klooi

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kloːi̯/
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Hyphenation: klooi
Rhymes: -oːi̯

Etymology 1

Lenited form of kloot (“bollock”). The verb klooien may be (un)related.

Noun

klooi m (plural klooien, diminutive klooitje n)

A dork, jerk, nobody
A bumbler, loser

Synonyms

(dork) sul m, clown m, nul(liteit), oelewapper m, oen n, onnozelaar m
(bumbler) knoeier m, stuntel m, stuntelaar m, mislukkeling m

Derived terms

klojo
klooiig

Related terms

geklooi n
kloten

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

klooi

first-person singular present indicative of klooien
imperative of klooien

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