achterklap
Dutch
Etymology
From achter (“behind”) + klappen (“to talk”), literally “talk behind one's back”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑx.tərˌklɑp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧klap
Noun
achterklap m (uncountable, diminutive achterklapje n)
- (mean-spirited) gossip
- De werksfeer was verziekt door al de achterklap onder het personeel.
- The working environment had been fouled by all the gossipping among the employees.