scharminkel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch siminkel (“monkey, ape”), ultimately from Late Latin *simiunculus or its feminine form, from simius (“monkey”) - or possibly a Dutch diminutive of Middle Dutch simme (“monkey, ape”) which is from a non-diminutive form of Latin simius.

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Noun

scharminkel n (plural scharminkels, diminutive scharminkeltje n)

  1. (mildly derogatory, usually of animals or children) scrag

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