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I haven't written much for a while, let's see if I can do something about that now ;-). If you're wondering about the title of this entry, watsgeburt by de jeugd van tegenwoordig is the name of a gimmicky summer hit here in Holland. Browsing around, there seem to be people who find it as annoying as the crazy frog ringtone.
I see it more as being very playful with language. I couldn't care less for most Nederhop (Dutch Rap), but this one I find hilarious - the lyrics seem to be a good deal gibberish, and the beats are excellent. The word watsgeburt itself is a neologism (or gibberish, depending on your point of view ;-), and since according to my regular search engine, it hasn't spread to English yet, let's see what happens ;-).
Watsgeburt means 'what has happened', and it's pronounced in a funny quasi American accent. There's an attempt attempt at watsgeburts etymology over at the vpro website. The origin seems unclear, most likely it originates from another .
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