driftbui

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of drift +‎ bui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɪft.bœy̯/
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  • Hyphenation: drift‧bui

Noun

driftbui f (plural driftbuien, diminutive driftbuitje n)

  1. anger tantrum, fit of anger
    • 2017 December 10, “'We zijn een driftbui verwijderd van een nucleaire catastrofe'”, in NOS:
      "De wereld is nog maar een driftbui verwijderd van wederzijdse vernietiging", sprak ICAN-directeur Beatrice Fihn zondag in Oslo.
      "The world is only a tantrum away from mutual destruction," ICAN director Beatrice Fihn said in Oslo on Sunday.