broodje aap
Dutch
editEtymology
editLiterally, “breadroll with monkey”. From Broodje Aap. De folklore van de post-industriële samenleving, a book by Ethel Portnoy from 1978 in which she collected several urban legends, including one about a hotdog factory processing primates in their hotdogs.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbroodje aap n (plural broodjes aap)
- An urban legend (false anecdotal story presented as true spread through informal communication).
- Synonym: broodjeaapverhaal