lekkers
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editlekkers
Dutch
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Etymology 1
editPartitive form of lekker (“tasty, good”).
Noun
editlekkers n (uncountable)
- what is tasty, sweets, treats
- Na dat harde werken hebben ze wel iets lekkers verdiend.
- After all that hard work they earned themselves something tasty.
- Wie zoet is krijgt lekkers, wie stout is de roe.
- Who is sweet gets treats, who is naughty the rod. (from a traditional Sinterklaas song)
Etymology 2
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editlekkers
- plural of lekker
- 2001 June 2, Maarten Huygen, “Leve de lekkers”, in NRC:
- Leve de lekkers
- Long live the leakers