Uitwaaien (noun)
out-vahyn
The Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health.
First recorded in 2000–05; from Dutch: literally, “blow out,” equivalent to uit “out” + waaien “to blow, fan”
Example sentences
“The Dutch have a specific word for blowing the cobwebs away, they call it uitwaaien.”
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