komkommertijd

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Dutch

Etymology

From komkommer (cucumber) +‎ tijd (time), compare Danish agurketid, Icelandic gúrkutíð, German Sauregurkenzeit, English cucumber time.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔmˈkɔ.mərˌtɛit/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kom‧kom‧mer‧tijd

Noun

komkommertijd m (plural komkommertijden)

  1. silly season
    • 2015 August 16, Jack Stroeken, “Ligt de toekomst bij online boodschappen doen?”, in Trouw:
      Online boodschappen doen. De media schenken er in deze komkommertijd veel aandacht aan.
      Online shopping. The media give it a lot of attention during this year's silly season.