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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of Judas + kus. After Judas's kiss in Mark 14,45 and parallels. The same metaphor is used in several other European languages.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjy.dɑsˌkʏs/
- Hyphenation: ju‧das‧kus
Noun
judaskus m (plural judaskussen)
- Judas kiss (treacherous or ingenuine act done under the pretense of kindness)
- 2007, Maite Carranza, De ijswoestijn, tr. by E. Veenings (Spanish title El desierto de hielo), The War of the Witches series vol. 2, Signature (publ.).
Ze liep de bioscoop in zonder Selene een kus te geven, want dat zou een judaskus zijn geweest.- She enters the cinema without giving Selene a kiss, because that would have been a Judas kiss.
- 2008, Val McDermid, Het profiel, tr. by Sophie Brinkman (English title The Wire In The Blood), Tony Hill series vol. 2, Sijthoff (publ.).
Alle vooruitgang die hij in het afgelopen jaar had gemaakt werd plotseling ongedaan gemaakt, en weer rook hij de geur van zweet en bloed, voelde zijn glibberige handen, hoorde de schreeuwen die uit zijn eigen keel werden losgescheurd en proefde de judaskus.- All the progress that he had made in the past year was suddenly undone and again he smelt the smell of sweat and blood, felt his slippery hand, heard the screams that were being torn out of his own throat and tasted the Judas kiss.