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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of motor (“motorbike”) + muis (“mouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoː.tɔrˌmœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: mo‧tor‧muis
Noun
motormuis m or f (plural motormuizen, diminutive motormuisje n)
- (Netherlands) a police officer on a motorcycle
- 1991 September 20, G.M Wieringa, "Gedrag politie" (letter to the editor), Leeuwarder Courant, Vol. 240, No. 221, page 8.
We zien niet alleen vaker de nieuwe surveillancewagens, ook de ‘motormuizen’ lijken actiever.- We don't just see the new surveillance cars more often, the motorcycle officers also seem more active.
- a biker
1998 May 27, “Zuid-West Nederland Contactlijn”, in Scheldebode, page 9:Ik zou graag eens met een lekkere motormuis ergens naar toe willen rijden en een gezellig onderonsje hebben.- I would like to drive somewhere with a hot biker and have a pleasant tête-à-tête.
Synonyms
- (police officer on a motorcycle): zwaantje (Belgian Dutch)