handjeklap

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of handje +‎ klap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑn.tjəˌklɑp/

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• Hyphenation: hand‧je‧klap

Noun

handjeklap m (uncountable)

1. gesture in which two people slap their hands
2. (Netherlands) children's game in which players clap each other's hands
3. (Netherlands, chiefly historical) system of bargaining on certain markets according to which parties would slap on each other's hands with each bid until an agreement is reached
4. (Netherlands, chiefly politics, derogatory) system of political negotiation according to which compromise is sought by exchanging policy proposals more or less wholesale on an issue-by-issue basis

Derived terms

• handjeklap begonia
• van de handjeklap