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Dutch
Etymology
From oor (“ear”) + vijg (“fig”); it is unclear whether oorvaag etc. developed independently, from oor + the root of vegen/vagen 'to wipe', or are popular etymology from the older oorvijg, which has Germanic cognates, including German Ohrfeige, and similar vegetal-manual semantics such as vuistlook (“fist garlic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːr.vɛi̯x/
- Hyphenation: oor‧vijg
Noun
oorvijg f (plural oorvijgen, diminutive oorvijgje n)
- a box, cuff on the ear, a painful smack on the side of the face with a flat hand
In woede gaf ze hem een oorvijg.- In anger, she gave him a cuff on the ear.
De leraar gaf de ongehoorzame student een oorvijg.- The teacher gave the disobedient student a box on the ear.
Hij ontving een oorvijg na het maken van het ongepaste commentaar.- He received a painful smack on the side of the face after making the inappropriate comment.
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