gedogen
Language: Dutch · [ɣəˈdoːɣə(n)] · Pronunciation: khuh-DOH-khuh
Pronunciation: Marcel coenders · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
to officially tolerate what is technically against the law
The story
Gedogen is what the Dutch state does with the coffee shop: selling cannabis remains illegal, but the police leave it alone as long as the rules are kept. The policy even has its own noun, gedoogbeleid. English says turning a blind eye, without the paperwork.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Dutch
- Who does it?
- A council choosing not to prosecute
- Where would you hear it?
- A coffee shop selling cannabis
- What does it mean?
- Looking away from a known offence
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