tokkie

Dutch

FWOTD – 10 April 2016

Etymology

From the Amsterdam family Ruijmgaart-Tokkie, portrayed in the 2004 Dutch documentary series Familietrots ("Family Pride"), ultimately from Hebrew תוכי (túki, “parrot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔki/
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Hyphenation: tok‧kie

Noun

tokkie m or f (plural tokkies, diminutive tokkietje n)

(Netherlands, informal, derogatory) a lower-class person who is perceived to be unsophisticated and seen as likely to engage in antisocial behaviour
- Maarten van der Meer, Wie noemt zijn kind nou Chardonnay? Waarom we heten zoals we heten, 2014.
  Overdreven gesteld: Daan zit op hockey en Danny is een tokkie.