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Dutch
Etymology 1
Related with Luxembourgish mockeleg (“plump”), German muckelig (“cozy, pleasantly warm or soft”). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from dialectal mocke (“slut, babe”), which could be a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus (“swine, pig”), or related to mok (“mug, large cup”), with the original sense of "roundish object."
Pronunciation
Noun
mokkel n or f (plural mokkels, diminutive mokkeltje n)
- (colloquial, Netherlands) broad, babe
- (derogatory, offensive, Netherlands) slut
- (colloquial, Netherlands) chubby woman or girl
- 1914, "Een hongerdemonstratie en hakkende politieagenten", De toekomst. Vrij-Socialistisch Weekblad voor het Zuiden des lands, vol. 22, issue 25, page 3 (attributed to policemen).
Godverdomme zeg, die eene, die… hij zeit… en ik geef 'm meteen een opsodemieter… Had je dat wijf motte hoore, dat dikke mokkel, ik zeg zoutzak en geef d'r een trap voor d'r…- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Of imitative origin, compare smak (“smack, blow”).
Noun
mokkel ? (plural , diminutive )
- (obsolete) kiss