bepotelen

From be- +‎ poot +‎ -elen.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈpoː.tə.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧po‧te‧len

bepotelen

1. (transitive, Southern, chiefly Belgium) to grope, to touch sexually
2. (transitive, Southern, chiefly Belgium) to get one's hands on, to handle, to control
   • 2016, Peter Theunynck, De Slembroucks, Wereldbibliotheek:

     Arthur kan beter de Traction Avant bepotelen dan haar.

     It's better that Arthur handles the Traction Avant than that he touches her.

   • 2016 September 6, Michaël Aussems, “Aan de slag met de Surface Book: hybride met spierballen”, in ZDNet:

     Reden genoeg dus om de originele laptop eens te bepotelen.

     So there's enough cause to get our hands on the original laptop.