uitbuiken
Language: Dutch · [ˈœytˌbœykən] · Pronunciation: OUT-bowk-en
Pronunciation: marcel coenders · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
leaning back to let a big meal go down — digesting
The story
Uit is out, buik is belly: after a serious dinner you lean back and give the stomach room to work. The Dutch treat it as a legitimate activity with its own verb. English is still at the table, quietly digesting.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Dutch
- When does it happen?
- Right after a big dinner
- What does it literally say?
- Out-bellying
- What does it mean?
- Sitting back to let a full belly settle
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