brugpieper

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of brug +‎ piepen (“to squeak”) +‎ -er. Brug refers to brugklas. First attested in the early 1980s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbrʏxˌpi.pər/
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  • Hyphenation: brug‧pie‧per

Noun

brugpieper m (plural brugpiepers, diminutive brugpiepertje n)

  1. (Netherlands, slang, derogatory) a pupil in the first form or grade of secondary education, usually at the age of eleven or twelve
    Synonyms: brugger, brugklasser
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