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Direct Dutch vlog ‘Epibreren’

EPIBREREN according to the Dutch dictionary means ‘perform unspecified activities which should give the impression that they are important, even though they don’t amount to anything’. That’s a lot of words for something so meaningless: EPIBREREN, epibreerde, heeft geëpibreerd.

It is, however, an extremely useful word. In this video, Yolande Hisgen talks about this mysterious Dutch word.

If you want to read more about the origin of this word? Please read this detailed Word of the Day blog post from 2013!

Follow this link if you want to read our other Words of the Day