voor spek en bonen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “for bacon and beans”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voːr spɛk ɛn boːnə(n)/

Prepositional phrase

voor spek en bonen

  1. (chiefly sports and games) not for real, not competitively (indicating a noncompetitive participant)
  2. (by extension) useless, to no avail, ineffective; without doing anything substantial, relevant or worthwhile

See also

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