koppie koppie

Dutch

Alternative forms

• koppie-koppie

Etymology

Reduplication of koppie, informal diminutive of kop (“head”).

Adjective

koppie koppie (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. (informal) smart

   Zijn broer is echt koppie koppie, hij zit de hele dag in de boeken.

   His brother is really smart, he reads all day long.

Usage notes

May also be used as a noun in some cases, e.g. the phrase koppie koppie hebben is sometimes used, meaning "to be smart".