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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9872836, member: 2844"]Neither have I, and it can't be a Dutch expression because it is a mix of Dutch and English. I wonder if it is a New York Dutch expression.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zuig<u><i>ing</i></u> is incorrect Dutch, it should be zuig<u><i>en</i></u>. Zuigen does mean sucking.</p><p>The Dutch word for monkey is aap.</p><p>Also the word order isn't Dutch. "Sucking the monkey" would be "(aan) de aap zuigen". But again, I have never heard of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I checked various sites with Dutch sayings, including dialect sayings, but no luck.</p><p>I also checked Frisian sites because Frisian is often regarded as a language in between Dutch and English. But no results there either. Besides, the Frisian word for monkey is also aap, the Frisian word for 'sucking' is 'sȗgje' or 'sȗchje'.</p><p>Since the expression is a hotchpotch of English and Dutch, maybe try sites with New York Dutch sayings?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9872836, member: 2844"]Neither have I, and it can't be a Dutch expression because it is a mix of Dutch and English. I wonder if it is a New York Dutch expression. Zuig[U][I]ing[/I][/U] is incorrect Dutch, it should be zuig[U][I]en[/I][/U]. Zuigen does mean sucking. The Dutch word for monkey is aap. Also the word order isn't Dutch. "Sucking the monkey" would be "(aan) de aap zuigen". But again, I have never heard of it. I checked various sites with Dutch sayings, including dialect sayings, but no luck. I also checked Frisian sites because Frisian is often regarded as a language in between Dutch and English. But no results there either. Besides, the Frisian word for monkey is also aap, the Frisian word for 'sucking' is 'sȗgje' or 'sȗchje'. Since the expression is a hotchpotch of English and Dutch, maybe try sites with New York Dutch sayings?[/QUOTE]
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