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”
Category Archives: Amsterdam Janks
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.
121618-009
English: You’re as useful as a pair of tits on a goldfish
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: He used to work in an Irish pub in Amsterdam and heard it there
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)
121618-006
English: You are one beer short of a six-pack
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Heard in Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
121618-005
English: You don’t have syrup between all of your pancakes
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Heard in Pittsburgh, PA (USA) at a local diner
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.
121618-003
Dutch: Jij bent echt te dom om te poepen.
English: you are too stupid to poop
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: A popular insult from maybe 10 years ago.
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.