hartstikke
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- (informal) harske
Etymology edit
Compound of hart (“heart”) + steek (“stab”). Originally used as an intensifier in the phrase hartstikke dood, usage subsequently spread to other constructions.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
hartstikke
- (Netherlands, informal) very, freaking, hella
- De reactie van de premier was dat het hartstikke gaaf was.
- The prime minister's response was that it was frigging cool.