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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish חטאתים (khateysem), plural of חטאת (khates, “sin offering”), from Hebrew חַטָּאת (khatát, “sin offering”), from חָטָא (khatá, “to sin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
geteisem n (uncountable)
- (Amsterdam, informal) riffraff, trashy folk, scum
- Synonyms: tuig, schorem