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Dutch
Etymology
From regelen (“to regulate, to control”) + neef (“nephew, cousin”), coined by Dutch comedians Van Kooten & De Bie in 1977.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɣəlˌneːf/
- Hyphenation: re‧gel‧neef
Noun
regelneef m (plural regelneven, diminutive regelneefje n, feminine regelnicht)
- a petty, rules-obsessed person; a stickler for rules; control freak
Hij wordt vaak beschouwd als een echte regelneef, omdat hij altijd probeert alle regels tot in het kleinste detail te volgen.- He is often seen as a true control freak, as he always tries to follow all the rules down to the smallest detail.
De regelneef in het team zorgt ervoor dat alles volgens de regels verloopt, maar kan soms ook wat star zijn.- The stickler for rules in the team ensures that everything goes according to the rules, but can sometimes be a bit rigid.
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