labbekak

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of labben (“to chat, to babble, to gossip (imitative)”) +‎ -e- +‎ kak. The meaning of the second word is somewhat uncertain, it could mean “shit, crap” or it could be a variant of kaak (“jaw”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.bəˌkɑk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: lab‧be‧kak

Noun

labbekak m (plural labbekakken, diminutive labbekakje n)

  1. (derogatory) a weak, faint-hearted, effete or cowardly man
  2. (derogatory, dated, now dialectal) a gossip, a chatterbox

Derived terms

  • labbekakken
  • labbekakkerij
  • labbekakkig
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