oelewapper
Dutch
Etymology
From oele (“owl”, a dialectal form of uil) + wapper. Compare West Frisian oelewapper (“a large moth; a simpleton; fool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuləˌʋɑpər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: oe‧le‧wap‧per
Noun
oelewapper m (plural oelewappers, diminutive oelewappertje n)
Related terms
- oelewap
West Frisian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuləvapər/
Noun
oelewapper c (plural oelewappers)
- nincompoop, simpleton
- Ik sis noch sa tsjin dy oelewappers, it ken net!
- I told those simpletons so much, it's not possible!
Alternative forms
- ûlewapper
Further reading
- “ûlewapper”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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