bledder

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛ.dər/
  • Hyphenation: bled‧der

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bladder.

Noun

bledder m (plural bledders, diminutive bleddertje n)

  1. (Leiden, colloquial) football
    • 1986 June 6, “Promotie zal goede uitwerking hebben”, in Leidsch Dagblad, page 17:
      Tijdens de receptie ter gelegenheid van de promotie naar de KNVB kreeg de Morsclub een dozijn bledders.
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  2. (Leiden, colloquial) head (in particular a bald head)
    • 1994 September 3, Theo Bakker, “‘Wij geven om New York’”, in Leidsch Dagblad, page 19:
      Rastavlechten, punkpieken, kale bledders, scheidingen, kroeskoppen, staarten, gelglimmers, zwart, blond, rood, bruin, lang, gemillimeterd. Wat een koppen.
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Etymology 2

Noun

bledder m (uncountable)

  1. (slang) boastful nonsense, hot air, bluster

Middle English

Noun

bledder

  1. Alternative form of bladdre