bedilal

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of bedillen +‎ al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɪlˌɑl/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧dil‧al

Noun

bedilal m (plural bedilals or bedilallen, diminutive bedilalletje n)

  1. someone who condescends excessively and pettily
    • 1680, Willem Blaeu & Andries Pels, Tieranny van Eigenbaat in het eiland van Vrije Keur. Zinnespel, Albert Magnus (publ.), page 28.
      Maar gy Bedilal, waar bemoeit ge u niet al méê? Waarom versteurt ge ons?
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    • 2006, Raad Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling, Inhoud stuurt de beweging. Drie scenario's voor het locale debat over de WMO, page 68:
      Het gevaar van dit scenario is, naast de hoge kosten, dat de gemeente een bedilal wordt die haar tentakels uitslaat tot in de verste uithoeken van de lokale samenleving.
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