| bang - doodbang | scared > scared stiff |
| moeg - doodmoeg | tired > dead beat |
| seker - doodseker | certain > quite certain |
| siek - doodsiek | sick > sick as a dog |
| stil - doodstil | quiet > quiet as a grave |
| vet - spekvet | fat > fat as a pig |
| verlief - smoorverlief | in love > head over heels |
| dronk - smoordronk | drunk > stone drunk |
| skerp - vlymskerp | sharp > sharp as a razor |
| nuut - splinternuut | new > brand new |
| nat - papnat | wet > soaking wet |
| lelik - skreeulelik | ugly > ugly as sin |
| droog - kurkdroog | dry > bone dry |
| donker - pikdonker | dark > pitch dark |
| wit - spierwit | white > snow white |
| dood - morsdood | dead > stone dead |