(little) snack [noun] [het tussendoortje, de tussendoortjes] [‘tus-sun-door-tju’]

And we’re back! Well…at least for the next three weeks of our summer schedule 🙂

In a certain way, you could consider this DWOTD to be a "tussendoortje": something that is consumated quickly between two main activities/meals…usually a food snack, though "tussendoortje" can also be used figuratively.

Examples:
– "Ik ben op dieet, dus dat betekent geen tussendoortjes meer…"

("I’m on a diet, so that means no more snacks…")

– "<De ene vampier tegen de andere:> We boffen…deze jonge maagd is een lekker tussendoortje!"
("<One vampire to the other:> We are fortunate…this young virgin will be a tasty snack!")

– "Wat heeft Frank een dikke buik gekregen!" – "Tja, dat krijg je van al die tussendoortjes…"
("Frank’s belly has become really big!" – "Well, that’s what you get from all those little snacks…" Lit.: "What a big belly has Frank gotten!" – …)

Related words:
– "Tussen": (in) between.
– "Door": through.
– "Tussendoor": in between, through.
– "Snack": snack.
– "Dieet": diet.

Extra:
Did you know that diminutives always have the neuter gender? So, for example, it’s:
– "het tussendoortje, de tussendoortjes": the (little) snack.
– "het meisje, de meisjes": the girl.
– "het huisje, de meisjes": the little house.
– "het scheetje, de scheetjes": the little fart.
The plural form of a diminutive always ends on "s".