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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of slijm + bal. First attested in the 19th century as an unidiomatic term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈslɛi̯m.bɑl/
- Hyphenation: slijm‧bal
Noun
slijmbal m (plural slijmballen, diminutive slijmballetje n)
- a slimeball, sycophant, reprehensible person
1929 April 13, “De Strijd in Zaandam”, in De Tribune, volume 22, number 164, page 1:Tot den bakker, den melkboer. den groenteboer en den kruidenier, die waren leverden aan dien onderkruiper, klonk de waarschuwing der vrouwen: — «Wat, lever jij je waar aan die slijmbal, dan behoef je bij mij niet meer te komen!"- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1932, Sam Goudsmit, Ter bruiloft, Nederlandsche Keurboekerij, page 90:Trouwen is nooddwang en zuchten. Maar die meid wil geeneens. Met haar stuk slijmbal van een vent.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (rare) a ball of slime