smiecht

Dutch

Etymology

Possibly related to dialectal smuigen (“to act insidiously”), from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /smixt/
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  • Hyphenation: smiecht
  • Rhymes: -ixt

Noun

smiecht m (plural smiechten, diminutive smiechtje n)

  1. (derogatory, somewhat dated, now chiefly humorous) a rat, sneak, bastard

Derived terms
  • smiechterig
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