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Dutch
Etymology
Likely from Sranan Tongo tyant. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcɑn.tə(n)/, /ˈtjɑn.tə(n)/
Verb
tjanten
- (transitive, Suriname) to flirt, to seduce, to hit on
2014 February 21, Krishan Vinodsingh, “'Op een oude fiets moet je het leren' ['One has to learn how to do it on an old bike']”, in Dagblad Suriname, retrieved 11 August 2023:'Soms valt mijn mond open van verbazing als ik door de stad loop', aldus Moniek (32). 'Vooral die blauwe hemden zijn je gewoon aan het 'tjanten'. Als je zegt dat je wel hun moeder kon zijn of al getrouwd bent, krijg je antwoorden als 'is niet erg' en dat is echt bizar.'- 'Sometimes my mouth falls open in amazement when I walk through town,' says Moniek (32). 'Especially highschool students are hitting on me, just like that. When I tell them that I could be their mother or that I'm already married, I get replies like 'doesn't matter' and that's really bizarre.
2023 February 15, Prof. Soortkill, “Alles is ontworpen, maar niet alles is designer [Everything is designed, but not everything is 'designer']”, in NRC Handelsblad, retrieved 11 August 2023:Die kill draagt geeneens designer dan wil hij me komen chanten, wats met hem!?- That guy doesn't even wear designer clothes, still he wants to flirt with me, what's wrong with him?