zesjescultuur
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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of the diminutive form of zessen (“sixes”) + cultuur (“culture”)
Pronunciation
Noun
zesjescultuur f (plural zesjesculturen)
- (often derogatory, Netherlands) literally culture of sixes, a term used to refer to a tendency to be satisfied with mediocre results, 'sixes' referring to grades that are only barely high enough to pass a test
- 2014, Lianne de Ree, “Nederland heeft geen zesjescultuur meer”, in Volkskrant:
- Dat er in Nederland een zesjescultuur heerst is bijna een nationale, normatieve opvatting geworden.
- The existence of a culture of sixes in the Netherlands has almost become a national, normative notion.
- 2015, Tabitha Speelman, Chinese studenten over Nederland: 'Wij zien geen zesjescultuur', Trouw:
- Het is misschien verrassend, maar de teruggekeerde jonge professionals troffen in Nederland geen zesjescultuur aan.
- It may be surprising, but the young professionals who returned did not encounter a culture of sixes in the Netherlands.