voor spek en bonen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, for bacon and beans.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /voːr spɛk ɛn boːnə(n)/

Prepositional phrase

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voor spek en bonen

  1. (chiefly sports and games) not for real, not competitively (indicating a noncompetitive participant)
  2. (by extension) useless, to no avail, ineffective; without doing anything substantial, relevant or worthwhile

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