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Dutch
Etymology
From hoepel (“hoop”) + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦu.pə.lə(n)/
- Hyphenation: hoe‧pe‧len
Verb
hoepelen
- (intransitive) to roll hoops
1683, Steven Blankaart, De Kartesiaanse academie ofte, institutie der medicyne, Johannes ten Hoorn, page 205:De kinderen op datse geen papsakken souden werden, moet men gebieden te spelen, te wandelen, koten, knikkeren, hoepelen &c. na de tyd van het jaar mede brengt, hier door werden sy sterk en vrolyk.- One should command the children, so that they do not become fat-asses, to play, to walk, play with dice, play with marbles, roll hoops &c. in accordance with the time of year, this makes them strong and happy.
- (intransitive) to hula hoop
- Synonyms: hoelahoepen, hoelahoepelen
- (colloquial, uncommon) to go away, to get lost (more commonly in derived expressions)
- 1861, François Haverschmidt (ed. René van Slooten), Reis door België en langs den Rijn, DBNL (2009), page 86.
Verblijd hierover gingen wij naar ons logement terug, betalden er en hoepelden nu naar het Station bij ons logement.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2006 March 19, steggy, “An!”, in nl.support.borderline (Usenet):
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