nakkie

Dutch

Etymology

Probably a borrowing from Sranan Tongo naki (to hit, knock), also used in naki spoiti (“to inject”). Can be interpreted synchronically as nak + -ie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑ.ki/
  • Hyphenation: nak‧kie

Noun

nakkie n (plural nakkies)

  1. (Netherlands, slang) An insufflated dose of a powdered drug, especially cocaine; a bump.
    • 1999 May 22, 666, “Nakkie”, in nl.erotiek.contact, Usenet:
      Vind jij (v) het lekker om een nakkie te nemen en daarna ordinaire sex te hebben ....
      Do you (f) enjoy having a snort of cocaine and then having dirty sex ....
    • 2016, Kate Tempest, De stenen die de huizen bouwen, tr. by Roos van de Wardt & Astrid Huisman, Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V.
      (...) Dale kijkt hem recht in de ogen. 'Nakkie doen?'
      'Wat?' Pete zet zijn glas neer.
      'Lijntje doen?'
      'Ja, lekker.'
      (...) Dale looks him straight in the eye. 'Shall we do a bump?'
      'What?' Pete puts his glass down.
      'Shall we do a snort?'
      'Yeah, feels good man.'

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