broekvent
Dutch
Etymology
From broek (“trousers”) + vent (“mate, dude”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbruk.fɛnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: broek‧vent
Noun
broekvent m (plural broekventen, diminutive broekventje n)
- (often in the diminutive) an immature man (a metaphor that alludes to men that still wear boyish shorts)
- (figuratively) coward
Synonyms
- (immature man): broekie m
- (coward): bangbroek m, bangerik m, broekschijter m, lafaard m