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The Dutch invented it as a porch; New Yorkers turned it into a throne.
means A small staircase or raised platform with steps leading up to the entrance of a house or building, especially common on row houses and brownstones.
from From the Dutch 'stoep,' meaning a step or front porch — a word the Dutch settlers carried to New Amsterdam (later New York), where the raised entryways suited a city built on low, flood-prone land. The term took root in American English and stayed planted on the East Coast, where 'sitting on the stoop' became a whole way of life. Worth noting: this 'stoop' is unrelated to the verb 'stoop' (to bend low), which descends instead from Old English 'stupian.'
- dutch root
- From stoep, meaning step or platform
- flood logic
- Raised entries kept Dutch homes above water
- social hub
- Brooklyn deals, gossip, and romance happen here
- to bend
- Same word also means to lower yourself
brownstone stoops of brooklyn — iconic front steps on historic new york city townhouses, especially prevalent in brooklyn heights and park slope neighborhoods
copenhagen royal stoop — the grand entrance steps of amalienborg palace, residence of the danish royal family