"knul" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Audio: Nl-knul.ogg Forms: knullen [plural], knulletje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ʏl Etymology: Borrowed from Rotwelsch (a German cryptolect); from German Knölle (“servant”), German Knul (“son, boy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|de|Knölle|t=servant}} German Knölle (“servant”), {{bor|nl|de|Knul|t=son, boy}} German Knul (“son, boy”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} knul m (plural knullen, diminutive knulletje n)
  1. (informal) a boy or young man, guy, kid, dude Tags: informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-knul-nl-noun-EikJbgmW
  2. (dated) a crude boor, lout, sull; the diminutive often lacks the derogatory connotation Tags: dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-knul-nl-noun-PdyqT0lu Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: knullig

Inflected forms

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    },
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