van de gekke zijn

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to be of the crazy (one)”. From the television series Pipo de Clown, where the character Klukkluk would often say dat zijn (toch) van de gekke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑn də ˈɣɛ.kə zɛi̯n/

Verb

van de gekke zijn

1. (chiefly Netherlands) to be ridiculous, to be absurd, to be insane (generally referring to situations)

Usage notes

Most commonly inflected in the third person singular present tense, otherwise rarely inflected. The most common phrases are dat is (toch) van de gekke and het is (toch) van de gekke.

Inflection

Conjugation of van de gekke zijn: see zijn.