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Dutch
Etymology
From the pseudonym Sjloume Duikelaar. The first part is Yiddish שלמה (shloyme), adapted to the Dutch word sloom (“slow, sluggish”). The second part is formed from duikelen + -aar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsloː.mə ˈdœy̯.kə.laːr/
Noun
slome duikelaar m (plural slome duikelaars, diminutive sloom duikelaartje n)
- (derogatory) a slow-witted person, dullard, dolt