die Stippvisite
Translation
flying visit, brief visit, pop-in
Examples
Ich mache nur eine kurze Stippvisite.
I'm just making a brief flying visit.
Er stattete seinen Eltern eine Stippvisite ab.
He paid his parents a flying visit.
Grammar Patterns
to make a flying visit to make a flying visit I'm just making a flying visit.
to pay sb. a flying visit to pay sb. a flying visit He paid his parents a flying visit.
Similar Words
der Kurzbesuch (short visit)
Etymology
From Low German 'stippen' (to dip) and 'Visite' (visit, from French). The idea is to 'dip in' for a visit.
Memory Tips
Imagine just 'dipping' (stippen) into a place for a 'visit' (Visite), like dipping a biscuit into tea.