labbekak
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of labben (“to chat, to babble, to gossip”) + -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/
- Hyphenation: lab‧be‧kak
Noun
labbekak m (plural labbekakken, diminutive labbekakje n)
- (derogatory) A weak, faint-hearted, effete or cowardly man.
- (derogatory, dated, now dialectal) A gossip, a chatterbox.
Derived terms
- labbekakken
- labbekakkerij
- labbekakkig