Engels VOC

Question 1

entries

Answer 1

Binnenkomst, in this context it’s meant on new words

Question 2

squadgoals

Answer 2

Things you want to accomplish with a group (of friends)

Question 3

chest bump

Answer 3

Jump up against each other’s chest

Question 4

kodak moment

Answer 4

Precious moment captured by a picture/photo

Question 5

video selfie

Answer 5

Video taken with the front camera of your phone (video of yourself)

Question 6

fitspo

Answer 6

Short for fitspiration, meaning someone who inspires you to be healthy and sporty

Question 7

image board

Answer 7

A webpage or board where you can place photos/ images/ quotes that are inspiring

Question 8

drop bears

Answer 8

A mythical koala with sharp teeth who’s attacking passengers

Question 9

pour-over

Answer 9

Pouring boiled water over a filter filled with grounded coffee beans

Question 10

Drinking the haterade

Answer 10

Being negative

Question 11

fantastic

Answer 11

amazing

Question 12

superfruit

Answer 12

Very beneficial fruits

Question 13

markedly

Answer 13

clearly

Question 14

shoestring fries

Answer 14

Very thin French fries

Question 15

frita

Answer 15

A Cuban sandwich with shoestring fries and pork (=varken)

Question 16

aquafaba

Answer 16

A substitute for eggs whites used in vegan cooking

Question 17

pulses

Answer 17

Peulen bv boontjes

Question 18

chickpeas

Answer 18

kikkererwten

Question 19

Lexicographical

Answer 19

About words, dictionaries

Question 20

takoyaki

Answer 20

Japanese dish made with octopus and cooked in batter

Question 21

tonkatsu

Answer 21

Thick sweet (= zoet) and savoury (= hartig) sauce

Question 22

breaded pork

Answer 22

Gepaneerd varkensvlees

Question 23

pad kee mao

Answer 23

drunken noodles

Question 24

drunken noodles

Answer 24

Fried noodles, spicy, mixed with other ingredients

Question 25

haphazardly

Answer 25

at random

Question 26

batter

Answer 26

beslag

Question 27

Ras-el-hanout

Answer 27

a Morrocan spice

Question 28

cumin

Answer 28

komijn

Question 29

turmeric

Answer 29

Kurkuma

Question 30

whet(your appetite)

Answer 30

stimulate

Question 31

climate refugees

Answer 31

A person who has been forced to leave their home as a result of climate change

Question 32

climate denier

Answer 32

Someone who doesn’t believe climate change is real or is caused by human activity

Question 33

negawatts

Answer 33

A unit of energy saved due to conservation efforts

Question 34

Freecycling / freecycle

Answer 34

Give away for free rather than selling it or throwing it away

Question 35

deciphering

Answer 35

ontcijferen

Question 36

Uninhabitable

Answer 36

Onbewoonbaar

Question 37

Flyboard(ing)

Answer 37

A board propelled by jets of water

Question 38

skitch

Answer 38

A blend of skate or ski and hitch, meaning hitching (= aankoppelen) to a motorized vehicle (=voertuig) in order to go faster

Question 39

HIIT

Answer 39

High-intensity interval training

Question 40

A bracket-buster

Answer 40

A low-ranking team that defeats a highranking team

Question 41

Brewer's droop

Answer 41

Too much to drink (drunk men can’t get erection)

Question 42

Drunk-dial or drunk-text

Answer 42

You make a phone call or you send a text when you’re drunk, the message is usually awkward or weird (because you’re drunk)

Question 43

In vino veritas

Answer 43

When you’re drunk you’re more likely to tell the truth (“in wine there is truth”)

Question 44

friendsgiving

Answer 44

Thanksgiving with friends

Question 45

A cat lady

Answer 45

A woman living with cats

Question 46

A sausage party or fest

Answer 46

The majority of participants at a party are male

Question 47

A hackfest

Answer 47

An event dedicated to sharing info about computer programming

Question 48

BIPOC

Answer 48

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color

Question 49

Awe walk

Answer 49

A stroll/walk in which you intentionally shift your attention to the outer world (what is happening around you) instead of inwards (your thoughts and worries).

Question 50

brother from another mother

Answer 50

a close (fe)male friend

Question 50

Doomscrolling

Answer 50

spending too much time in front of a screen, and you keep on scrolling

Question 50

WFH

Answer 50

work from home

Question 51

am I bovvered?

Answer 51

I don’t care

Question 51

be down with

Answer 51

like something or someone or understand them, e.g. I’m down with R&B

Question 52

chat breeze

Answer 52

talk a lot of rubbish, e.g. That don’t make sense, you're chatting breeze, man!

Question 52

get down with

Answer 52

(a) get on someone’s good side and be accepted, e.g. I think our politicians should get down with the yute (b) understand, e.g. get down with the lingo, man! (c) have sex with

Question 53

chill your beans!

Answer 53

calm down!, relax!

Question 53

give me some skin!

Answer 53

used when greeting friends by slapping or touching the palm of your hand against theirs

Question 54

kissing your teeth

Answer 54

kissing sound made by scraping tongue against upper teeth, a sign of disdain equivalent to saying ‘tut tut’

Question 55

naa mean?

Answer 55

know what I mean?

Question 56

out of order

Answer 56

used about someone or their behaviour that is unacceptable or wrong, e.g. he was well out of order

Question 57

pop your cherry

Answer 57

lose your virginity, e.g. he popped her cherry

Question 58

shit a brick

Answer 58

to be really scared or upset

Question 59

so’s your face, so’s your mum

Answer 59

reply to anything considered an insult, e.g. You’re stupid - So’s your face!

Question 60

talk to the hand ‘cos the face ain’t listening

Answer 60

used when not wanting to listen to what someone is saying, combined with the gesture of a raised palm

Question 61

your mum!

Answer 61

(a) insulting reply when not wanting to give an answer, e.g. what’s your name – Your mum! (b) used by itself as a general insult