Sure, you can order a pommes-frites with curry ketchup and pronounce Dries Van Noten's name without a hitch. But can you really get by in Belgium? Our Slang Dictionary will make sure of it.
A guindaille is a party consisting of just two main elements: a bunch of students, and a ton of beer. These parties wouldn’t be complete without the à-fond (bottoms up), the celebrated art of chugging a beer in one gulp.
Example sentence: We’ll meet on Monday for the first guindaille of the year. / On se retrouvera lundi pour la première guindaille de l'année.
We'll be rolling out more Belgian slang throughout the month of June! Submit your own words to WEBSTORE@OPENINGCEREMONY.US with the subject line "Belgian Slang".
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A guindaille is a party consisting of just two main elements: a bunch of students, and a ton of beer. These parties wouldn’t be complete without the à-fond (bottoms up), the celebrated art of chugging a beer in one gulp.
Example sentence: We’ll meet on Monday for the first guindaille of the year. / On se retrouvera lundi pour la première guindaille de l'année.
We'll be rolling out more Belgian slang throughout the month of June! Submit your own words to WEBSTORE@OPENINGCEREMONY.US with the subject line "Belgian Slang".
