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Dutch
Etymology
From Batavus Droogstoppel, a fictional narrow-minded character without imagination in Multatuli's novel Max Havelaar; probably after the phrase droge stoppel (“dry haulm”) in Job 13, 25.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdroːxˌstɔ.pəl/
- Hyphenation: droog‧stop‧pel
Noun
droogstoppel m (plural droogstoppels)
- a boring, unimaginative person, usually a man