van likmevestje

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • van lik m'n vestje
  • van likmevesje (dated, colloquial)
  • van likmevessie (Hollandic, colloquial)

Etymology

Literally, “of lick-my-vest”, but the element vestje is generally considered to derive from French fesse (“buttock, butt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑn ˈlɪk.məˈvɛs.(t)jə/
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  • Hyphenation: van lik‧me‧vest‧je

Prepositional phrase

van likmevestje

  1. (idiomatic) of low quality or competence; worthless, good-for-nothing
    Met zo'n kerel van likmevestje ga ik niet naar de stad, hoor.
    I'm not going into town with such a good-for-nothing bloke, I swear.
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