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Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “knock-knock”.
Interjection
klop klop
- (Suriname, colloquial) used to announce one's presence when standing outside, or entering, someone's premises
1992, Morales Wijngaarde, “Wonen op stolk buiten [Living in Stolk Buiten]”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis, page 56:‘Klop, klop, klop’. De stem van de vrouw verraadde een zekere ironie. De twee op de veranda hadden haar al zien aankomen. Het was een aankondiging en groet tegelijk.- ‘Knock, knock, knock’. The woman's voice betrayed a certain irony. The two on the porch had already seen her coming. It was an announcement and a greeting at the same time.