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Dutch
Etymology
Coined by Marten Toonder. Compound of brein (“brain, mastermind”) + baas (“boss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɛi̯n.baːs/
- Hyphenation: brein‧baas
Noun
breinbaas m (plural breinbazen, diminutive breinbaasje n)
- cunning mastermind, sly weasel, brainy person
2017 September 4, Erik Voermans, “Walter Becker (1950-2017): Breinbaas achter Steely Dan”, in Het Parool:Becker en Fagen ontpopten zich als de breinbazen van de groep, die Steely Dan ging heten, […]- Becker and Fagen gradually grew to be the clever masterminds of the group, that came to be called Steely Dan,