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Dutch
Etymology
From the verbal stem of schijten (“to shit”) + lijster (“thrush”) (a reputedly timid bird).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɛi̯tˌlɛi̯stər/
- Hyphenation: schijt‧lijs‧ter
Noun
schijtlijster f or m (plural schijtlijsters, diminutive schijtlijstertje n)
- (vulgar, derogatory) term of abuse for a coward
- Synonyms: broekschijter, schijtbroek, schijthuis, schijtlaars, platbroek
2015 August 23, Wilfried van der Bles, “Lutz Jacobi staat pal voor Friesland”, in Trouw:Het tv-programma 'Koefnoen' maakte een nummer over haar, waarbij zij een doodsbenauwde Castricum intimiderend achterna zat in plaats van andersom. "Toen ik hem weer tegenkwam zei ik pesterig: schijtlijster. Hij heeft me nooit meer geïnterviewd."- (please add an English translation of this quotation)