slangenmens
Dutch
Alternative forms
- slangenmensch (obsolete)
Etymology
Compound of slang (“snake”) + -en- (interfix) + mens (“human”). First used in 1880 as the artist name of one Charles Michel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈslɑ.ŋə(n)ˌmɛns/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: slan‧gen‧mens
Noun
slangenmens m or n (plural slangenmensen, diminutive slangenmensje n)
- contortionist (acrobat whose body can be contorted into unusual postures)
- 1880 December 2, "1 eenige buitengewone voorstelling" (advertisement), Vlissingse Courant, page 4.
- Het slangenmensch
door Charles Michel uit Parijs.- The contortionist, [performed] by Charles Michel from Paris.
- 1880 December 2, "1 eenige buitengewone voorstelling" (advertisement), Vlissingse Courant, page 4.
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