neo-tofelemoon

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From neo- +‎ tofelemoon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneː.oː.toː.fə.ləˌmoːn/
  • Hyphenation: neo‧to‧fe‧le‧moon

Noun

neo-tofelemoon m (plural neo-tofelemonen)

  1. (Netherlands, politics, derogatory, uncommon) socialist with a Roman Catholic background
    • 1972 May 19, Henk Broekhuis, “De lopende band”, in NRC Handelsblad (Cultureel supplement), page 5:
      Naar dat ene meisje te oordelen ben ik bang dat de neo-tofelemonen ook diep in de socialistische rijen zijn doorgedrongen.
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    • 1975 April 16, "Deze week Vrij Nederland" (advertisement), NRC Handelsblad, page 1.
      een profiel: het PVDA-congres en de opkomende macht van de neo-tofelemonen
      a profile: the Labour Party congress and the surging power of the New Left with Roman Catholic roots
    • 1981 October 7, Michaeël Zeeman, “Sater: te gemakkelijke poging to hekeling”, in Leeuwarder Courant, page 19:
      Het is hier waar toneelgroep Sater een taak zou moeten hebben wanneer zij meent zich te moeten aansluiten bij de genoemde traditie van leuk doen over de neotofelemonen.
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