flikker

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch flikkeren.

Pronunciation

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Verb

flikker (present flikker, present participle flikkerende, past participle geflikker)

  1. to flash, to flicker

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly related to flikken (“to do, pull off”), flikkeren (“to flicker”), or frik (“narrow-minded schoolteacher”).

Noun

flikker m (plural flikkers, diminutive flikkertje n)

  1. A mender, fixer, someone who mends or fixes
    Synonyms: fikser, reparateur
  2. A jump while clicking the heels
  3. A human body, especially when in the nude
    Synonym: lijf
  4. (Netherlands) A bit
    Synonyms: moer, zier
    Maakt me geen flikker uit.
    I don’t care a bit.
  5. (vulgar, offensive, derogatory) A homosexual male; a queer, faggot.
    Synonyms: homo, janet, mietje, zemmel
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

flikker

  1. inflection of flikkeren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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