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Swaffelen (or zwaffelen) is a Dutch term meaning to hit one's penis -- often repeatedly -- against an object or the body of another person. Swaffelen was named as the word of the year in Holland in 2008.

The act of swaffelen often takes place in the form of teasing, crude humour or a degrading context, but can also be a sexual act. When the act is practiced on a person, it is often the person's cheek that is hit. The penis is usually semi-erect during the act.

Media coverage
In April 2008, the term received wide media attention in the Netherlands and Belgium, when a Dutch student commited the act on the Taj Mahal and uploaded the video to YouTube. The students was suspended for this action.

In response, the BNN TV program Spuiten en Slikken invited viewers to make their own videos of other objects being swaffeled. They also called for a BNN Nationale Swaffeldag (BNN National Swaffel Day) to be declared. The Royal Palace of Amsterdam and the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht were among the objects swaffeled in the submissions.

Word of the Year
Swaffelen was voted as the word of the year in a competition organize by Genootschap Onze Taal (Society for Our Language), Van Dale Uitgevers (Van Dale Publishers) and the newspaper De Pers. The blog GeenStijl.nl encouraged readers to vote for "swaffelen". "Swaffelen" received 57% of the votes while "wiiën" (meaning to play Wii) drew 12% and "bankendomino" (referring to the credit crisis) received 6% of the votes. "Gastroseksueel" and "smirten" each received 5% of the vote.