het naadje van de kous

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “the seam of the sock”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈnaːtjə vɑn də ˈkɑu̯s/, /(ɦ)ət ˈnaːtjə vɑn də ˈkɑu̯s/

Noun[edit]

het naadje van de kous n (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) All details of a subject matter.

Usage notes[edit]

Now mostly used in the expression het naadje van de kous willen weten (see willen for the inflection), with willen and weten only seldom omitted or replaced by another verb.