broodje aap

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, breadroll with monkey. From Broodje Aap. De folklore van de post-industriële samenleving, a book by Ethel Portnoy from 1978 in which she collected several urban legends, including one about a hotdog factory processing primates in their hotdogs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbroːt.jə ˈaːp/
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Noun

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broodje aap n (plural broodjes aap)

  1. an urban legend (false anecdotal story presented as true spread through informal communication)
    Synonym: broodjeaapverhaal

Derived terms

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