hatseflats
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the 1980s; compare earlier hatsekidee. For similar formations, compare hupseflups, oepsefloeps. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Is this some kind of onomatopoeia, or is it an extension of a shorter word?
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]hatseflats
- (Netherlands) Expresses a sudden or completed occurrence.
- Synonym: hatsekidee
- Hatseflats, dat was de laatste!
- There, that was the last one!
Noun
[edit]hatseflats ? (plural hatseflatsen, diminutive hatseflatsje n)
- (Netherlands, colloquial) a jiffy; a very short moment or very little effort
- Synonym: handomdraai
- Het gerecht staat in een hatseflats op tafel!
- The dish will be on the table in no time!