nakkie

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Probably a borrowing from Sranan Tongo naki (“to hit, knock”), also used in naki spoiti (“to inject”). Can be interpreted synchronically as nak +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.ki/
Hyphenation: nak‧kie

Noun edit

nakkie n (plural nakkies)

(Netherlands, slang) An insufflated dose of a powdered drug, especially cocaine; a bump.
- 1999 May 22, 666, “Nakkie”, in nl.erotiek.contact‎^[1] (Usenet):
  Vind jij (v) het lekker om een nakkie te nemen en daarna ordinaire sex te hebben ....
  Do you (f) enjoy having a snort of cocaine and then having dirty sex ....
- 2016, Kate Tempest, translated by Roos van de Wardt, Astrid Huisman, and Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V., De stenen die de huizen bouwen:
  (...) Dale kijkt hem recht in de ogen. 'Nakkie doen?'
  'Wat?' Pete zet zijn glas neer.
  'Lijntje doen?'
  'Ja, lekker.'
  (...) Dale looks him straight in the eye. 'Shall we do a bump?'
  'What?' Pete puts his glass down.
  'Shall we do a snort?'
  'Yeah, feels good man.'

Derived terms edit

nak
nakken