Afpissen, thuis-thuis, zeester: what do Dutch students actually mean when they say this? To get you settled into student life, Folia produced a special abbreviation list.
afpissen - to cancel a plan
AVG - a famous ‘recipe’ among students: potatoes, meat, veggies
bakken vouwen - drinking beer
bek peddelen - kissing
blik trekken - gaining a medal, especially in rowing
bopla - charcuterie board
bruine fruitschaal - typical Dutch deep-fried appetizers
bvo - beer to go
CvB - the Board of the university
cv-neuker - someone who undertakes all kind of activities, just to put them on the resume
desma - decaf espresso martini
dies - dies natalis, the birthday of the university
esma - espresso martini
eventuela - someone you could have a relationship with
exclu - exclusive (in dating)
feut - someone who just joined a fraternity or sorority
gesalu - having a nice lunch together
glimi - lube
grondpizza - puke
hg - roommate
hospi - a night hosted by students to check out potential new roommates
huighockeyen - kissing
itakru - Italian herbs and spcies
icen - hiding a bottle of Smirnoff Ice for someone, then having them to drink the bottle in one go
icri - identity crisis
kaal - drunk
kingsen - drinking game with cards
kladiladi - close that laptop
mossen - having sex
natte tosti - someone who think a little bit too much of theirselves
pandapunten - points that indicate how long you have not had sex
perbo - personal discount (at supermarket Albert Heijn)
p.h.p.d. - a little bit of pain here, a little bit of pain there
rattentaxi nemen - to leave without saying goodbye
REC - the Roeterseiland Campus
sbm - sisters before misters
schara - shamelessly urban, often used to describe the 'Havermelkelite' for example (see page X)
skeer - shabby or broke
spebi - specialty beer
sponti - spontaneous
straaljager - gin with bitter lemon
strepen - throwing plastic cups on other people who are drinking
sumogegigo -''super mooi gezopen gisteren, gozer"
thuis - where you live
thuis-thuis - where you parents live
UB - university library
uidep - from the countryside, not from the city
vvv'tjes - friends from before you entered student life
wato - what are the odds?
zeester - a strafish is someone who just stays on their back with their arms wide during sex