pikketanis

Dutch

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Etymology

The ending is uncertain, but pikke- is generally regarded as being derived from pikken (“to snatch, steal”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Noun

pikketanis m (plural pikketanissen, diminutive pikketanisje n or pikketanissie n)

  1. (Amsterdam, informal) a serving of jenever
    Een pikketanissie gaat er bij mij altijd in. ― I'm always down for a jenever.

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