bijltjesdag

Dutch

Etymology

From Bijltjesdag. Equivalent to bijltje +‎ -s- +‎ dag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛi̯l.tjəsˌdɑx/, [ˈbɛi̯l.cəsˌdɑx]
• Hyphenation: bijl‧tjes‧dag

Noun

bijltjesdag m (plural bijltjesdagen)

1. a day of reckoning, in particular one of bloody revenge or repression (if unrelated to the next sense)
2. (Netherlands, politics, by extension) the annual parliamentary debate concerning the audit report of the government budget, held on the third Wednesday in May
3. (figurative, by extension) big day (day on which something significant or momentous happens), moment of truth