"nuf" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /nʏf/ Audio: Nl-nuf.ogg Forms: nuffen [plural], nufje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ʏf Etymology: Possibly a slang word related to neus, Low German nüff (“snout, nose”), or West Frisian nüf, referring to someone who turns her nose up at something or walks with her nose in the air. Etymology templates: {{cog|nds|nüff|t=snout, nose}} Low German nüff (“snout, nose”), {{cog|fy|nüf}} West Frisian nüf Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} nuf f (plural nuffen, diminutive nufje n)
  1. (derogatory) a woman, in particular a girl, who is considered arrogant or posh Tags: derogatory, feminine Derived forms: nuffig, nufje dundoek
    Sense id: en-nuf-nl-noun-mulED2T1 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fy",
            "2": "nufke",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ West Frisian: nufke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ West Frisian: nufke"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "nds",
        "2": "nüff",
        "t": "snout, nose"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German nüff (“snout, nose”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "nüf"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian nüf",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly a slang word related to neus, Low German nüff (“snout, nose”), or West Frisian nüf, referring to someone who turns her nose up at something or walks with her nose in the air.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nuffen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nufje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nuf"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "nuffig"
        },
        {
          "word": "nufje dundoek"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "text": "1802, Miguel de Cervantes de Saavedra, De ridder Don Quichot van Mancha, vol. 2, tr. by Pieter van Woensel, publ. by J. C. Leeuwestyn, 47.\n„(...) Hoe durft gij, aschgat en nufje, zulke lastertaal uitſlaan, oordeelen over zulke loflijke boeken als die der ridderſchap! (...)”",
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        }
      ],
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        "a woman, in particular a girl, who is considered arrogant or posh"
      ],
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "arrogant",
          "arrogant"
        ],
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          "posh",
          "posh"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory) a woman, in particular a girl, who is considered arrogant or posh"
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʏf"
    }
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    {
      "word": "nuffig"
    },
    {
      "word": "nufje dundoek"
    }
  ],
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          },
          "expansion": "→ West Frisian: nufke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ West Frisian: nufke"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "nds",
        "2": "nüff",
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      },
      "expansion": "Low German nüff (“snout, nose”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nuffen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nufje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    "nuf"
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch feminine nouns",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
        "Dutch terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of Dutch quotations",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ʏf"
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "arrogant",
          "arrogant"
        ],
        [
          "posh",
          "posh"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory) a woman, in particular a girl, who is considered arrogant or posh"
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "feminine"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʏf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nuf"
}

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