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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of ruig (“rough”) + poot (“paw, leg”). Referring to the hairy back of the hand, which is either in reference to a secret gesture among homosexual men or to a former practice of getting handsy with love interests to verify that they are gay in the days before there were dedicated gay clubs.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯x.poːt/
- Hyphenation: ruig‧poot
Noun
ruigpoot m (plural ruigpoten, diminutive ruigpootje n)
- (vulgar, derogatory, dated) homo, poof, faggot (homophobic slur for a homosexual man)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “poot2”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press