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prikje.

a small amount of money (usually suggesting that any purchase is a bargain)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈprɪk.jə/
  1. a small amount of money (usually suggesting that any purchase is a bargain)

    informal · neuter
    Ik heb deze fiets afgelopen week voor een prikje op de kop getikt.
Where this word comes from

From prik (“sting, prick”) + -je (diminutive suffix). The sense probably derives from Middle Dutch prickskijn (“certain Brabantian coin of small value”).

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