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Dutch
Etymology
Likely from Yiddish כּלבֿ (kelev, “damn dog, son of a bitch”) + Yiddish ־אַק (-ak).
First attested with its current meaning in 1884.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klaːˈbɑk/
- Hyphenation: kla‧bak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Noun
klabak m (plural klabakken, diminutive klabakje n)
- (Netherlands, originally Bargoens, derogatory) cop, pig: synonym of politieagent (“police officer”)
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