gaan met die banaan

Dutch

FWOTD – 23 March 2023

Etymology

Literally, “go with that banana”. Gaan is an infinitive with imperative force.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaːn mɛ(t) di baːˈnaːn/

Interjection

gaan met die banaan

1. (colloquial, Netherlands) go on, get going (commence), go ahead
   • 2011, Lisa Gardner, Spaar het meisje, tr. by Ralph van der Aa of Live to Tell.

     Haar broek uittrekken, Alex' gesteven blauwe overhemd van zijn lijf rukken en gaan met die banaan.

     Strip off her jeans, rip off Alex's starched blue shirt, and go to town. (original English)