kam

nl-noun

kam m (plural kammen, diminutive kammetje n)

kammen (plural)
kammetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kam

Berbice Creole Dutch: kam

Negerhollands: kam

Skepi Creole Dutch: kam

→ English: cam
→ Welsh: cam

→ French: came
→ Romanian: camă

→ Italian: camma

→ Sranan Tongo: kankan, kam, kamm

→ Aukan: kankan

→ Saramaccan: kán

From Middle Dutch kamp, from Old Dutch *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz (“comb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth; row of teeth”).


poep

nl-noun

poep f (plural poepen, diminutive poepje n)

poepen (plural)
poepje (diminutive neuter)

(uncountable, Netherlands, humorous in Belgium) shit


poep

From French poupe (“poop, stern”). Ultimately from Latin puppis.

(colloquial, Belgium) a butt, bottom, behind, rear-end, hiney, tush


mascara

mascara f or m (plural mascara's, diminutive mascaraatje n)

mascara's (plural)
mascaraatje (diminutive neuter)


lipstick

lipstick m (plural lipsticks, diminutive lipstickje n)

lipsticks (plural)
lipstickje (diminutive neuter)


mest

→ Caribbean Hindustani: mes

→ Caribbean Javanese: mès

→ Papiamentu: mèst, mest

From Middle Dutch mest, from Old Dutch *mist, from Proto-West Germanic *mistu, from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz. Probably derived from *mīganą (“to urinate”) + *-þuz.
Cognate with Old Saxon mist, Old High German mist, German Mist, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus). More distantly related to Middle Dutch mes, mis, Old Saxon mehs, West Frisian mjoks, mjuks, Old English meox.


lavabo

lavabo m (plural lavabo's, diminutive lavabootje n)

lavabo's (plural)
lavabootje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French lavabo, from Latin lavābō (“I will wash”), first-person singular future active indicative of lavō, lavāre (“wash, bathe”, verb).


shampoo

shampoo m (plural shampoos, diminutive shampootje n)

shampoos (plural)
shampootje (diminutive neuter)

→ Acehnese: sampô

→ Indonesian: sampo

Borrowed from English shampoo, from Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po).


zeep

zeep f (plural zepen, diminutive zeepje n)

zepen (plural)
zeepje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: seep (see there for further descendants)

Berbice Creole Dutch: sepu

Skepi Creole Dutch: sepu

→ Akawaio: seepoo, sawana

→ Pemon: seepoo, sawana

→ Lokono: sêpo

From Middle Dutch seep, sepe, from Old Dutch *sēpa, from Proto-West Germanic *saipā. Doublet of soap. Cognate with German Seife, English soap.

De knuffel was in de emmer met zeep gevallen.

The doll had fallen into the bucket of soap.


schijten

schijten (infinitive)
schijten (gerund neuter)
schijt (first-person present singular)
scheet (first-person past singular)
schijt (present second-person singular)
scheet (past second-person singular)
schijt (formal present second-person singular)
scheet (formal past second-person singular)
schijt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
schijt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
scheet (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
scheet (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
schijt (present singular third-person)
scheet (past singular third-person)
schijten (plural present)
scheten (past plural)
schijte (archaic present singular subjunctive)
schete (archaic past singular subjunctive)
schijten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
scheten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
schijt (imperative present singular)
schijt (archaic imperative plural present)
schijtend (participle present)
gescheten (participle past)

Berbice Creole Dutch: sketi

From Middle Dutch schiten, from Old Dutch *skītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd-, *sḱeyd- (“to part with, separate, cut off”).

Ik heb na die curry van gisteren de hele dag lopen schijten.

After yesterday's curry I spent the whole day pooping.


poepen

poepen (infinitive)
poepen (gerund neuter)
poep (first-person present singular)
poepte (first-person past singular)
poept (present second-person singular)
poep (present second-person singular)
poepte (past second-person singular)
poept (formal present second-person singular)
poepte (formal past second-person singular)
poept (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
poept (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
poepte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
poepte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
poept (present singular third-person)
poepte (past singular third-person)
poepen (plural present)
poepten (past plural)
poepe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
poepte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
poepen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
poepten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
poep (imperative present singular)
poept (archaic imperative plural present)
poepend (participle present)
gepoept (participle past)

Probably an onomatopoeia (compare to English pop and poop, respectively). In the sense “to fuck” related with western German poppen.

onom

onomatopoeia


diarree

→ Indonesian: diare

Borrowed from French diarrhée, from Middle French diarrie, from Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia, “a flowing-through; diarrhea”).

der

Het 'burning feet'-syndroom dat na langdurige slechte voeding, gecombineerd met absorptiestoornissen door frequente diarreeën, veel werd waargenomen bij krijgsgevangenen in de tropen wordt o.a. toegeschreven aan pantotheenzuurdeficiëntie in combinatie met marginale voorziening van andere B-vitamines.

1994, J.F. de Wijn, W.T.J.M. Hekkens, Fysiologie van de voeding, Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, page 354:

The 'burning feet' syndrome that was, after continuous malnutrition combined with absorption disorders due to frequent diarrheas, often observed with prisoners of war in the tropics is ascribed to, among others, deficiency in pantothenic acid combined with marginal supply of other B-vitamins.


drol

nl-noun

drol m (plural drollen, diminutive drolletje n)

drollen (plural)
drolletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: drol

→ Papiamentu: dròl


kak

Berbice Creole Dutch: kaka

Negerhollands: kaka, koka

From Middle Dutch cac, deverbal from cacken; see kakken.


tandenborstel

tandenborstel m (plural tandenborstels, diminutive tandenborsteltje n)

tandenborstels (plural)
tandenborsteltje (diminutive neuter)


tandpasta

tandpasta m (plural tandpasta's, diminutive tandpastaatje n)

tandpasta's (plural)
tandpastaatje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of tand (“tooth”) + pasta (“paste”).

toothpaste, a paste for cleaning the teeth


uitwerpsel

uitwerpsel n (plural uitwerpselen or uitwerpsels, diminutive uitwerpseltje n)

uitwerpselen (plural)
uitwerpsels (plural)
uitwerpseltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: uitwerpsel

From uitwerpen (“to throw out”) + -sel.
Possible calque of Latin deiectio.


kakken

kakken (infinitive)
kakken (gerund neuter)
kak (first-person present singular)
kakte (first-person past singular)
kakt (present second-person singular)
kak (present second-person singular)
kakte (past second-person singular)
kakt (formal present second-person singular)
kakte (formal past second-person singular)
kakt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
kakt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kakte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kakte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
kakt (present singular third-person)
kakte (past singular third-person)
kakken (plural present)
kakten (past plural)
kakke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kakte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
kakken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
kakten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
kak (imperative present singular)
kakt (archaic imperative plural present)
kakkend (participle present)
gekakt (participle past)

Berbice Creole Dutch: kaka

Negerhollands: kaka, koka

From Middle Dutch cacken, probably from Latin cacō (“to defecate, soil”), either way presumably ultimately sound imitative.

onomatopoeic

imitative

(transitive) to (secrete) shit (notably solids)

(intransitive) to trot slowly, lustlessly


stront

nl-noun

stront m (plural stronten, diminutive strontje n)

stronten (plural)
strontje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: stront

Negerhollands: stront

From Middle Dutch stront (“shit, dreck, manure”), from Old Dutch *strunt (“excrement, turd, shit”), from Proto-West Germanic *strunt (“dirt, filth”).
Compare French étron (“turd, crap”), Italian stronzo (“turd, crap”). Cognate with English strunt.

inh

(informal, chiefly uncountable) a huge shit, dung


opmaken

opmaken (infinitive)
opmaken (gerund neuter)
maak op (first-person main-clause present singular)
maakte op (first-person main-clause past singular)
opmaak (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
opmaakte (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
maakt op (main-clause present second-person singular)
maak op (main-clause present second-person singular)
maakte op (main-clause past second-person singular)
opmaakt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opmaakte (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
maakt op (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
maakte op (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
opmaakt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opmaakte (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
maakt op (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
maakt op (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
maakte op (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
maakte op (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
opmaakt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opmaakt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opmaakte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opmaakte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
maakt op (main-clause present singular third-person)
maakte op (main-clause past singular third-person)
opmaakt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
opmaakte (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
maken op (main-clause plural present)
maakten op (main-clause past plural)
opmaken (plural present subordinate-clause)
opmaakten (past plural subordinate-clause)
make op (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
maakte op (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
opmake (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
opmaakte (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
maken op (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
maakten op (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
opmaken (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
opmaakten (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
maak op (imperative main-clause present singular)
maakt op (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
opmakend (main-clause participle present)
opgemaakt (main-clause participle past)

Afrikaans: opmaak

From Middle Dutch opmaken. Equivalent to op + maken.


schmink

nl-noun

schmink m (uncountable, diminutive schminkje n)


tandenstoker

tandenstoker m (plural tandenstokers, diminutive tandenstokertje n)

tandenstokers (plural)
tandenstokertje (diminutive neuter)

From tand (“tooth”) + -en- + stoker (“poker”).


nagellak

nl-noun

nagellak m (plural nagellakken, diminutive nagellakje n)

nagellakken (plural)
nagellakje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of nagel + lak. Compare German Nagellack


stoelgang

stoelgang m (plural stoelgangen, diminutive stoelgangetje n)

stoelgangen (plural)
stoelgangetje (diminutive neuter)

From stoel (“chair, seat”) + gang (“going”). Stoel: cognate with the furniture 'stool'.


lippenstift

lippenstift f (plural lippenstiften, diminutive lippenstiftje n)

lippenstiften (plural)
lippenstiftje (diminutive neuter)

From lip (“lip”) + -en- + stift (“stick”), a calque of English lipstick, perhaps through German Lippenstift (where only this form exists).


tandzijde

dental floss, floss used to clean the areas between the teeth


stortbad

stortbad n (plural stortbaden, diminutive stortbadje n)

stortbaden (plural)
stortbadje (diminutive neuter)

(regional, Southern, Belgian Dutch) shower (for bathing)


oogschaduw

oogschaduw f (plural oogschaduwen, diminutive oogschaduwtje n)

oogschaduwen (plural)
oogschaduwtje (diminutive neuter)


bekakken

bekakken (infinitive)
bekakken (gerund neuter)
bekak (first-person present singular)
bekakte (first-person past singular)
bekakt (present second-person singular)
bekak (present second-person singular)
bekakte (past second-person singular)
bekakt (formal present second-person singular)
bekakte (formal past second-person singular)
bekakt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
bekakt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
bekakte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
bekakte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
bekakt (present singular third-person)
bekakte (past singular third-person)
bekakken (plural present)
bekakten (past plural)
bekakke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
bekakte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
bekakken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
bekakten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
bekak (imperative present singular)
bekakt (archaic imperative plural present)
bekakkend (participle present)
bekakt (participle past)


ontlasting

ontlasting f (uncountable, diminutive ontlastinkje n)

From ontlasten (“to relieve, to rid of a burden”) + -ing.


defecatie

→ Indonesian: défékasi

Borrowed from French défécation, from Latin dēfaecātiō; equivalent to defeceren + -atie.


ontlasten

ontlasten (infinitive)
ontlasten (gerund neuter)
ontlast (first-person present singular)
ontlastte (first-person past singular)
ontlast (present second-person singular)
ontlastte (past second-person singular)
ontlast (formal present second-person singular)
ontlastte (formal past second-person singular)
ontlast (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
ontlast (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
ontlastte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
ontlastte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
ontlast (present singular third-person)
ontlastte (past singular third-person)
ontlasten (plural present)
ontlastten (past plural)
ontlaste (archaic present singular subjunctive)
ontlastte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
ontlasten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
ontlastten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
ontlast (imperative present singular)
ontlast (archaic imperative plural present)
ontlastend (participle present)
ontlast (participle past)

From last (“load”) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

af

(reflexive) to relieve oneself, to move one's bowel, defecate


constipatie

→ Indonesian: konstipasi

Borrowed from French constipation, from Latin constīpātiō.


schminkdoos

nl-noun

schminkdoos f (plural schminkdozen, diminutive schminkdoosje n or (Brabant) schminkdozeken n)

schminkdozen (plural)
schminkdoosje (diminutive neuter)
schminkdozeken (Brabant diminutive neuter)


keutel

keutel c (plural keutels, diminutive keuteltje n)

keutels (plural)
keuteltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch cotel, cuetel. Probably a derivative of koot (“little bone”), thus originally “something hard”. Cognate with German Köttel.

a small piece of hard (chiefly animal) feces


koeienvlaai

koeienvlaai f (plural koeienvlaaien, diminutive koeienvlaaitje n)

koeienvlaaien (plural)
koeienvlaaitje (diminutive neuter)

From koe (“cow”) + vlaai (“a type of flat fruit pie”). Named after the typical shape of the excrement.


poepseks

Compound of poep (“poop, excrement”) + seks (“sex”).

(Netherlands) poop sex (scatological sexual activity)


scheerkwast

nl-noun

scheerkwast m (plural scheerkwasten, diminutive scheerkwastje n)

scheerkwasten (plural)
scheerkwastje (diminutive neuter)


plaskrul

plaskrul f or m (plural plaskrullen, diminutive plaskrulletje n)

plaskrullen (plural)
plaskrulletje (diminutive neuter)

From plassen (“to urinate”) + krul (“curl”).

curl-shaped public street urinal; vespasienne