oplawaai
Dutch
Alternative forms
- oplawaaier
Etymology
op 'on' + lawaai 'noise'
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: op‧la‧waai
Noun
oplawaai m (plural oplawaaien, diminutive oplawaaitje n)
- A sounding blow, punch, as with a fist
- (figuratively) A hard hit, bad blow, inadversity such as a setback
Synonyms
- dreun m
- lel m or f
- opdoffer m
- opdonder m
- opduvel m
- oplababbel
- oplazer m
- opsodemieter m