Dutch slang for skipping a boring mandatory exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or a class.
The history of the slang damveldje is debatable. The most accepted explanation of the word is about a student; 'Damveld' was a student at a prestigious university who was notorious for skipping nearly everything, save for the tests.
Because of this slang students tend to name fellow classmates, those that skip a lot of boring lectures, "damveld"
The history of the slang damveldje is debatable. The most accepted explanation of the word is about a student; 'Damveld' was a student at a prestigious university who was notorious for skipping nearly everything, save for the tests.
Because of this slang students tend to name fellow classmates, those that skip a lot of boring lectures, "damveld"
by Jesterlemat March 20, 2013