janet
See also: Janet and JANET
Cebuano
Etymology
After Filipino businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, the mastermind of the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam.
Verb
janet
- (slang, humorous) to rip off; to steal, cheat or swindle; to scam
Dutch
Alternative forms
- jeanet
- janette
- zjanol
Etymology
Borrowed from French janet, from jeannette, from Jean d'Arc. Named after the members of a Roman Catholic girlscouts' organisation.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ja‧net
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
janet f (plural janetten, diminutive janetje n)
- (Belgium, vulgar, offensive) An effeminate man
- Onze tegenstanders zijn een stel janetten.
- Our opponents are a bunch of sissies.
- (Belgium, vulgar, offensive, by extension) A homosexual
Synonyms
- (homosexual): homofiel