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Dutch
Etymology
From zelf (“self”) + pijpen (“to fellate, blow”) + -erij (“-ery”); thus, literally, “self-suckery”.
Noun
zelfpijperij f (uncountable)
- (somewhat vulgar) conceit, self-importance, pompousness, pretentiousness, self-aggrandizement, self-congratulation
- Synonym: eigenpijperij
- De columns van deze krant zijn grotendeels ongeïnspireerde zelfpijperij. ― The columns of this newspaper are mostly uninspired conceited garbage.
- Stop eens met die zelfpijperij van je op LinkedIn. ― Please cut out your self-aggrandizing bullshit on LinkedIn.
- Het sociologisch tijdschrift bevatte veel obscurantistische zelfpijperij. ― The sociological journal contained a lot of obscurantist pretentious bosh.