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Dutch
Etymology
From oele (“owl”, a dialectal form of uil) + wapper. Compare West Frisian oelewapper (“a large moth; a simpleton; fool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuləˌʋɑpər/
- Hyphenation: oe‧le‧wap‧per
Noun
oelewapper m (plural oelewappers, diminutive oelewappertje n)
- nincompoop, simpleton, numpty, fool
- Synonyms: oelewap, oen, sufferd, sukkel
Related terms
West Frisian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
oelewapper c (plural oelewappers)
- nincompoop, simpleton
Ik sis noch sa tsjin dy oelewappers, it ken net!- I told those simpletons so much, it's not possible!
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “ûlewapper”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011