pantoffelheld
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Dutch
Etymology
19th century. Borrowed from German Pantoffelheld, equivalent to pantoffel (“house slipper”) + held (“hero”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pantoffelheld m (plural pantoffelhelden, diminutive pantoffelheldje n or pantoffelheldeke n)
- antihero, especially a henpecked one who merely talks the talk
- Nero, het hersenkind van Marc Sleen, heeft wat van een pantoffelheld, heroïsch tegen heug en meug!
- Nero, the brain child of Marc Sleen, has some traits of an antihero, being heroic against his own will.