koekeloeren

• IPA^(key): /ˌku.kəˈlu.rə(n)/, [-luː-]

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• Hyphenation: koe‧ke‧loe‧ren

From kokeloer, kokerol (“snail”), from Old French coque (“large hollow shell”).

koekeloeren

1. (informal) to look, to stare

   Synonyms: loeren, staren

2. to idle, to be somewhere without doing much

   Synonym: geelogen

   Staat 'm daar weer wa' te hangen, koekeloeren aan 't hoekske—niks beters te doen!

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Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare kukeleku.

koekeloeren

1. to crow like a rooster, to produce the sound of a cock

   Synonym: kraaien

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