johnstone
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: He heard it from a Dutch friend, but it is originally a Scottish insult. St Johnstone F.C. is a notoriously bad Scottish football club. Left-back is a notoriously bad position.

121618-008

Dutch: Hey bolle! Heb je een scheet gelaten of stink je altijd zo?
English: Hey, fatty, did you just fart, or do you always smell this bad?
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Heard it when he was a teenager in middle school in eastern Netherlands

121618-007

English: You’re so stupid you can’t tell your ass from a hole in the ground
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Might’ve heard it on Saturday Night Live (Celebrity Jeopardy skit)

121618-004

Dutch: pannenkoek
English: pancake
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: A common phrase that has been around since he was a kid, Usually said when someone makes a stupid mistake, local Amsterdam expression.

121618-002

Dutch: Krijg jij nou effe lekker flink de tering.
English: Catch the Consumption / Tuberculosis
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Disease-themed insults and profanities are common in Dutch language. This one may come from the time of traveling/trading by ships and catching Tuberculosis overseas.